Changes in food purchases after the Chilean policies on food labelling, marketing, and sales in schools: a before and after study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2016, Chile implemented a unique law mandating front-of-package warning labels, restricting marketing, and banning school sales for products high in calories, sodium, sugar, or saturated fat. We aimed to examine changes in the calorie, sugar, sodium, and saturated fat content of food and beverage purchases after the first phase of implementation of this law.

Methods

This before and after study used longitudinal data on food and beverage purchases from 2381 Chilean households from Jan 1, 2015, to Dec 31, 2017. Nutrition facts panel data from food and beverage packages were linked to household purchases at the product level using barcode, brand name, and product description. Nutritionists reviewed each product for nutritional accuracy and categorised it as high-i

SUBMITTER: Taillie LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8364623 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature