Reformulation for Health
Reformulation support for Scotland
Obesity and poor diet have a significant impact on public health. The Scottish Government’s ‘A Healthier Future’ plan highlighted reformulation as a key strategy to help improve dietary health.
The Reformulation for Health programme is funded by Scottish Government to support all small and medium-size food businesses in reformulating their products.
The programme has helped remove millions of calories, tonnes of salt, and sugar, from commonly consumed products. Further products have also been enriched with fibre; all helping consumers meet nutrient goals without relying on behavioural changes.
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Reformulation for Health initiatives
To support the food and drink manufacturing industry to make products healthier, a number of innovative initiatives have been created and developed as core deliverables.
These include:
- Funding projects with over 90 of Scotlandʼs popular brands to make their products healthier
- Engaged hundreds of food businesses to make their products healthier through reformulation
- Supported hundreds of food businesses and stakeholders through upskilling training events
- Involved the whole system, from ingredient suppliers to academia, to promote collaboration for successful reformulation of Scottish products
- Offering support to industry in meeting voluntary and legislative health targets, labelling and health claim goals
Reformul8 partnership & toolkit
Funding pots to support SMEs to kick start their journey
We directly supported 92 SME manufacturers in Scotland with over £374,000 of externally sourced funding. This helps companies with the associated costs of reformulation, including through nutritional testing, trialling recipes, process changes and technical support.
£159,000
£80,000
£50,000
£35,000
£50,000
Resources & updates
Future milestones
2022
PHE final assessment of the 2020 sugars reduction guidelines.
2025
PHE final assessment of the 2024 salt reduction targets.
2025
PHE final assessment of the 2024 calorie reduction guidelines.
