Assessment of food claims and nutritional quality on baby foods

Matias, Filipa; Vaz, Rui; Assunção, Ricardo; Santos, Mariana; Castanheira, Isabel

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Introduction: As the use of commercially available complementary foods (CACFs) has increased, it became crucial that appropriate infant feeding is protected and consumers are not mislead by statements about the composition of the product or its nutrition or health related properties. WHO published a report which proposed criteria for identifying products appropriate for promotion for infants and young children (IYC) up to 36 months. Aims: This study investigated the food claims available on CACFs and its relation with nutritional quality, using the set of criteria developed by WHO.

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This study was developed under the scope of WHO Collaborating Centre on Nutrition and Childhood Obesity - National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge.