This study aimed to evaluate food-based recommendations (FBR) to improve the diets of 12-23-month-old children in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. An observational study using a mixed methods approach was conducted. Findings from the study can be used to promote FBR at a larger scale and inform behavior change communication strategies for promotion of FBR in the…
This study assessed the nutrient composition and labelling practices as declared on the labels of 348 commercially produced complementary foods (CPCF) purchased in Dakar and Guédiawaye Departments, Senegal against the 2019 WHO Europe Commercially Available Complementary Food Nutrient Profile Model. The study also compared the nutrient content (as determined by laboratory assessment) of a sub-sample…
This study assessed the composition, nutrient content, nutrient content claims and related labelling practices as declared on the labels of 68 commercially produced complementary foods (CPCF) purchased in Khsach Kandal District, Kandal Province, Cambodia in 2020 against global standards and guidance (Codex Alimentarius and WHO), and relevant national legislation. The study also compared the nutrient…
This study assessed the composition, nutrient content, nutrient content claims and related labelling practices as declared on the labels of 211 commercially produced complementary foods (CPCF) purchased in Bandung City, Indonesia in 2017 against global standards and guidance (Codex Alimentarius and WHO), and relevant national legislation. The study also compared the nutrient content (as determined…
This report provides data on the level of declared sugar content and nutritional quality based on the label analysis of growing-up milks (GUMs) launched in Indonesia between January 2017 and May 2019. The executive summary is available here. The technical brief on this research is available here. Access the report in Bahasa Indonesia. Suggested citation:…
This report provides data on the level of declared sugar content and nutritional quality based on the label analysis of growing-up milks (GUMs) launched in Indonesia between January 2017 and May 2019. The executive summary (in Bahasa Indonesia) is available here. The technical brief (in Bahasa Indonesia) on this research is available here. Access the…
This report was authored by Helen Keller International Cambodia and World Vision International in August 2019. A two-page summary brief on this research is available here. Suggested citation: Helen Keller International (HKI) & World Vision International (WVI). (2019). Point-of-Sale Promotion and Labeling Violations of Breastmilk Substitutes in Cambodia: Observations in Six Provinces. Second Phase, 2018.…
This report, authored by Save the Children UK and endorsed by Helen Keller International, highlights the rapid growth of the market for baby milk formula and its potential to threaten the lives and the health of millions of vulnerable children. While recognizing the need for certain infants to be formula-fed and the right of mothers…
This report describes findings from monitoring of television commercials for specific foods and beverages consumed by infants and young children in Dakar Department, Senegal. ARCH collaborated with the marketing and advertising agency, Media Time, to conduct the monitoring for three months in 2015. Suggested citation: Gueye N.Y.S., Diop E.I., & Thiaw C. (2016) Monitoring of…
This report describes findings from ARCH’s cross-sectional study that assessed the labels of commercially produced complementary foods sold in the most populous metropolitan areas of Cambodia (Phnom Penh), Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Senegal (Dakar), and Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) to assess their support of optimal infant and young child feeding practices as recommended by current best…
