[arista]

This will be a shock
to family shoppers


[Price-slashing supermarket deals on junk food
will be banned from today as part of the
Government's long-delayed crackdown on obesity.

'Buy one, get one free' offers on sweets,
crisps, sugary drinks and other snacks will
be outlawed in England, alongside free refills
of fizzy drinks in restaurants and cafes.

The rules apply to supermarkets,
bigger high street shops and online retailers,
and come after years of delays amid the
cost-of-living crisis.]



[Greg Fell, president of the Association of
Public Health Directors, welcomed the move,
calling it 'long overdue' but warned it
was only a first step.

'Multi-buy promotions don't save
people money—they encourage them
to spend more. They normalise buying more,
and more often,' he said.
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Research has shown such restrictions
can work.

A University of Leeds study found that after
supermarkets were banned from
placing unhealthy items at checkouts
and aisle ends in 2022,
sales dropped by around two million
products a day.]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ls-banned.html

[Barry.]

They don’t need to get the other one, this is stupid

[Benjamin]

Arista put junk food in title lol. Makes it sound like BOGOF is ceasing to exist altogether.

[Oliver_W]

Oh fakk off Rachel.

[James]

What is it with the government continually wanting to put prices up?

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by James

What is it with the government continually wanting to put prices up?

It's bloody ridiculous. My shopping for myself and kids (fri-sun) is now usually around 120 a week. I don't remember wether it shot up or if it's crept up over time but when I first moved here and had the kids all week I only used to spend 60-70

[arista]

Originally Posted by James

What is it with the government continually wanting to put prices up?

Looks that way

[arista]

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Arista put junk food in title lol. Makes it sound like BOGOF is ceasing to exist altogether.

No, it is Everything

[MTVN]

What about 3 for 2

[arista]

Originally Posted by MTVN

What about 3 for 2

Yes that as well

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by arista

No, it is Everything

The article says junk food. Not all food.

[bots]

it only applies to food considered unhealthy (junk food)

[Shaun]

Meanwhile shrinkflation in absolutely everything continues to go unchallenged by the powers that be... funny that, isn't it? Every policy introduced regarding "unhealthy eating" seems to ever-so-conveniently line the pockets and profits of Tesco, ASDA etc. The cost of essentials (that are in and of themselves, not "unhealthy" - meat, pasta, rice, fruit, cereals, tinned goods, bread, oil, tea and coffee) continue to go up despite already being 3x the price of what they were 10 years ago.

[Maru]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

It's bloody ridiculous. My shopping for myself and kids (fri-sun) is now usually around 120 a week. I don't remember wether it shot up or if it's crept up over time but when I first moved here and had the kids all week I only used to spend 60-70

FWIW, everything is up here also.

[emseateng2014]

lol what gobbledykook is this buy 1 get 1 free banned in uk

what crazyness is next lol kids in uk eat under 12 free becomes illegal or saying who to vote in the uk elections is not allowed anymore