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Achieving the Policy Objectives
In order to establish that any action relating to alcohol consumption would be successful in achieving the policy objective of decreasing the proportion of Australians who are overweight and obese, it would need to be established that alcohol consumption causes or significantly contributes to obesity.
The relationship between patterns of alcohol consumption and obesity is complex and influenced by many factors including gender, genetics, diet, physical activity, sleep, and body weight.
Approximately one third of epidemiological studies on alcohol and body weight suggest that there is a positive correlation between alcohol consumption and body weight, one third found a negative correlation and one third found no association at all. The discrepancies in data may result from methodological differences between the studies.
When alcohol is consumed in conjunction with a meal, as is the general cultural approach to alcohol in Australia, it becomes the priority substrate and temporarily displaces carbohydrate and fat from oxidative metabolism in the liver. Since there is a maximum oxidation rate for alcohol of approximately 0.1 g/kg (0.7 kcal/g) fat-free mass per hour, only approximately 50% of the resting energy expenditure can be covered by alcohol oxidation and substantially less if this is related to total energy expenditure, which includes physical activity.
This implies that alcohol can temporarily and transiently spare the oxidation of other substrates up to a maximum level of 50% the resting value. This means that alcohol is metabolized before carbohydrates and fats and as such delays the energy inputs of these nutrients into the body, resulting in a lower likelihood of additional calories that contribute to weight gain.
In relation to light to moderate alcohol consumption, there have been several studies that have found that light to moderate drinkers have lower odds of being overweight or obese compared with non-drinkers and ex-drinkers.
For example, a study of 43 543 participants considered the relationship between alcohol consumption and weight over a 13-year period.1 Some key findings from this study are as follows:
• There is an inverse relationship between drinking frequency and weight gain when compared tonon-drinkers, non-drinkers had the highest odds of weight gain.
• Importantly, weight loss was not associated with the amount of alcohol consumed.
• Light to moderate alcohol consumers were less likely to gain weight compared to non-drinkers.
Heavy drinking and binge drinking i.e. harmful alcohol consumption, however, are more likely to carry such an association with excess body weight (Tolstrup et al. 2005, Arif and Rohrer 2005, Lukasiewicz et al. 2005, Wakabayashi et al. 2010, Shelton et al. 2010, Lee 2012). These studies are limited in their ability to demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships or changes in weight status over time, due to significant confunders within this cohort and likelihood of drinking with other behaviors such as consumption of bar or other discretionary snacks and levels of physical activity.
In addition, the caloric profile of alcohol beverages vary considerably. There are alcoholic beverages such as ‘no sugar’ ready to drink beverages, low carbohydrate beer and Weight Watches approved wine. This means that there are alternative alcoholic beverages for those wishing to limit their caloric intake. It also means that a blanket decision on alcohol is meaningless.
As there is no conclusive evidence to support a causative link between alcohol consumption and being overweight or obese, the policy position to include alcohol in the strategy is not evidentiary supported and references to alcohol should be removed. The appropriate place for alcohol policy and strategy is to be found with another arm of Government that is focussed on this area through the National Alcohol Strategy.
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Prevention of Harmful Alcohol Consumption
As outlined above, the only area in which alcohol consumption poses the possible associated risk to obesity is where there is heavy drinking or binge drinking. There are multiple strategies in place to reduce harmful alcohol consumptions as follows:
National Drug Strategy - A ten-year framework that aims to reduce and prevent the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs approved by the federal, state and territory governments of Australia.
National Alcohol Strategy - A framework to prevent and reduce alcohol-related harm approved by the federal, state and territory governments of Australia.
National Alcohol and other Drug Workforce Development Strategy - To enhance the capacity of the Australian AOD workforce to prevent and minimise alcohol and other drug-related harm across the domains of supply, demand and harm reduction activities approved by the federal, state and territory governments of Australia.
NSW Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Strategy - The Centre for Population Health is finalising a strategy for the NSW Health system to address and minimise harm associated with alcohol and other drug use.
ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan 2018-2021 - outlines ACT Government priorities to address and minimise harms from alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and non-medical use of pharmaceuticals in the territory.
VicHealth Alcohol Strategy 2019-2023 - reaffirms the 10-year goal of 200,000 more Victorians drinking less alcohol by 2023.
