This statistic illustrates sugar reduction targets for different food categories set by Public Health England (PHE) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, August 2017 and a forecast target for 2020. PHE suggested three different ways in which the food industry could tackle sugar content, starting with reformulating their products, reducing portion size and by encouraging shoppers to consume more sugar free or low-sugar products. The government has challenged the food industry to cut sugar content by * percent by August 2017 and ** percent by 2020. If targets are met, this is equivalent to removing *** thousand tonnes of sugar from the market every year up until 2020.
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FoodManufacture.co.uk. (March 30, 2017). Public Health England (PHE) sugar reduction targets for food products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020, by food category [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/706941/sugar-reduction-targets-in-food-united-kingdom-uk/
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FoodManufacture.co.uk. (2017). Public Health England (PHE) sugar reduction targets for food products in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020, by food category. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/706941/sugar-reduction-targets-in-food-united-kingdom-uk/
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