{"id":3102,"date":"2020-10-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/on-world-food-day-the-world-heart-federation-calls-on-governments-to-implement-mandatory-front-of-pack-food-labels\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:30:00","slug":"on-world-food-day-the-world-heart-federation-calls-on-governments-to-implement-mandatory-front-of-pack-food-labels","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/on-world-food-day-the-world-heart-federation-calls-on-governments-to-implement-mandatory-front-of-pack-food-labels\/","title":{"rendered":"On World Food Day, the World Heart Federation calls on governments to implement mandatory front-of-pack food labels"},"content":{"rendered":"

GENEVA (16 October 2020)<\/strong> \u2013 The World Heart Federation (WHF) has developed a new policy brief on front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) aimed at improving global standards on nutrition and creating healthy food environments.<\/p>\n

Poor diet is responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other risk factor, and is a leading cause of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Global estimates suggest that almost 2.3 billion children and adults are overweight.<\/p>\n

The growing availability of ultra-processed foods, which contain high levels of sugars, sodium, saturated fats and refined carbohydrates, is a key contributor to the current obesity epidemic, which is increasingly impacting low- and middle-income countries.<\/p>\n

The WHF Front-of-Pack Labelling Policy Brief<\/strong><\/a> highlights front-of-pack labelling as a way to create environments where consumers are able to make better informed, healthier food choices for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n