Queensland Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Strategy - brings together the best ideas to shape a new direction for mental health, drug and alcohol reform.
Tasmanian Alcohol Action Framework – a new framework is being developed and will be informed by both the new National Alcohol Strategy and by a new Tasmanian Drug Strategy expected to be developed in 2019.
Northern Territory Alcohol Harm Minimisation Action Plan – an action plan for the minimisation of alcohol related harm in the Northern Territory.
Western Australian Alcohol and Drug Interagency Strategy 2018-2022 - WA’s key policy document that outlines strategies to prevent and reduce the adverse impacts of AOD.
South Australian Alcohol and Other Drug Strategy 2017-2021 – the guiding strategy for harm minimisation of alcohol and other drugs in SA.
As there a plethora of strategies dedicated to the reduction of harmful alcohol consumption any references to alcohol in the obesity strategy should be removed. This will ensure the focus on harmful alcohol consumption is clear and unambiguous.
Consideration of Nutrition Warning Labelling for Alcoholic Beverages
The consultation paper includes the following:
Action 4.6.2 - Introduce front of pack nutrition warning labels for nutrients of concern (e.g., added sugar, sodium, saturated fats, alcohol, energy content) to complement the Health Star Rating system.
Alcoholic beverages are clearly labeled as such. The label includes information on the percentage of pure alcohol by volume as well as the number of standard drinks in each product. The labelling of alcoholic beverages are regulated by FSANZ in a way that recognises it as a unique product. As such, a label warning that a beverage contains alcohol is not necessary as the information already exists on label.
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It is important to note that Health Star Rating system specially excludes alcohol. This means that the nutrition warning label for alcohol would not be complementary to the Health Star Rating system in this case.
Lastly, Australia is a signatory to many worldwide trade agreements that are prescriptive on what information can and cannot be mandated for the front-of-label of an alcoholic beverage. Actions by the Australian Government to mandate specific information on front-of-label would be strongly contested and be in breach of many treaties that Australia is a signatory.
As alcoholic products are clearly sold as such with alcohol content stated on the front of label a nutrition warning label for alcohol is unnecessary. As such ABA recommends removing reference to alcohol from action 4.6.2 and that the limited resources available to an obesity strategy are maximised.
Consideration of Price Mechanism to Reduce Alcohol Consumption
The consultation paper includes the following:
4.7.3 Consider using price to reduce consumption of alcoholic beverages, potentially through a uniform volumetric tax and/or a floor price.
Action 4.7.3 is aimed to reduce all alcohol consumption. As outlined above, the risk of obesity becomes a possible issue when there is binge or heavy drinking taking place, noting correlation is not causation.
Price mechanisms have not been proven to be effective in reducing harmful alcohol consumption. Evidence demonstrates that while higher prices can influence the amounts of alcohol light to moderate drinkers consume, heavy and harmful drinkers are price inelastic and do not moderate there consumption in a significant way.
This matter has been considered as part of the National Alcohol Strategy and the Australian Government has clearly signalled it is not supportive of changes to alcohol tax2.
As such, ABA recommends the removal of action 4.7.3 in its entirety.
Unintended Consequences on the inclusion of alcohol in the Strategy
A possible unintended consequence of including alcohol in the obesity strategy is exacerbating the issue of ‘drunkrexia’. ‘Drunkrexia’ refers to extreme weight control behaviours to compensate for binge drinking. The messaging that alcohol causes obesity may further fuel situations where ‘drunkrexia’ is taking place.
As alcohol can form part of a balanced diet and lifestyle, it is important to ensure to alcohol is not portrayed as a beverage that will necessarily lead to weight gain.
Further Consultation
While some mention is made on the overarching webpage that there will be further consultation, there is no clarity on whether there will be an opportunity to provide written feedback on the draft strategy. ABA submits that a second consultation period of at least 60 days be provided once the draft strategy is developed and include consultation to include written submissions.
