Future of Horticulture
This POSTnote summarises the multiple challenges facing the horticulture sector, the role of innovations in addressing these and the barriers to their adoption.

What does it mean to reformulate food and drinks? How does it support healthier diets and lead to public health benefits? This POSTnote gives an overview of the most recent food and drink reformulation policies in the UK, the evidence on public health benefits and the effectiveness of different policies. It also explores challenges and opportunities for reformulation and describes some of the complementary approaches to improve public health.
Food and drink reformulation to reduce fat, sugar and salt (440 KB , PDF)
Most people in the UK consume too much saturated fat, sugar, salt and calories. These diets are associated with increased risk of health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and some cancers. Food and drink reformulation is one of several tools to support healthier diets and it is supported by public health stakeholders in the UK and worldwide. In recent years, the UK Government has implemented voluntary and fiscal policy approaches to encourage reformulation across the food and drink sector. Food and drink reformulation will be further examined in the second report of the National Food Strategy, an independent review of the UK food environment, due to be published in Spring 2021.
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Acknowledgements
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Food and drink reformulation to reduce fat, sugar and salt (440 KB , PDF)
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