Saturated Fat Fee in Denmark

[marmar]

COPENHAGEN—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 ($3.00) per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of saturated fat in a product.

Ole Linnet Juul, food director at Denmark’s Confederation of Industries, says the tax will increase the price of a burger by around $0.15 and raise the price of a small package of butter by around $0.40.

The tax was approved by large majority in a parliament in March as a move to help increase the average life expectancy of Danes. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thestar.com/living/article/1063407--denmark-introduces-world-s-first-fat-tax?bn=1

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Butter? BUTTER!!!!!!! In Denmark they do this? (Have they heard about bacon?)