The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has raised concerns about the introduction of different HFSS rules in Scotland and the impact that they will have on retailers.
In response to an Impact Assessment from the Scottish Government on the details of proposals to restrict the siting and promotion of HFSS products, ACS has highlighted the significant impact that the proposals will have on retailers – especially those that have stores in both Scotland and other areas of the UK.
ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We are extremely concerned about the proposed approach in Scotland, which differs in a number of significant ways and goes further to restrict the promotion and siting of HFSS products. For all included stores in Scotland, but especially for retailers that have stores in both England and Scotland, planning will be extremely difficult and compliance will be expensive.
“We urge the Scottish Government to adopt a consistent approach with the regulations that are already in place to provide a level of certainty for retailers.”
