Lessons learned from tobacco control : court decisions that ratify public health policies

The report shows how food and beverage companies use legal arguments to block food labelling standards. Many of the arguments against front-of-package food labelling can be responded to based on similar judicial precedents in the area of tobacco control. In the 1990’s tobacco companies settled an agreement, the “Master Settlement Agreement” (MSA) obliging them to publish documents regarding misinformation campaigns that hid health consequences of addiction to nicotine, as well as the existence of strategies to block public health policies. Misinformation strategies deployed by the food industry are very similar to those used by the tobacco industry

An analysis of regulatory scenarios on food labeling in Brazil and Argentina within the overall context of MERCOSUR

A summarized analysis is presented in this two-page brief regarding the current legislation on food labeling and packaging in Argentina, Brazil, and Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) member countries, and of the World Trade Organization (WTO) regime on front-of-package labelling (FOPL)

Campaign tool kit

The bulletin addresses the introduction of a government bill proposal for front of package labelling and nutrition labelling on food and drink packaging in Argentina. The bill also seeks to restrict the marketing of unhealthy food products. This bulletin is part of a campaign toolkit to disseminate information via social media platforms, Facebook, twitter and others. Fundacion InterAmericana del Corazon (ficargentina.org) promotes public policies and social changes that guarantee the protection of the right to health, through the reduction of chronic non-communicable diseases