An Evaluation of Chile’s Law of Food Labeling and Advertising on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Purchases from 2015 to 2017: A before-and-after Study

Citation

Taillie, Lindsey Smith; Reyes, Marcela; Colchero, M. Arantxa; Popkin, Barry M.; & Corvalan, Camila (2020). An Evaluation of Chile’s Law of Food Labeling and Advertising on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Purchases from 2015 to 2017: A before-and-after Study. PLOS Medicine, 17(2), e1003015. PMCID: PMC7012389

Abstract

Background: Chile’s Law of Food Labeling and Advertising, implemented in 2016, was the first national regulation to jointly mandate front-of-package warning labels, restrict child-directed marketing, and ban sales in schools of all foods and beverages containing added sugars, sodium, or saturated fats that exceed set nutrient or calorie thresholds. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of this package of policies on household beverage purchases.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003015

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

PLOS Medicine

Author(s)

Taillie, Lindsey Smith
Reyes, Marcela
Colchero, M. Arantxa
Popkin, Barry M.
Corvalan, Camila

Year Published

2020

Volume Number

17

Issue Number

2

Pages

e1003015

PMCID

PMC7012389

Reference ID

12586