WHO opens consultation on food profiling model for packaged foods

The World Health Organization has opened a public consultation on a draft Integrated Food Profiling Model intended to help governments identify pre-packaged industrially produced foods that may require regulatory measures.

The proposed model considers nutritional parameters such as saturated fats, trans fats, sugar and sodium, alongside selected ingredients including flavours, colours and sweeteners. It is intended to support government decisions on measures such as front-of-pack nutrition labelling and restrictions on food marketing.

WHO has invited feedback from governments, industry stakeholders, researchers and civil society. The consultation is relevant to food manufacturers because future food-profiling approaches may influence product formulation, ingredient declarations, nutritional labelling and regulatory compliance in different markets.