Slimming World dieters told hit ‘lighter’ sausages might be full of fat

Slimming World dieters have been left horrified after a popular ‘lighter’ sausage was pulled from its list after the slimming company alleged it was ‘much higher’ in fat than advertised.

But Porky Lights maker G White and Co has hit back – saying the test may be flawed.

The weight-loss group analysed Porky Lights after it said it was ‘concerned about the fatty texture’ – and the tests seemed to show that the sausages were 800% higher in fat than listed.

The sausages are supposed to contain just 3% fat and had been rated as half a ‘Syn’ – a unit used by Slimming World – but the tests allegedlyshowed that they contained 4.5 ‘Syns’.

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Allison Brentnall, head of food at Slimming World, said: ‘The analysis of this batch suggests that the sausages are indeed much higher in fat than the nutritional information on the product’s packaging had indicated – and this would affect their Syn value significantly.

But maker G White and Co has suggested the tests may be flawed.

Chris Price, managing director, said, ‘G White & Co are currently in dialogue with Slimming World to establish how their values were ascertained but want to unequivocally state that the Slimming World results are neither consistent between their own batch tests and are highly inconsistent with the nutritional results that have been produced by numerous tests, over a number of months, from a number of independent food laboratories.’