BRINGING cake to the office can be as harmful to coworkers as passive smoking, according to the chairman of Britain's Food Standards Agency.
Susan Jebb told the UK Times "if nobody brought cakes into the office, I would not eat cakes in the day, but because people do bring cakes in, I eat them".
She likened the health implications of choosing to eat treats at work to a decision to enter a "smoky pub".
"With smoking, after a very long time we have got to a place where we understand that individuals have to make some effort, but that we can make their efforts more successful by having a supportive environment," she said.
"We still don't feel like that about food," Jebb added.
British PM Rishi Sunak said the Government wanted to encourage healthy lifestyles, but "the way to deal with this issue is not to stop people from occasionally bringing in treats for their co-workers".
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