Commitment
Nutrition-related food labels are being advocated for.
Description
Conduct research on international best practices and collaborate with other stakeholders, particularly government and private sector to develop a proposal for introducing nutrition-related food labels in Namibia.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
Healthier Diets & Consumer Behaviour
Description
NAFSAN will work with the Namibian Government and other national and international stakeholders on campaigns and other activities that promote healthier diets (i.e. reduction of sugar, alcohol, salt, and trans fats, while moving to more diversified diets) and enable consumers to make better choices, e.g. through nutrition-related food labels.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Salt/sodium intake
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Enabling >
Leadership and governance
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of nutrition-related labels for food and beverages |
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| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 0 labels | 2021 |
| Target | 1 labels | November 2030 |
Progress
Status:
Progress not able to be assessed
Why this status?
Despite the commitment maker’s active participation in the process, they were unable to provide the required information about the baseline data or the progress indicator’s updated (latest) level or status.
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