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<p>Discussions have been held by officials with the food and drink sector on taking
steps to provide healthier alternatives to products that are high in salt since 2004,
high in sugar since 2014, and high in calories since 2017. Provision of healthier
alternatives to products that are high in saturated fat have been part of those discussions.</p><p>My
Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care meets regularly
with external stakeholders on a variety of issues. These ministerial meetings are
routinely published on a quarterly basis in arrears on the GOV.UK website. However,
my Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will recuse herself
on departmental issues relating to outside interests, all of which have been declared
to the House and under the Ministerial Code.</p>
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