User:NUstudent1316/Food labelling and advertising law (Chile)

History of FOPNL (Front of Package Nutrition Labeling)


 * Began with a 1993 law in Finland issuing a warning label on sodium-rich products

3 Pillars of the Law


 * Clearly communicates to consumers what a packaged food is high in such as sodium, saturated fats and sugars that are above the recommended amount
 * Schools are prohibited from selling foods with a FOPWL
 * Protects children aged 14 and under from consuming a dangerous amount of “harmful nutrients”

Stages:


 * July 2016
 * July 2018
 * July 2019

Food Marketing Restrictions

Impact


 * Lancet study examines the impact the law has had on food purchasing decisions
 * British food journal:
 * Positive change with a decrease in the consumption of sugary foods
 * Children continued to eat food with the front-of-package warning label
 * The amount of nonnutritive sweeteners ingested increased in a cohort of preschoolers