The Ministry of Rural Development considers banning of some unhealthy food products

Some unhealthy foods would be banned from the Hungarian market and their sale would be pushed back with economic tools – said Ángyán József, State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM), Parliamentary to the request of MTI on Monday.

This possibility was raised in connection with the introduction of the public healt product fee.

If the experts consider that the consumption of a food can be very harmful to human health, then perhaps an additional tax will worsen the competitive situation of the product. If the consumption of a product is considered particularly harmful, the particular technology or product can also be banned – reports MTI.