Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 18
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- Education and public awareness programmes can help the population make healthier food choices. Consumer-friendly labelling of food products is a common method to raise awareness and encourage consumers to make informed decisions about their diets. For instance, some States have issued guidance for supermarkets and food and beverage companies to use images such as front-of-pack, "traffic light" food labelling. This creates awareness about healthier food options, impacting positively consumer choice. Traffic light food labelling makes use of red, amber and green colours to indicate high, medium and low content, respectively, of a particular nutrient. As children are particularly vulnerable to increased risk of NCDs in adulthood due to the consumption of unhealthy foods, States should involve schools in teaching children about the benefits of healthy foods in a child-friendly manner.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2014
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Health, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/26/31, para. 18.
- Paragraph number
- 18
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