Chinese medical professional groups have advocated a positive label for food packaging to promote salt reduction

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Physicians Association, the Chinese Society of Preventive Medicine and other Chinese medical professional groups have jointly advocated to strengthen salt reduction publicity, support the development and implementation of a positive labeling system for food packaging, and help residents choose healthier foods, reduce chronic diseases and improve the health of the population.
chips, spicy bars, ham intestines... Unable to control the mouth, these snacks do not pay attention to the body to eat too much salt.
with the rapid increase in per capita consumption of prepackaged foods in China, prepackaged foods have gradually become an important source of salt intake for consumers.
experts say dietary risk factors are one of the main controllable factors that cause china's disease burden, especially sodium intake, which has become an important risk factor for diseases such as high blood pressure, stroke and ischemic heart disease.
The initiative by the Chinese medical professional group says that positive labeling of food packaging is one of the main forms of information on health-related ingredients and one of WHO's key policy recommendations for addressing the growing global burden of dietary-related noncommunicable diseases.
evidence that positive labeling of food packaging promotes healthy food choices and stimulates food producers to adjust their product formulations and develop healthier foods.
front label of food packaging refers to the nutrition labeling system located on the front of food packaging (in the main field of vision), which can be strengthened and applied to nutrition labels to promote the implementation of oil reduction, salt reduction and sugar reduction.
In August 2020, the National Health And Wellness Commission published a revised draft of the General Regulations on Nutrition Labeling of Food Safety Prepackaged Foods, which states that the nutritional content sheet information is allowed to be supplemented by graphics, text, etc. on the front of the packaging of prepackaged foods for consumers to understand.
Dietary Action in healthy China (2019-2030) sets targets of no more than 5 grams, 25-30 grams and 25 grams of added sugar per capita for daily salt intake, cooking oil intake and added sugar intake, respectively.
the development and implementation of an evidence-based positive labeling system for food packaging will help achieve the goal of a reasonable diet and healthy China, according to the U.S. Food and Health Initiative.
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