The New Zealand Ministry of Education has asked for public feedback on its proposal to introduce regulations in schools to only provide healthy drinks for sale: water, milk and non-dairy alternatives. The consultation closed on June 2. If these changes are agreed, they will take effect from Term 1, 2023, after the current National Administration Guidelines (NAG) 5b ceases on January 1, 2023.
Fiscal policies to promote healthy diets: policy brief
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240049543
Provides information and policy options to incentivize consumption of healthier options and disincentivize the consumption of less healthy options, such as taxes on less healthy foods and beverages and subsidies on healthier foods and beverages.
Reformulation of food and beverage products for healthier diets: policy brief
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240039919
Provides information and practical guidance for implementing effective policy actions on food reformulation- altering the processing or composition of a food or beverage product, to improve its nutritional profile. This can help ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all, and shift towards healthier and sustainable consumption patterns.
Nutrition labelling: policy brief
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240051324
Provides information and options for nutrition labelling policies, including policies on ingredient lists, nutrient declarations, supplementary nutrition information (e.g. front-of-pack labelling FOPL) and nutrition and health claims.
Protecting children from the harmful impact of food marketing: policy brief
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240051348
Calls upon governments to implement comprehensive policy approaches to restrict marketing of foods that contribute to an unhealthy diet, to reduce children’s exposure to such marketing and to reduce the power of such marketing.
In a remarkable Australian Federal election that saw the loss of many Liberal party member’s seats and the emergence of the so called ‘teal independents’ (predominantly female candidates with a mix of the Greens and Liberal party (blue) policies), the Australian Labor Party has been swept to power and Anthony Albanese is the new Prime Minister.
The idea of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) as defined by the Nova classification system is gaining traction with more research showing associations between their consumption and poor health outcomes.
If you’re interested in the broader history of food and specifically sugar, this article by Professor Richard Mithen, Chief Scientist from High Value Nutrition is worth a read.
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