Illegal imported sweets ‘flooding UK high streets’, councils say
by Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent from on (#6V8PF)
Social media driving demand for US products containing banned additives linked to cancer and behaviour issues
Illegal imported sweets that contain banned additives linked to cancer and behavioural problems are flooding UK high streets", councils have said.
The warning first came from the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), which said that demand for American confectionery was being driven by influencers on social media platforms.
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