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An evaluation of Chile’s Law of Food Labeling and Advertising on sugar-sweetened beverage purchases from 2015 to 2017: A before-and-after study.
Authors: Taillie LS, Reyes M, Colchero MA, Popkin B, Corvalán C.
February 2020 – The study evaluated how household purchases of “high in” beverages changed before and after the implementation of Chile’s Food Labeling and Advertising Law (2016). This law aims to address the high prevalence of obesity in Chile through marketing restrictions, a ban on sales in schools, and mandatory front-of-package warning labels on foods and beverages high in energy, sugar, sodium, and saturated fats.
After the law was implemented, purchases of “high in” beverages decreased. This observed decline is greater than the changes in purchases seen after the implementation of isolated and single policies in Latin America, such as a tax on sugary beverages.
