Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Public Health Nutr. 2024 Oct 4;27(1):e201. doi: 10.1017/S136898002400171X.
Global public health agencies have recommended stronger regulation of food marketing to protect children's diets. This study assessed commercial foods for infants and toddlers available in Australian supermarkets for compliance with the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe's Nutrient and Promotion Profile Model: supporting appropriate promotion of food products for infants and young children 6-36 months in the WHO European Region (NPPM).
Dietitians assessed a sample of commercial foods for infants and toddlers against the composition, labelling and promotion requirements of the NPPM.
Australia.
Commercial foods for infants and toddlers ( 45) available in two major Australian supermarkets, purposely sampled across product categories and brands.
Fewer than one quarter (23 %) of the assessed products met all nutrient content requirements of the NPPM. No products met all of the labelling or promotional requirements. All products included at least one promotional marketing claim that was not permitted under the NPPM.
The NPPM is useful to assess and monitor the nutritional composition and prevalence of marketing claims on commercial foods for infants and toddlers. Findings of noncompliance with the NPPM recommendations indicate an urgent need for stronger government regulation of the composition, labelling and marketing of commercial foods for infants and toddlers in Australia.
全球公共卫生机构建议加强对食品营销的监管，以保护儿童饮食。本研究评估了澳大利亚超市中供婴儿和幼儿食用的商业食品，以评估其是否符合世界卫生组织（WHO）欧洲区域办事处的营养和促进简介模型：支持在 WHO 欧洲区域（NPPM）中适当推广婴儿和幼儿（6-36 个月）的食品产品。
营养师根据 NPPM 的成分、标签和推广要求，对婴儿和幼儿的商业食品进行评估。
澳大利亚。
在两家主要的澳大利亚超市中，有目的的抽样选择了婴儿和幼儿商业食品（45 种），涵盖了各种产品类别和品牌。
不到四分之一（23%）的评估产品符合 NPPM 的所有营养成分要求。没有一种产品符合所有标签或推广要求。所有产品都包含至少一条促销营销声明，这些声明不符合 NPPM 的规定。
NPPM 可用于评估和监测婴儿和幼儿商业食品的营养成分和营销声明的流行程度。NPPM 建议不遵守的调查结果表明，澳大利亚急需加强对婴儿和幼儿商业食品的成分、标签和营销的政府监管。
