Positioning the Coalition as a relevant federal actor on current issues related to healthy eating.
Description
Recently in Argentina, the Law for the Promotion of Healthy Eating, better known as the Law of Frontal Warning Labeling, was passed. This new regulation, in addition to establishing mandatory warning labels on foodstuffs with excess of critical nutrients (sugar, sodium and fat), regulates other issues such as restrictions on advertising, promotion and sponsorship by the food industry (with a special focus on advertising aimed at children and adolescents), prohibition of marketing and offering of processed and ultra-processed products in school environments and promotion of healthy purchases by the State.
Although the regulation was passed last October, its regulation is still necessary, as well as the construction of certain political consensuses to allow the full application of the regulation in the provincial territories. In particular, with regard to educational establishments, regulation of advertising and food assistance programs. Within this framework, the Coalition, made up of representatives of the different provinces of the country, has the capacity to play an essential role in order to advance in the relevant political consensus to guarantee the full application of the law throughout the Argentine territory.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Strengthening of a federal Coalition to influence public policies related to malnutrition in childhood
Description
In developing countries such as Argentina, the prevalence of being overweight and obese has grown in recent years since undernutrition has not yet been eradicated. Malnutrition by excess has grown steadily and affects mainly the people who are economically and socially vulnerable. These populations have been primarily impacted since healthy diets are more expensive than ultra-processed food and are less nutritious: fruits, vegetables, milk products, fish, and meats are consumed less by individuals with lower incomes. Instead, greater amounts of products with high amounts of fat, sugar, and refined flour are preferred because they are cheaper. The response of the Argentinian State has been given through welfare policies -giving money or food, for example- that have focused on the right to be free from hunger, but without consideration about the quality and nutritional value of the food provided
This situation expose the necessity to include the quality and nutritional approach.
In this context, the National Coalition to Prevent Obesity in Children and Adolescents was created in 2017, at the initiative of UNICEF Argentina and FIC Argentina. Originally formed by 30 civil society organizations (CSO), this network comprises nowadays more than 50 CSO. During 2021, a new Statute -defining mode of functioning- was discussed, voted and came into force in September. In October, the Coordination of the Coalition changed and FUNDEPS assumed this leading role.
GNR assessment
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Unverified
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| SMARTness index |
Lower moderate
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood overweight
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Enabling >
Leadership and governance
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of advocacy and communication actions |
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| Baseline | 3 actions | 2021 |
| Target | 30 actions |
