Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) regulations, when his Department plans to update and publish the nutrient profile model (NPM) technical guidance so that companies can accurately calculate the NPM scores; and whether his Department plans to provide a standardised online calculator for that matter.

The Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) Technical Guidance can be used by companies to calculate the NPM values of their products accurately. The Department continues to have conversations with stakeholders on the NPM Technical Guidance in advance of the location and volume promotions regulations coming into force in October 2022. We recognise that industry want a tool to assist compliance and are looking into more ways to support businesses and enforcement bodies to calculate NPM scores.

The NPM 2004/5 Technical Guidance is available at the following link:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/216094/dh_123492.pdf