CHINA GOVERNMENT PUSH AGAINST HIGH SALT, OIL AND SUGAR INTAKE AUGURS CHANGES FOR FOOD PROCESSORS
August 1st, 2019
International food majors have told just-food how they are meshing their recipe development with Chinese government plans to reduce salt, sugar and edible oi consumption within the diets of Chinese consumers.
Their comments follow the mid-July reveal by China’s State Council (effectively its cabinet) of a ‘Healthy China Action Plan (2019-2030)’ targeting food processors and consumers. See http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2019-07/15/content_5409694.htm
While not yet containing any concrete new regulation for food-processing, the plan does list ambitious goals to ...
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