The ineligibility of food products from across the EU for marketing to children according to two EU-level nutrient profile models.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:A variety of nutrient profiling models have been developed to restrict food marketing to children. Previous assessments have shown substantial differences in terms of model strictness and agreement, but EU-wide data on how leading products in the various national markets perform against these health-minded nutrition criteria are unavailable. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the nutritional composition of the pre-packaged food offer in selected categories sold at scale in the EU using criteria of two nutrient profile models intended to restrict food marketing to children. METHODS:The nutrient profile models of the private-sector EU Pledge and of the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe were applied to a commercial database with sales and nutritional information of 2691 pre

SUBMITTER: Storcksdieck Genannt Bonsmann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6808307 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature