Access to Nutrition Initiative study reveals that Food for infants and toddlers from leading brands fails to meet marketing and nutritional standards
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) unveils three assessments showing inappropriate marketing and nutritional inadequacies of foods intended for infants and young children.
- UTRECHT, The Netherlands, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) unveils three assessments showing inappropriate marketing and nutritional inadequacies of foods intended for infants and young children.
- None of the commercial complementary food products for infants and young children were found suitable for promotion for consumption by children aged 6 months to three years.
- The first study shows only 35% meet all nutritional requirements, with 25-33% of products assessed containing excessive levels of sugar or inappropriate energy levels.
- said Kathy Spahn, Board Member of the Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) and former President and CEO, Helen Keller International.