Even the prime minister weighed in after the chair of the United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency suggested that bringing cake into an office is similar to putting colleagues at risk with passive smoking.
bringing cake into an office"We all like to think we’re rational, intelligent, educated people who make informed choices the whole time and we undervalue the impact of the environment," Professor Susan Jebb,, said in a personal capacity, according to The Times. "If nobody brought in cakes into the office, I would not eat cakes in the day, but because people do bring cakes in, I eat them. Now, OK, I have made a choice, but people were making a choice to go into a smoky pub.
"With smoking, after a very long time, we have got to a place where we understand that individuals have to make some effort but that we can make their efforts more successful by having a supportive environment," she said. "But we still don’t feel like that about food."Jebb added that the advertising of junk food is "undermining people’s free will," and criticized the delay of a junk food advertising ban.
Several people blasted or mocked Jebb's comparison. On Britain's "This Morning," TV personality Vanessa Feltz poked fun at Jebbs' suggestion and offered a few "wise words.""Where's the joy in life?" Feltz asked Wednesday. "Someone bring the cake, and it's so great because it can't have any calories if you didn't bring it in yourself.
"Just had to tell the office I will not be making brownies for the foreseeable future. I think I may have upset them all," BBC's Georgina Barnes wrote, making light of the comparison.is not going to ban workers from bringing sweets into their offices, Downing Street said in response to Jebb's controversial comments.
"The Prime Minister believes that personal choice should be baked into our approach," Sunak's official spokesman said, according to the Evening Standard. "We want to encourage healthy lifestyles and are taking action to tackle obesity. However, the way to deal with this issue is not to stop people from occasionally bringing in treats."
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