UNICEF calls on governments, the business sector and civil society to work together to improve advertising practices aimed at children and adolescents.

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Author: UNICEF

June 30, 2015 – UNICEF calls on governments, companies and civil society to work together to improve advertising practices aimed at children and adolescents, within the framework of the presentation of the exploratory study Promotion and advertising of unhealthy food and beverages aimed at children in Latin America and the Caribbean, promoted by UNICEF in collaboration with the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP), which is made public today in the city of San José, Costa Rica.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mva17yzz7se27qa/AAB1Ac3i7QwrZGri9mqwe3FFa/Acciones%20de%20incidencia%20pol%C3%ADtica/2015.06.30%20Publicidad%20en%20ni%C3%B1os%20UNICEF?dl=0&preview=NP+estudio+MKT+obesidad+c.doc&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Open letter to the participants of the 54th Directing Council of PAHO and the 67th Session of the Regional Committee of WHO for the Americas

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Author: Consumers International – Oficina para América Latina y el Caribe – www.consumersinternational.org

September 2015 – On the occasion of the annual meeting of the 54th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Washington, the consumer organizations of Latin America and the Caribbean urge the authorities present to take advantage of this opportunity to define the way in which our The region will continue to lead the world in the fight against chronic diseases related to unhealthy diets.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mva17yzz7se27qa/AAAloZxA1tXKEdCeYSYEIepOa/Acciones%20de%20incidencia%20pol%C3%ADtica/2015.05.00%20Convenio%20marco%20dietas%20saludables?dl=0&preview=Carta+abierta+al+54%C2%BA+Consejo+Directivo+OPS+y+67%C2%AA+Sesi%C3%B3n+del+Comit%C3%A9+Regional+de+la+OMS+para+las+Am%C3%A9ricas+(1).pdf&subfolder_nav_tracking=1

Responses to the Chilean law of food labeling and advertising: exploring knowledge, perceptions and behaviors of mothers of young children

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Authors: Teresa Correa; Camila Fierro; Marcela Reyes; Francesca R. Dillman Carpentier; Lindsey Smith Taillie; Camila Corvalan

2019 – In line with calls for action from international health organizations, Chile implemented in June 2016 a set of regulations to tackle the obesity epidemic. The new regulation includes the mandatory use of front-of-package warning labels on packaged foods/beverages high in energy, sugars, saturated fats and sodium. Additionally, such foods cannot be sold nor offered in daycares/schools and cannot be promoted to children under 14yo. The law is targeted to children; thus, this study examined mothers’ understanding, perceptions, and behaviors associated with the regulation one year after its implementation, using a qualitative approach.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0781-x

Restrictions on Marketing to Children

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Powerpoint with different promotional images of product packaging showing the octagonal black warning label.

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Responses to the Chilean law of food labeling and advertising: exploring knowledge, perceptions and behaviors of mothers of young children

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Authors: Teresa Correa; Camila Fierro; Marcela Reyes; Francesca R. Dillman Carpentier; Lindsey Smith Taillie; Camila Corvalan

2019 –

In line with calls for action from international health organizations, Chile implemented in June 2016 a set of regulations to tackle the obesity epidemic. The new regulation includes the mandatory use of front-of-package warning labels on packaged foods/beverages high in energy, sugars, saturated fats and sodium. Additionally, such foods cannot be sold nor offered in daycare/schools and cannot be promoted to children under 14yo. The law is targeted to children; thus, this study examined mothers’ understanding, perceptions, and behaviors associated with the regulation one year after its implementation, using a qualitative approach.

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0781-x