Unhealthy foods (sweets, snacks, and soft drinks) should be harder to find in a supermarket, according to several health organizations in Denmark. They are lobbying the Ministry of Health to introduce a regulation that forces stores to not place unhealthy foods in tempting places like the entry, checkout, and other visible areas.
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53% of adults in Denmark are overweight, while 18.5% are severely overweight.
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We eat five times more sweets than we should every week.
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The United Kingdom has already enforced such a rule since 2022. They went even further by banning any offers that would entice you to buy more.
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Parents welcome the proposal, as many have a hard time shopping with children.
Denmark needs to become climate-neutral by 2050, according to the law. The Climate Council presented four potential scenarios in which Denmark manages to achieve this objective.
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New Everyday 100%: 34% reduction of agricultural land; 10% reduction in air and road transport; 250,000 hectares of new forest; major conversion of animal production and consumption to plant-based alternatives.
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New Technology 100%: 28% reduction of agricultural land; large proportion of carbon-free fuels for aircraft and ships (hydrogen, electricity, and ammonia); carbon capture from a large proportion of point sources; moderate conversion of animal production and consumption to artificial meat and milk.
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New Everyday 110%: 42% reduction of agricultural land; 20% reduction in air and road transport; 500,000 hectares of new forest; carbon capture on a large proportion of point sources; very large conversion of animal production and consumption to plant-based alternatives.
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New Technology 110%: 28% reduction of agricultural land; large proportion of carbon-free fuels for aircraft and ships; carbon capture at a large proportion of point sources; 15% of the animals feed on biorefined grass protein.
The “100%” scenarios are based on current law, while the “110%” ones represent the ambition of the government.
