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What the world is doing to improve our health
Sustain member World Cancer Research Fund have updated NOURISHING, their database of implemented nutrition policies from around the world that promote healthy diets.
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The new policies and policy evaluations added include:
- Transport for London’s ban on junk food ads
- The SSB tax in Seychelles
- Front-of-pack warning labels on foods high in sodium, sugar, saturated- and trans-fats in Peru
- Amsterdam’s ban on junk food promotion to children and teenagers in metro stations
- An evaluation of Catalonia’s SSB tax
- The five year review of Australia’s Health Star Rating on food.
This takes the NOURISHING database to well over 500 policies.
Published Thursday 5 December 2019
Children's Food Campaign: Better food and food teaching for children in schools, and protection of children from junk food marketing are the aims of Sustain's high-profile Children's Food Campaign. We also want clear food labelling that can be understood by everyone, including children.
