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.
View our latest success report
Contact us to discuss how we can support your next project.
Reformul8 partnership & toolkit
What is reformulation?
Reformulation involves making changes to an existing recipe to boost the health profile of the product. We work to enable the 8 principles of reformulation which will have the biggest impact on the dietary health of the consumer.
The process of reformulating is different for each manufacturer. We will review your current nutritional specification, and benchmark this against existing market trends to ensure that any work done now strengthens your product’s longevity, we will map any upcoming industry guidelines and legislations which may affect your product. We use a holistic approach to reformulation, and will present all the nutritional improvements for your product that could be achieved through reformulation.
Most importantly, we will encompass what is important to your brand specifically and ensure that reformulation works for you.
Working with us
The Reformulation for Health team will work to find a tailored solution for each business. This may include reducing fat, salt and sugars from products; or increasing levels of fibre and fruits and vegetables within foods; or even looking at portion size and clearer labelling information. No two reformulation projects are the same, and while some may be as simple as replacing salt for a low sodium alternative, others may utilise multiple principles to get the most out of your reformulation.
While we are here to support Scottish SME size manufacturers, we understand that there are other key influencers to reformulation. We can work with ingredient suppliers or manufacturers who feed into Scotland, as making a change to one pre-made ingredient can help hundreds of manufacturers who use these ingredients in Scotland.
With our Reformul8 Partnership we are working to bring together all these influencers, to improve connectivity and make reformulation more facile. If you are involved in reformulation in any way, we would love to discuss opportunities to collaborate.
FDF Scotland contact:
Joanne Burns
Reformulation for Health Manager
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.
