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- Nutri-Score: a public health tool to improve eating habits in PortugalPublication . Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco; Cruz-e-Silva, David; Gregório, Maria João; Nunes, Alexandre Morais; Calhau, Conceição; Hercberg, Serge; Rito, Ana; Bento, Alexandra; Cruz, Diogo; Almeida, Fernando; Darzi, Ara; Araújo, FernandoThis article intends to help filling the existing gap in guidance for the implementation of FOP labelling systems.4 As such, the following sections present the growing evidence on the impact of the Nutri-Score labelling scheme in promoting healthier eating behaviours and informs health professionals, as well as decision makers, on the way forward.
- Portugal’s voluntary food reformulation agreement and the WHO reformulation targetsPublication . Goiana-da-Silva, Francisco; Cruz-e-Silva, David; Allen, Luke; Nunes, Alexandre Morais; Calhau, Conceição; Rito, Ana; Bento, Alexandra; Miraldo, Marisa; Darzi, AraIn response to stalling progress in NCD related premature mortality, the Portuguese government declared the ‘Promotion of Healthy Eating’ a national priority and convened a multisectoral task force with representatives from several ministries in order to tackle unhealthy diets. With the inputs from civil society, non-governmental organisations and health authorities, this task force developed the Integrated Strategy for the Promotion of Healthy Eating (Estratégia Integrada para a Promoção da Alimentação Saudável – “EIPAS”). The strategy – endorsed by the Portuguese Ministers Council in December 2017 – included fiscal measures, co-regulation agreements with the food industry, enhanced cooperation with municipalities, and measures to change the food environments in public settings among many other initiatives. In December 2016, the Portuguese Parliament approved a special consumption tax on sweetened beverages which has been associated with product reformulation and a fall in sales. Inspired by the success of the tax on sweetened beverages, in December 2018, the government proposed a tax on salty processed foods; as salt is the leading dietary risk factor for NCDs in Portugal. Even though the average consumption is 10.7g/d far above of the WHO recommended threshold of <5g/d, the majority of the Portuguese Parliament Members voted against this proposal, recommending instead a co-regulation agreement with the food industry to achieve similar changes in consumption of salt. After one year of negotiations, the Portuguese Ministry of Health (MoH) and the food industry representatives signed a broad ‘Food Industry Co-regulation Agreement’ on the 2nd of May 2019. The agreement covers the main food products high in salt, sugar, and trans fatty acids as well as the main dietary sources of these nutrients for the Portuguese population.(...)