Government plans to introduce warning labels on fast food
Junk Food that is high in fat, salt and sugar will soon have to carry warning labels.
The Government aims to introduce warning labels on fast food front packaging later this year or early 2020.
This is according to Lynn Moeng, Chief Director of Nutrition in the Department of Health.
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According to Health24, Moeng was speaking at the launch of Healthy Living Alliance's #Whatsinmyfood campaign on Thursday, which aims to educate ordinary people about the unhealthy ingredients in processed food.
“This will assist people to know what is in packaged food because most people don’t know what they are eating. The problem will then be how to deal with the food that isn’t packaged. People are excited to buy those combos – the chicken, chips and a fizzy drink – without knowing what is in them,” she added.
For the last decade, there have been many debates around whether fast food should carry warning labels, with many people arguing that if cigarettes have warning labels, it's only fair that unhealthy foods have warnings.
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