A mandatory strategy to phase out junk food in vending machines and canteens through Queensland Health facilities has been slow to take effect, with an evaluation revealing that only one in four facilities have fully complied with the 2007 plan to limit foods with a high sugar, salt and fat content, and 22% implementing less than half the requirements. The plan, which also included fundraising activities and other hospital dining options, was designed to cut obesity and diet-related disease, is based... ...Read more »