IPA responds to Health and Social Committee Report on Weight Management

The IPA is disappointed by the Committee's recommendation to expand advertising restrictions.

The IPA has outlined its response to recommendations made within the Health and Social Committee Report, Food and Weight Management: Fixing the food environment, published today (15 July 2026).

Says Richard Casofsky, Director of Public Affairs, IPA:

"The IPA is disappointed by the Committee's recommendation to expand advertising restrictions. The report does not provide convincing evidence that further restrictions would reduce obesity or improve public health outcomes. Policy makers should focus on interventions that are proven to work and are grounded in robust evidence."

The full report is available to download from the Parliament website