Table 2 Areas of industry action in relation to food and health
From: Research for food and health in Europe: themes, needs and proposals
Industry area | Action |
|---|---|
Presentation | Modifying food product labels and/or labelling policies |
Altering nutritional composition - usually levels of fat, sugar or salt | |
Changing products - reducing less healthy options, introducing healthier options | |
Altering the amount of a food product understood to be, or provided as, a "portion" | |
Proposing and/or implementing limits or codes of practice for advertising | |
Offer | Education about nutritional values or healthy diets |
Producing and/or distributing information about nutritional values or healthy diets | |
Promoting health qualities of own products | |
Changing food purchasing patterns through mechanisms implemented at the point of purchase | |
Workplace diet and lifestyle (holistic) programmes |