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Development of the Chilean front-of-package food warning label.

Marcela ReyesMaría Luisa GarmendiaSonia OlivaresClaudio AquevequeIsabel ZacaríasCamila Corvalán
Published in: BMC public health (2019)
A simple black-&-white stop sign warning label was the best option to flag pre-packaged foods with an excess of energy or nutrients of concern for non-communicable diseases; this FoP warning label was implemented in Chile in June 2016 as part of the Chilean Food Labeling and Marketing Law.
Keyphrases
  • human health
  • heavy metals
  • risk assessment