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New important partners result in growing importance of the Czech variation of the Choices logo. After the success of the Dutch Choices logo, ‘het Vinkje’, the Czech equivalent is quickly expanding. The Czech ‘Vím, co jím’ logo for food products and ‘Vím, co piju’ logo for beverages are the youngest from the Choices family.
The ‘Vím...
During WHO’s annual member country meeting, the 66th World Health Assembly in Geneva 20-28 May, infectious diseases and noncommunicable diseases were the two key subjects. Choices had the opportunity to present itself at a side event on public private partnerships.
This event, attended by more than 120 delegates, has been organised by the Dutch government and showed successful cooperation with the food industry...
Brussels, 16 April 2013 – The Dutch version of the Choices logo (‘Vinkje’) is now confirmed as the single food choice logo for The Netherlands. Today marks the official record of the logo in the Dutch Food Nutrition Information Decree. The authorisation is the first of its kind in the European Union, supported by the member states and the European Commission.
Pavel Telička, chairman of the...
Replacing typical Brazilian foods by Choices products may improve Brazilian diets by substantially decreasing unfavorable nutrients while increasing dietary fiber. This appeared from a modeling study by the Brazilian scientists Wenzel de Menezes (see picture) et al. from the University of Sao Paulo, that was recently published in Food Chemistry. Replacing typical products from the Brazilian menu by products complying...
In the fight against obesity, unhealthy diets and chronic diseases, every participant has an important role to play. Policy makers want to ensure that consumers make informed and healthy food choices; scientists work towards improving public health and innovation. A number of front runner food companies are initiating or joining such initiatives. All these ambitions bring stakeholders on the same side in the fight...
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