In June 2012, the then minister for public health said the government was not scared of the food industry and had not ruled out legislation, because of the costs of obesity to the NHS.

2012年6月，当时的公共卫生部长表示，政府并不害怕食品行业，也不排除立法的可能性，因为英国国民健康服务体系（NHS）要承担肥胖的成本。