1. Evolution of food and beverage prices after the front-of-package labelling regulations in Chile.
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Paraje G, Montes de Oca D, Corvalán C, and Popkin BM
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- Humans, Chile, Nutrition Policy, Family Characteristics, Food Labeling, Beverages
- Abstract
Introduction: This study assesses the impact on prices of the 2016 Chilean comprehensive food policy package, centred around front-of-package warning labels for food and beverages high in saturated fats, sugars, calories and/or salt, on food and beverage prices, labelled or not., Methods: Data from Kantar WorldPanel Chile, from January 2014 to December 2017, were used. The methodology implemented was interrupted time series analyses with a control group on Laspeyres Price Indices on labelled food and beverage products., Results: After the regulations were implemented, prices among different categories of products (eg, high-in; reformulated but still high-in; reformulated and not high-in; not high-in) did not change with regulations relative to the control group. Specific price indices (relative to the control group) for households from different socioeconomic strata remained unchanged., Conclusions: Even where reformulation was extensive, we found no evidence that it was associated with price changes, at least during Chile's first year and a half of regulation implementation., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2023
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