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Hidden cost of UK food system nearly £300 billion

Updated analysis commissioned by FFCC finds the cost of Britain’s unhealthy food system has risen to £298 billion a year.

24 Sept 2026

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Professor Tim Jackson on the way Big Food is still hijacking public health and undermining public finances.

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