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On Thursday, March 26, 2026, as part of the parliamentary niche of the group Les démocrates, facing “the health emergency”, the deputies unanimously adopted the bill aiming to ban added sugars in food for infants and young children. In 2023, the national association for consumer protection CLCV conducted a survey on 207 food products for children under 3 years old. Its findings: nutritional and “health” claims were made on products that were very sugary. The association then pointed out an outdated and too permissive European regulation in relation to the requirements set by the World Health Organization. Deputy Cyrille Isaac-Sibille, the originator of the bill, explained that he wanted to “send a political signal to put the issue of added sugars in children’s food on the European agenda.” During the examination of the text, Health Minister Stéphanie Rist joined the deputies “on the need to protect children and improve their diet.” However, the text provides that a decree, issued after consultation with Anses, will draw up a list of food preparations excluded from this ban, determining the maximum rate of added sugars in these products. This exception was criticized by several left-wing deputies. “This allows loopholes that manufacturers will not fail to exploit,” protested ecologist Sabrina Sebaihi. Today, nearly 5% of children are considered obese and 6% of the population receives medication for diabetes. Faced with this observation, what is the impact of sugar on our health and should its consumption be regulated?

Guests: – Aurélien Rousseau, socialist deputy of Yvelines and former Minister of Health and Prevention – Xavier Iacovelli, Senator of “Renaissance” of Hauts de Seine and Vice-President of the Senate – Amine Benyamina, psychiatrist and president of the French Federation of Addictology

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