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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookThe impact of the Chilean law on food labelling on the food production sector 2021
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The worrying increase in overweight and obesity in the Region has led the countries to develop regulations and public policies to overcome this problem. Many of these aim to transform food environments to be healthier, improving access and influencing people's behavior, discouraging the purchase and consumption of unhealthy foods. In Chile, in 2016 a Law on Nutritional Composition of Foods and its advertising was implemented, which mandates the use of warning stamps "HIGH IN" on foods with high sugar, sodium, saturated fat or energy content, also prohibiting their sale in schools and advertising with a focus on children under 14 years of age. The food industry in Chile played a very active role during the discussion and implementation of the law, having as major concern the impact it could have on the productive sector. At the time of its implementation, it showed good compliance with the use of stamps, also responding with reformulation and development of new products, also adjusting its advertising and marketing campaigns. This document evaluates four aspects of the response of the food production sector in the implementation of the first phase of the Law: attitudes of the main actors of the food sector, food reformulation, use of stamps as a marketing strategy and impact on variables of the manufacturing sector and commercial. This information is an additional input to the discussion of the impact of the labeling laws that are being implemented in countries of the Region. -
MeetingMeeting documentReport of the Thirty-Second (32) Session of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling 2004
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Book (stand-alone)Technical studyEnvironmental and Social Standards, Certification and Labelling for Cash Crops 2003Workplace safety and environmental sustainability can be promoted by agreed standards, certification and labelling. Relevant standards for cash crops in developing countries are reviewed here, including organic agriculture, fair-trade labelling, SA8000, Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Programme, the ETI, ISO 14001 and EurepGap. The origins of these initiatives, their scope and certification system are explored. In addition, stakeholder involvement, the standard-setting process, ver ification methods, the relation with WTO agreements and the potential role of governments are discussed. Twenty-two case studies on the impact of these standards and certification programmes on production costs and revenues for farmers in developing countries are presented, in addition to the latest data available on markets for labelled bananas, coffee, tea and citrus. Governments, private companies and NGOs facing complex decisions regarding environmental and social standards, certificatio n and labelling will find this material useful.
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Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms. -
Book (stand-alone)Manual / guide青少年生物多样性科普手册 2022
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《青年与联合国全球联盟学习和行动系列：青少年生物多样性科普手册》是为学校、青年团体和其他好奇的年轻学习者提供的教育资源。本手册从基因、物种和生态系统方面解释了生物多样性。它探索了海底、陆地、空中、河流和湖泊以及生产我们食物的农场的生物多样性。本手册考虑了为什么生物多样性很重要，人类如何影响生物多样性，以及我们必须做些什么来保护世界生物资源。在手册的最后，提供了一些鼓舞人心的青年人领导倡议的例子，并给出了容易遵循的动作计划来帮助你制定自己的生物多样性项目和保护活动。 -
Book (series)Flagship2020年世界粮食安全和营养状况
实现粮食体系转型，保障经济型健康膳食
2020由于更新了很多国家的数据，今年我们能更精确地对世界饥饿状况进行估算。尤其是新数据的出现帮助我们对中国2000年以来所有食物不足系列年度估计数进行了重新修订，大幅调低了世界食物不足人数。尽管如此，修订后的数字仍印证了以往几期报告中提出的趋势：全球饥饿人口数量自2014年起一直呈缓慢增加趋势。报告还显示，各种形式营养不良带来的负担依然是一项挑战。虽然在儿童发育迟缓、低出生体重和纯母乳喂养相关方面已取得一定进展，但进展速度依然过慢。在所有区域，儿童超重问题尚未得到改善，成人肥胖问题则不断加重。本报告除了对粮食安全和营养状况进行常规评估外，还增加了在假设过去十年趋势持续不变的情况下，对2030年世界前景的预测。预测结果表明，我们的世界难以到2030年实现零饥饿目标，同时，尽管已经取得一定进展，但多数指标表明我们也无法实现全球营养目标。由于COVID-19疫情对健康和社会经济造成影响，多数弱势群体的粮食安全和营养状况很可能进一步恶化。本报告聚焦于膳食质量，将其视为粮食安全和营养之间的关键联系。要想实现可持续发展目标2项下的各项目标，就必须保证人人都能获得充足的食物，同时还要吃得起营养食物。报告还新增了对不同区域、不同发展背景下世界各地健康膳食的成本和经济可负担性的分析。报告对当前食物消费方式的健康和气候变化相关成本进行估值，并介绍一旦转向有助于可持续性的健康膳食后可能节约的成本。报告最后探讨粮食系统转型相关政策和战略，以确保人们能够负担得起健康膳食，从而为消除饥饿和一切形式营养不良做出贡献。