Nutrition composition and labelling practices of commercially produced complementary foods sold in Dakar and Guédiawaye Departments, Senegal

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 of the most commonly available CPCF, purchased in Dakar and Guédiawaye Departments in 2021, to their declared nutritional information.

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Helen Keller International (HKI). (2022). Using the 2019 WHO EURO Commercially Available Complementary Foods Nutrient Profile Model to assess nutrient composition and labelling practices of commercially produced complementary foods purchased in the Dakar and Guédiawaye Departments, Senegal. Helen Keller International, Washington, DC.