Queen Mary University, Turner Street, Whitechapel, London, E1 2AD, UK.
University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
J Public Health Policy. 2021 Sep;42(3):390-401. doi: 10.1057/s41271-021-00290-1. Epub 2021 May 19.
The World Health Organisation (WHO), European Commission (EC) and Public Health England (PHE) published evidence of inappropriate content, marketing and labelling of commercial foods for infants and young children. Despite this, EC regulations are not yet established. To reduce rates of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) a better understanding of the food environment is needed. This study aimed to assess the labelling and listed macronutrient and sodium content of commercially available pureed foods marketed for infants and young children under 3 years of age (0-36 months) in 13 countries. A standardized protocol was developed to guide photograph collection and a sample of 155 products were obtained. All products were within current WHO and EC guidelines. However, 103 (67.7%) products were marketed for infants between 4 and 6 months, and many and contained added sugars. Action is needed to improve the nutrient composition, marketing and labelling of these products to reduce NCDs.
世界卫生组织（WHO）、欧盟委员会（EC）和英国公共卫生部（PHE）发布了有关婴幼儿商业食品内容不当、营销和标签的证据。尽管如此，EC 的法规尚未建立。为了降低非传染性疾病（NCDs）的发病率，需要更好地了解食品环境。本研究旨在评估 13 个国家销售的适用于 0-36 个月大的婴幼儿的商业泥状食品的标签和列出的宏量营养素和钠含量。制定了一个标准化协议来指导照片采集，获得了 155 种产品的样本。所有产品均符合当前的 WHO 和 EC 准则。然而，有 103 种（67.7%）产品针对 4 至 6 个月大的婴儿进行营销，并且许多产品含有添加糖。需要采取行动来改善这些产品的营养成分、营销和标签，以降低 NCDs 的发病率。
