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Subject: High Fat, Salt & Sugar (HFSS) regulations

Reference: LBR-FOI-00501

I'm contacting you to request all information available regarding enforcement of the High Fat, Salt & Sugar (HFSS) regulations which passed into law in April 2022.

Specifically I need to know:

- The number of businesses which breached HFSS since its introduction

- How many HFSS compliance visits the council has made since its introduction

- The penalty for the breach. If the punishment was a fine, please outline the value of the fine

- The name that the offending businesses traded under, and its address

- A breakdown of the business type (supermarket, convenience store, retailer, restaurant)

- Copies of the enforcement letters sent to businesses breaching HFSS legislation

I would appreciate it if these figures could be broken down month on month. Any other information on this topic which you are able to provide would be received gratefully.

Response

Full Disclosure - 6 February 2023

-The number of businesses which breached HFSS since its introduction - None identified

-How many HFSS compliance visits the council has made since its introduction - None specifically relating to this legislation but would be incorporated into the officers food standards inspections of relevant businesses and any contraventions noted

-The penalty for the breach. If the punishment was a fine, please outline the value of the fine - None

-The name that the offending businesses traded under, and its address - N/A

-A breakdown of the business type (supermarket, convenience store, retailer, restaurant) - N/A

-Copies of the enforcement letters sent to businesses breaching HFSS legislation - N/A

I would appreciate it if these figures could be broken down month on month - No data to breakdown

Any other information on this topic which you are able to provide would be received gratefully - None

Please note that our responses were accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of release, and have not subsequently been updated. This information should be considered an historical record only.