Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business Sandra Husbands has challenged local manufacturers and importers to play a greater role in the island’s fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by upgrading product content and labelling.She charged on Monday that consumers were left in the dark about the unhealthy levels of fats, salts, and sugars in foods and drinks sold locally because some businesses have not provided in-depth labelling on products they put on the market.“Too many companies are playing the short game by resisting the change to the labelling,” Husbands said, as she urged businesses to work more closely with authorities to improve labelling.“What we have noted, anecdotally, is that some companies have been using some shortcuts where they have reduced the sugar, advertised the product as low sugar, meanwhile the salt level has jumped through the roof to compensate for taste.”