Gerard O'Dwyer
Articles by Gerard O'Dwyer
Focus: Denmark's saturated fat tax provokes industry anger
16 May 2011
Denmark is set to introduce a tax on food high in saturated fat. The levy, the Danish government claims, will improve the health of the population. The food sector has hit back, questioning that rationale and arguing that consumers will travel to neighbouring countries to buy the affected foods anyway. And, as Gerard O'Dwyer reports, the EU could rule that the tax breaks free trade rules.
