In a reversal of its previous position , the British Retail Consortium ( BRC ) , which speaks for supermarkets , has expressed support for laws to curb the sugar content of foods and drinks . The BRC acknowledged that voluntary measures have emerged and hopes that mandatory measures will prevent companies that are reducing sugar from being penalised . There is still opposition to such laws from some manufacturers , restaurants , and food chains . mark Rycroft , of the Food & Food foundation , said firms should be able to decide for themselves how to deal with sugar rather than being forced to make changes .
In a reversal of its previous position, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which speaks for supermarkets, has expressed support for laws to curb the sugar content of food and drinks. The BRC acknowledged that voluntary measures have failed and hopes that mandatory measures will prevent companies that are reducing sugar from being penalised. There is still opposition to such laws from some manufacturers, restaurants, and food chains. Tim Rycroft, of the Food & Drink Federation, said firms should be able to decide for themselves how to deal with sugar rather than being forced to make changes.