New Food Warning Labels and Child Advertising Restrictions
This act introduces mandatory warning labels on food and beverages containing sugar, non-sugar sweeteners, and on ultra-processed foods or those high in saturated fat or sodium. It also restricts advertising of unhealthy foods directed at children, aiming to combat obesity and type-2 diabetes. Citizens will have clearer information about product contents, enabling more informed dietary choices.
Key points
Mandatory warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages, products with non-sugar sweeteners, ultra-processed foods, and foods high in added sugar, saturated fat, or sodium.
Prohibition of advertising unhealthy foods directed at children under 13, including through cartoon characters, celebrities, or games.
Increased funding for scientific research on the health effects of food and public education campaigns on healthy eating and physical activity.
Requirement to include health warnings in advertisements for products subject to the new labeling rules.
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