MP fights against jam changes
EU rules dictating the amount of sugar that must be in jam will bring an end to the traditional British breakfast, a Liberal Democrat MP said.
Risk of jam 'tasting like mud' if sugar rules changed
Jam and marmalade makers will be able to sell a "gloopy sludge" that is nothing like the tradtional British fruit spread if they are allowed to put in less sugar, a Liberal Democrat MP has warned.
Tessa Munt, MP for Somerset, said British spreads would become similar to European variants that often "tasted like mud" if producers were allowed to reduce sugar content from 60 per cent to 50 per cent.
She told MPs at a Westminster Hall debate that rules dating back to the 1920s dictating a minimum 60 per cent sugar content ensured a jam's gel-like consistency.
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