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DENMARK has become the first country in the world to impose a fat tax, after a week in which consumers hoarded butter, pizza, meat and milk to avoid the immediate effects.
The new tax, designed by Denmark's outgoing government as a health issue to limit the population's intake of fatty foods, adds three dollars a kilo to the price of saturated fats in a product.
This add about 40 cents to the price of a pack of 250 grams of butter.
The new tax will be levied on all products including saturated fats, from butter and milk to pizzas, oils, meats and pre-cooked foods, in a costing system that Denmark's Confederation of Industries says is a bureaucratic nightmare for producers and outlets.