Denmark imposes a "fat tax"

CBS News Sunday 2nd October, 2011

(AP) COPENHAGEN, Denmark -; Denmark has imposed a "fat tax" on foods such as butter and oil as a way to curb unhealthy eating habits. The Nordic country introduced the tax Saturday, of 16 kroner ($2.90) per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of saturated fat in a product. Ole Linnet Juul, food director at Denmark's Confederation of Industries, said the tax will...

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