Soft Drinks Industry Levy

Sugar tax extended to packaged milkshakes and lattes

Packaged milk drinks, including some packaged coffees, will be included in the sugar tax in the UK, it has been…

Breaking news

Sugar tax could be extended to lattes and milkshakes

Milkshakes and lattes are just some of the drinks that could be covered under the sugar tax following new government…

Dentistry

‘More to be done’ to combat sugar intake, say dentists

Members of the dental profession respond to new findings that children’s sugar intake fell ‘steeply’ after the Soft Drinks Industry…

Dentistry

Sugar tax may have reduced hospital admissions for child tooth extractions, study suggests

The sugar tax may have reduced the amount of child hospital admissions for tooth extractions, according to new research. Also…

Dentistry

Liz Truss ‘plans to scrap sugar tax’ on soft drinks

Prime Minister Liz Truss is planning to scrap the sugar tax and ditch anti-obesity measures, according to reports.  Truss is…

Dentistry

Government scraps pledge to use sugar tax revenue to fight obesity

Millions of pounds earmarked to tackle childhood obesity has been quietly redirected by the government, reports suggest. When the Soft…

Oral health

Just 3% of sugar cut from food products in three years, PHE report finds

Retailers and manufacturer branded products reduced sugar content by only 3% since 2017, sparking worries over the country’s health. This…

Oral health

Sugar tax causes huge drop in number of drinks containing too much sugar

The number of drinks containing too much sugar fell from 49% to 15% following the sugar tax. A new study…

Oral health