Goodbye Pineapple Lumps

The ultimate Nanny State bill continues with select committee hearings:

Yesterday, Fight The Obesity Trust spokeswoman Dr Robyn Toomath told the parliamentary committee considering the bill that was exactly what people wanted.

“People are desperate for Nanny State’s help. Parents are desperate for help to get children to eat healthily,” she said.

It is not help but coercion they will be getting.

The food industry soon struck back, as the Confectionery Manufacturers Association painted a picture of the Director-General of Health being granted the power to ban Pineapple Lumps, Perky Nana bars and Easter eggs.

This is not an exaggeration. The Public Health Bill gives immense powers to the Director-General of Health – more powers than Cabinet currently has.