Pettigrew Simone, Coyle Daisy, McKenzie Briar, Vu Duong, Lim Shiang Cheng, Berasi Kyra, Poowanasatien Amphika, Suya Inthira, Kowal Paul
The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, 1 King St Newtown NSW 2042, Sydney, Australia.
Alive & Thrive Southeast Asia, FHI 360, 7F, Opera Business Center, 60 Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Lancet Reg Health Southeast Asia. 2022 Jun 13;3:100017. doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2022.05.006. eCollection 2022 Aug.
Front-of-pack nutrition labelling is an evidence-based nutrition intervention that is recommended by the World Health Organization and other health agencies as an effective non-communicable disease prevention strategy. To date, the types of front-of-pack labels that have been identified as being most effective have yet to be implemented in Southeast Asia. This has been partly attributed to extensive industry interference in nutrition policy development and implementation. This paper outlines the current state of food labelling policy in the region, describes observed industry interference tactics, and provides recommendations for how governments in Southeast Asia can address this interference to deliver best-practice nutrition labelling to improve diets at the population level. The experiences of four focal countries - Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Viet Nam - are highlighted to provide insights into the range of industry tactics that are serving to prevent optimal food labelling policies from being developed and implemented.
This research was supported by the United Kingdom Global Better Health Programme, which is managed by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and supported by PricewaterhouseCoopers in Southeast Asia.
包装正面营养标签是一种基于证据的营养干预措施，世界卫生组织和其他卫生机构推荐其作为一种有效的非传染性疾病预防策略。迄今为止，被认为最有效的包装正面标签类型尚未在东南亚实施。这部分归因于食品行业对营养政策制定和实施的广泛干预。本文概述了该地区食品标签政策的现状，描述了观察到的行业干预策略，并就东南亚各国政府如何应对这种干预以实施最佳实践营养标签从而在人群层面改善饮食提供了建议。重点介绍了四个重点国家——马来西亚、泰国、菲律宾和越南的经验，以深入了解一系列阻碍制定和实施最佳食品标签政策的行业策略。
本研究由英国全球改善健康计划资助，该计划由英国外交、联邦和发展办公室管理，并得到普华永道在东南亚的支持。
