Food and beverage manufacturing and retailing company policies and commitments to improve the healthfulness of Canadian food environments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food and beverage companies play a central role in shaping the healthfulness of food environments.

Methods

The BIA-Obesity tool was used to evaluate and benchmark the specificity, comprehensiveness and transparency of the food environment-related policies and commitments of leading food and beverage manufacturing and retailing companies in Canada. Policies and commitments related to the healthfulness of food environments within 6 action areas were assessed: 1) corporate nutrition strategy; 2) product (re)formulation; 3) nutrition information and labelling; 4) product and brand promotion; 5) product accessibility; and 6) disclosure of relationships with external organizations. Data were collected from publicly available sources, and companies were invited to supple

SUBMITTER: Gaucher-Holm A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375943 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature