Editorial | A decisive step toward public health - Vídeo Dailymotion

Editorial | A decisive step toward public health

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00:00Liston Diario presents the editorial from the director.

00:30Nutritional elements claim to be contained in some food products.

00:33Dominican consumers are not deeply immersed in this culture of observing or checking the

00:38ingredient lists of the products they buy.

00:41That is why they often buy foods or medicines that are past their expiration date or with

00:45nutritional indicators that are not realistic.

00:49As Fabio Da Silva, advisor to the Pan American Health Organization, PASHO, has said, this measure

00:55not only empowers consumers, but also redefines the rules of the game for the food industry

01:01and protects the most vulnerable children in schools.

01:05Labeling is also a good resource for protecting school environments, where regulation will

01:09act as a shield against the consumption of ultra-processed foods.

01:14Experience in other countries such as Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay shows that these labels

01:19reduce purchases of critical products by 25 percent and accelerate the availability of

01:24healthy alternatives.

01:26Front-of-Pack labeling is not just a right to information, it is a tool for health justice.

01:32It requires political courage to confront economic powers, but its impact on better-nourished children

01:38and adults with fewer chronic diseases will be the legacy of a society that has chosen to

01:42care for its people.

01:44The question is not whether we can implement it, but how many lives will we lose while we

01:48wait?

01:49For Listine Diario, voiceover and translation by Danny Leon.

01:54Listine Diario presented the editorial from the director.

01:57Listine Diario podstaw A.