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2. INTRODUCTION

1. To what degree do you agree or disagree that mandatory measures should be introduced to restrict the promotion and marketing of foods high in fat, sugar or salt to reduce health harms associated with their excessive consumption?

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Radio button: Unticked Strongly agree
Radio button: Ticked Agree
Radio button: Unticked Neither agree or disagree
Radio button: Unticked Disagree
Radio button: Unticked Strongly disagree

3. FOODS THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS

2. Should this policy only target discretionary foods?

Please select one item
Radio button: Unticked Yes
Radio button: Ticked No – there are additional categories that should also be targeted
Please specify.
Ready meals.

3. Should this policy treat ice-cream and dairy desserts as discretionary foods?

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Radio button: Ticked Yes
Radio button: Unticked No
Radio button: Unticked Don't know

4. Please comment on our approach to defining categories and exclusions of particular foods/products from those definitions (paragraphs 9-11)?

Please comment on our approach to defining categories and exclusions of particular foods/products from those definitions (paragraphs 10-12)?
To restricted

4. PRICE PROMOTIONS THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS

5. In relation to the foods being targeted, should this policy seek to:

Restrict multi-buys Yes Radio button: Checked Yes Restrict multi-buys No Radio button: Not checked No Restrict multi-buys Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know
Restrict sales of unlimited amounts for a fixed charge Yes Radio button: Checked Yes Restrict sales of unlimited amounts for a fixed charge No Radio button: Not checked No Restrict sales of unlimited amounts for a fixed charge Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know
NOT restrict temporary price reductions Yes Radio button: Checked Yes NOT restrict temporary price reductions No Radio button: Not checked No NOT restrict temporary price reductions Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know
NOT restrict multi-packs? Yes Radio button: Checked Yes NOT restrict multi-packs? No Radio button: Not checked No NOT restrict multi-packs? Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know

5. OTHER FORMS OF PROMOTION AND MARKETING THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS

6. Please comment on the approach we are proposing to take to restricting forms of promotion and marketing outlined in section 5.

Please comment on the approach we are proposing to take to restricting forms of promotion and marketing outlined in section 5.
Seems fair.

6. PLACES THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS

7. Should the restrictions apply to any place where targeted foods are sold to the public, except where they are not sold in the course of business (e.g. charity bake sales)?

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Radio button: Ticked Yes
Radio button: Unticked No
Radio button: Unticked Don't know

8. Please comment on whether, and if so to what extent, restrictions should be applied online.

Please explain your answer.
To the same extent as in store.

7. EXEMPTIONS

9. Should restrictions to displaying targeted foods at end of aisle, checkouts etc., not apply where there is no reasonable alternative to displaying them elsewhere?

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Radio button: Ticked Yes
Radio button: Unticked No
Radio button: Unticked Don't know

10. Should food marked as discounted because it is close to expiry be exempt from:

Positioning restrictions (end of aisle, checkouts etc.) Yes Radio button: Checked Yes Positioning restrictions (end of aisle, checkouts etc.) No Radio button: Not checked No Positioning restrictions (end of aisle, checkouts etc.) Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know
‘Promotion of value’ restrictions? Yes Radio button: Checked Yes ‘Promotion of value’ restrictions? No Radio button: Not checked No ‘Promotion of value’ restrictions? Don't know Radio button: Not checked Don't know

11. Please list any other exemptions we should consider and please explain your answer.

Please list any other exemptions we should consider and please explain your answer.
None

8. ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

12. Please comment on our proposals for enforcement and implementation outlined in section 8.

Please comment on our proposals for enforcement and implementation outlined in section 8.
Councils will need the appropriate budgets to do this properly

9. LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK

13. Please comment on the proposed flexible approach outlined in section 9.

Please comment on the proposed flexible approach outlined in section 9.
What does future proof mean in this context?

11. IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

14. If you sell, distribute or manufacture discretionary foods, please comment on how the restrictions in this consultation paper would impact you.

Please explain your answer.
N/a

15. What support do sellers, distributors and manufacturers need to implement the restrictions effectively?

Please explain your answer.
Accurate and clear guidance

16. How would the proposed restrictions impact on the people of Scotland, with respect to age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or socioeconomic disadvantage?

How would the proposed restrictions impact on the people of Scotland, with respect to age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or socioeconomic disadvantage?
Unfortunately likely to have a negative impact on those of lower socioeconomic status. Could subsidise healthy food as a solution

12. ANY OTHER COMMENTS

17. Please outline any other comments you wish to make.

Please outline any other comments you wish to make.
A high fat and high sugar tax would be more effective, with this money used to subsidise healthy food

ABOUT YOU

Are you responding as an individual or an organisation?

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