Junk food to be given red 'traffic light' label in fight to tackle obesity and cancer

[Northerner]

Red warnings are to be put on unhealthy foods under a traffic light labelling scheme to help shoppers to switch to healthy alternatives.
The Department of Health has persuaded supermarkets and food manufacturers to sign up to a standardised system to help tackle diet-related illnesses, including obesity, heart disease and cancer.
Adult obesity has risen by 300 per cent in Britain since 1980 and could affect half the population within 20 years.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-light-label-fight-tackle-obesity-cancer.html

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Red warnings are to be put on unhealthy foods under a traffic light labelling scheme to help shoppers to switch to healthy alternatives.
The Department of Health has persuaded supermarkets and food manufacturers to sign up to a standardised system to help tackle diet-related illnesses, including obesity, heart disease and cancer.
Adult obesity has risen by 300 per cent in Britain since 1980 and could affect half the population within 20 years.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-light-label-fight-tackle-obesity-cancer.html

What's new about this idea?
I have the book from the 1970's/80's called carbohydrate count down this is set out in a traffic light system. 🙄