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.
Jam today: Lib Dem MP fights against sugar changes
A Liberal Democrat MP will this morning argue against "the end of the British breakfast as we know it" by opposing government plans to cut the amount of sugar needed in jams and marmalades.
Ministers want to relax rules on the minimum amount of sugar jam or marmalade should contain, but Tessa Munt, the Liberal Democrat MP for Somerset, has argued this will reduce the quality and shelf-life of morning spreads.
"I'm actually quite worried because I think this is going to be the end of the British breakfast as we know it," Ms Munt told the BBC.
"Our jams and marmalades are so important. We know exactly what we're going to buy when something says jam on it or marmalade or jelly."
"If these regulations change, we'll end up with something much more like the French and German product - and worse still the Americans - where they have things a bit like a fruit butter or a fruit spread."
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