Chocolate and sweet sales face further curbs in No 10 obesity drive

Supermarkets in England may be stopped from displaying unhealthy food at end of aisles

Supermarkets in England could be stopped from placing chocolate and sweets as impulse purchases at the end of aisles as part of a government drive to improve the health of the nation in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged.

Measures to try to nudge the public into healthier food-buying habits are among policies being considered in what has been billed a “war against obesity” being drawn up by Downing Street.

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