Scottish government urged to take account of hospitality concerns over calorie labelling

by XPRESS, 11 April 2022

"It is important that the Scottish Government hears views from businesses on the impact such a scheme will have on them and their customers,"said Leon Thompson, UKHospitality Scotland's Executive.

A 12-week consultation will ask for views on how this can be applied to food and catering industries changing in size, public establishments such as hospitals and jails, pre-made foods such as stuffed sandwiches, online takeaway menus and children's items.

A 12-week consultation, setting out the wide variety of foods and drinks to be covered, will inform whether laws will be made to make the inclusion of calories on menus a legal obligation.

It is a part of wider Government action to ensure Scotland is a place where we eat well and stay healthy, including our objective to halve child obesity by 2030.