The presentation provides information regarding partnerships with other groups towards evidence-based advocacy. Anáas is a Colombian NGO created in 2013 by a group of economists and health policy practitioners.
The project produced research on food access, labelling, prices and marketing, and disseminated the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines.
The presentation charts the upward trends in obesity in children and adult populations in Brazil. Comparisons to the United States and Mexico are provided.
The report shows how food and beverage companies use legal arguments to block food labelling standards.
The report presents clear legal arguments towards the promotion of regulatory references for implementation of front-of-package labelling (FOPL) that includes critical nutrients of foods and non-alcoholic beverages under applicable international s
The project provides evidence for mandatory front-of-package labelling (FOPL) systems in Brazil and Argentina and enables policy discussions in the rest of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) countries.
This detailed report reviews activities of the University of Toronto team technical support for the “Scaling-up and evaluating salt reduction policies and programs in Latin American countries” project. It includes 15 Appendices.
The report provides a country breakdown of sodium content per 100g/ml of packaged foods in Argentina, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Peru, as well as the proportion of packaged foods that meet Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) regional and lower t
The Food Label Information Program (FLIP) interface was adapted for use in the five participating Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Paraguay and Peru).