Colourful ploys: The bitter truth behind your kid's favourite sweet treats

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Colourful ploys: The bitter truth behind your kid's favourite sweet treats
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Colourful ploys: The bitter truth behind your kid's favourite sweet treats

Celeb chef Jamie Oliver and his team at Bite Back have slammed big sweet companies responsible for the rise in health issues and obesity among children. reports, include Kinder Surprise and M&M's, while a survey found all 58 products made by Mondelez International, which owns Cadbury, Oreo, Milka and more, were unhealthy.

Further, according to the study, all 22 products made by Ferrero contained large amounts of fat, salt or sugar. At the same time, Mars, PepsiCo and Kellogg's were also named and shamed for reportedly selling dozens of unhealthy products.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.

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