Look, that's half price! It's cheaper if you've got a loyalty card! Oh, and there's a buy-one-get-one-free offer!
We all love deals when we go shopping. They can be hard to resist — and that's exactly why England has banned larger stores from offering some deals on unhealthy products.
The idea is to help people — and especially children — to stay healthy.
Supermarkets will not be allowed to offer things like buy-one-get-one-free deals on a number of products that are high in sugar, salt and fat.
There are many different products on the government's list, and some are less healthy than others.
The new rules apply to things like sodas, chocolate bars and chips. But they also apply to some healthier alternatives, including chips made from lentils, cereal bars and juices with added sugar.
Pizzas, flavored yogurts and "ready meals" — meals that don't need any more preparation before being cooked or heated — are also included.
The rules will only apply to shops with 50 or more employees. Smaller stores will still be able to offer deals like these to their customers.
Some free drink refills in restaurants have also been banned as part of the new rules.
It's said that the government has been planning this for a few years but had not made any changes until now because of the high cost of living.
Some say that these deals don't actually save people money; they encourage them to spend more on things that they may not need.
There are also new advertising rules. From the start of 2026, companies in the UK will not be able to advertise foods high in sugar, salt and fat on TV before 9 p.m.
And companies won't be able to advertise them online at all from January next year.
英国表示：不健康食品不再有促销活动
看，那是半价！要是有会员卡就更便宜啦！哦，还有买一送一的活动呢！
我们购物时都喜欢各种促销活动。它们实在让人难以抗拒 —— 而这正是英格兰禁止大型商店对某些不健康产品进行促销的原因。
此举旨在帮助人们，尤其是儿童保持健康。
超市将不被允许对一系列高糖、高盐和高脂肪的产品提供诸如买一送一之类的促销活动。
政府列出的产品种类繁多，有些产品的不健康程度相对更高。
新规定适用于汽水、巧克力棒和薯片等商品。但它也适用于一些相对健康点的替代品，包括小扁豆制成的薯片、谷物棒以及添加了糖分的果汁。
披萨、风味酸奶以及 “即食餐”（无需进一步准备，可直接烹饪或加热的餐食）也在规定范围内。
这些规定仅适用于员工人数达50人及以上的商店。规模较小的商店仍可以向顾客提供此类促销活动。
作为新规定的一部分，餐厅里的一些免费续杯饮品也被禁止。
据说政府对此已筹划数年，但由于生活成本高昂，一直未做出任何改变。
有人认为这些促销活动实际上并不能帮人们省钱，反而会促使他们在可能并不需要的东西上花更多钱。
同时还有新的广告规定。从2026年初开始，英国的公司在晚上9点前不得在电视上为高糖、高盐和高脂肪食品做广告。
并且从明年1月起，公司完全不能在网上为这类食品做广告。
专八词汇：
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loyalty [ˈlɔɪəlti] n. 忠诚；忠心耿耿；忠贞 -
ban [bæn] vt. 禁止；取缔；n. 禁令；禁忌 -
alternative [ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv] n. 可供选择的事物；adj. 可供替代的；非传统的；另类的 -
refill [ˈriːfɪl] n. 续杯；补充物；vt. & vi. 重新装满；再注满；重新填满 -
advertise [ˈædvətaɪz] vt. & vi. 做广告；登广告；公布；征聘