UK bans multi-buy offers
英垃圾食品禁“买一送一”
The UK will ban "buy one get one free" promotions for food high in fat, sugar or salt and free refills of sugary soft drinks in restaurants beginning in April 2022, the government said on Monday, its latest step in its plan to tackle obesity and improve public health.
英国政府12月28日表示,从2022年4月起,政府将禁止针对高脂肪、高糖和高盐食品推出的“买一送一”促销活动,餐馆不允许再对含糖饮料提供免费续杯,这是英国政府为解决肥胖问题、改善公众健康迈出的新的一步。
The government said obesity is one of Britain's biggest long-term public health problems, with almost two-thirds of adults in England overweight and one in three children leaving primary school overweight or obese.
英政府称,肥胖已经成为英国最严重的公众长期健康问题之一,英格兰近2/3的成年人超重,1/3的小学毕业生面临超重或肥胖问题。
The measures also will restrict where in a store promotions on such products can be advertised, and unhealthy promotions will not be allowed at checkouts, shop entrances or at the end of aisles.
此次出台的措施中还包括限制垃圾食品促销广告在商店的摆放位置,禁止在收银台、入口处和过道尽头对垃圾食品进行促销。