Restaurants will have to tell the government what their customers order under plans drawn up by Labour to tackle Britain’s obesity epidemic
The Department of Health intends to use the data to force big restaurant chains and fast food giants to cut customers’ calorie intake to help improve the nation’s health.
Under the proposals outlined by Wes Streeting, the health secretary, restaurants employing more than 250 workers are expected to report the average number of calories that diners consume.
The government will then set targets to “increase the healthiness of sales”. The department said the policy would “set full transparency and accountability around the food that businesses are selling and encourage healthier products”.
