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BIA-Obesity (Business Impact Assessment—Obesity and population-level nutrition): a tool and process to assess food company policies and commitments related to obesity prevention and population nutrition at the national level

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posted on 2019-11-01, 00:00 authored by Gary SacksGary Sacks, L Vanderlee, Ella Robinson, S Vandevijvere, Adrian CameronAdrian Cameron, C Ni Mhurchu, A Lee, S H Ng, T Karupaiah, L Vergeer, M L'Abbé, Boyd SwinburnBoyd Swinburn
Addressing obesity and improving the diets of populations requires a comprehensive societal response. The need for broad-based action has led to a focus on accountability of the key factors that influence food environments, including the food and beverage industry. This paper describes the Business Impact Assessment—Obesity and population-level nutrition (BIA-Obesity) tool and process for benchmarking food and beverage company policies and practices related to obesity and population-level nutrition at the national level. The methods for BIA-Obesity draw largely from relevant components of the Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI), with specific assessment criteria developed for food and nonalcoholic beverage manufacturers, supermarkets, and chain restaurants, based on international recommendations and evidence of best practices related to each sector. The process for implementing the BIA-Obesity tool involves independent civil society organisations selecting the most prominent food and beverage companies in each country, engaging with the companies to understand their policies and practices, and assessing each company's policies and practices across six domains. The domains include: “corporate strategy,” “product formulation,” “nutrition labelling,” “product and brand promotion,” “product accessibility,” and “relationships with other organisations.” Assessment of company policies is based on their level of transparency, comprehensiveness, and specificity, with reference to best practice.

History

Journal

Obesity reviews

Volume

20

Issue

S2

Season

Supplement: Future Directions in Obesity Prevention

Pagination

78 - 89

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Location

Chichester, Eng.

ISSN

1467-7881

eISSN

1467-789X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2019, World Obesity Federation