Confectionery-loving Finns have been dealt a bitter blow this week as the government announced its plans to tax sugary goods. A levy on ice cream, soft drinks and sweets will be implemented, while biscuits, buns and pastries will remain exempt to the rule. The Finnish government announced the plans at a recent general session. Read the full story

The Icelandic companies CU2 ehf. and Bidskylid Njardvik ehf., have been sentenced by the Reykjavik District Court to pay a five year-old girl ISK 3.4 million in compensation for selling her sour spray novelty confectionery which damaged her lung. Read the full story

Fatty foods and candy could soon be swelling the coffers of the Danish state by up to DKK 1.5 billion per year with the introduction of an ‘unhealthy food tax’ at the beginning of 2010. Read the full story