ood giant Heinz has changed the contents of all its tinned soups, increasing the "quantity of ingredients" while reducing fat, salt and sugar. The move is a sign that the food industry is making efforts to keep ahead of UK legislation to improve the nation�s diet and reduce obesity. The government�s white paper on public health, due in October, is expected to make recommendations on food and diet-related diseases.

The new Heinz tomato soup, for example, now contains 84 per cent tomato compared with 74 per cent in the old version. The company has also reduced salt levels by 20 per cent to ... more