For any questions on this submission please contact:
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Introduction The Australian community is invited to take part in a national consultation to inform a national obesity strategy. This consultation runs from 4 November to 15 December 2019 and is being conducted by The Social Deck on behalf of the Council Of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council. This survey is one of the ways you can have your say. While completing this survey you may want to refer to the consultation paper. The consultation paper provides details of the proposed framework and ideas for consideration to be included in a national obesity strategy. There is also a shorter version of the consultation paper. About the survey This survey is most relevant to organisations or interested individuals who want to have their say about the specific ideas and strategies being considered for inclusion in a national obesity strategy. The survey will close at 11:59 pm on Sunday, 15 December 2019. This survey includes some questions that ask you to rate items on a scale and other questions that ask you to write about your views, suggestions and feedback on specific strategies and ideas that are outlined in the consultation paper. It is designed to enable you to submit comments about each of the proposed strategies if you want to. The survey may take at least 45 minutes to complete, or longer if you provide comments on specific strategies. There is also a shorter survey available, which will only take approximately 20 minutes to complete. The shorter survey is for members of the public. The survey is in six parts, which includes:
• Section 1. Proposed timeframe and scope for a national obesity strategy • Section 2. Proposed principles to guide a national obesity strategy • Section 3. Proposed priority areas and strategies for a national obesity
strategy • Section 4. Proposed enablers for a national obesity strategy • Section 5. Proposed implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of
a national obesity strategy • Section 6. Questions about you [please note these questions are not
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If you wish, you can complete the survey in stages. On the bottom right of each page of the survey, there is an option to supply an email address to save your progress. A unique link will be emailed to you that will allow you to return where you left off. Email addresses entered for this purpose are not saved with your responses to the survey. Please note that, depending on which email service you use, these emails can take up to a few hours to come through to your inbox. This survey is being conducted in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988. You can access The Social Deck’s research privacy policy here. Support to help you complete the survey If you have difficulty understanding the survey and need a translator or interpreter, please call the Translating and Interpreting Services (TIS National) on 131 450 and ask them to contact The Social Deck on 0491 617 118. The National Relay Service (NRS) is a service for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and/or have a speech impairment. If you need help contacting us, the NRS can assist. To contact the NRS visit https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/phone/services-people-disability/accesshub/national-relay-service or call the following numbers: • TTY — 133 677 • Speak and Listen — 1300 555 727 • SMS relay — 0423 677 767 If any of the questions or content in the survey/s cause you distress, you can end the survey at any time. If you or someone you know is in crisis or feeling distressed and needs support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636. The Butterfly Foundation supports anyone concerned by an eating disorder or body image issues on 1800 334 673. If you have any questions or concerns about the survey, please email [email protected] How will responses be used? Findings from the survey will be collated and included in a report to inform the development of a national obesity strategy. You will be required to consent to having information published or used publicly. If you are an organisation completing this survey, you will be required to provide the name of your organisation and your responses may be attributed to your
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organisation. A list of organisations who completed the survey may be published online and in the consultation report. Organisations will also be required to provide a contact name and email address so that we can contact them about this consultation if required. Names and email addresses will not be published or shared with any third parties. Thank you for completing the survey. Consent to participate in this survey. By participating in this survey, you indicate that:
• You have read the above information; • Your participation in this survey is voluntary; • You consent to your responses being included in public reports; and • You are at least 14 years of age.
Q1. Do you wish to continue with this survey?
1. Yes (skip to Q2) 2. No (if you select no, you will be exited from the survey)
Q2. Are you completing this survey on behalf of an organisation or as an interested individual?
1. On behalf of an organisation 2. As an interested individual
Q3. What is your organisation’s main role or interest in a national obesity strategy? You may select all that apply.
1. We are a health or medical organisation 2. We are a research organisation 3. We are an education institution 4. We are a government organisation 5. We are a business that sells and/or markets food/drinks/produce 6. We are an organisation that represents businesses that sell and/or
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Q4. What is your main role or interest in a national obesity strategy? You may select all that apply.
1. I am a health professional 2. I am an academic or researcher 3. I am employed by federal, state or territory, or local government 4. I am a business owner 5. I work in a health promotion organisation 6. I work for a business that sells and/or markets food/drinks/produce 7. I work for an organisation that represents businesses that sell and/or
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Q5. Many people and organisations have a diverse range of views on what should be included in a national obesity strategy. To ensure transparency throughout the consultation process, it is important to consider these views in the context of any relevant interests. As you are answering this survey on behalf of an organisation, please provide the name of your organisation in the space below. This information is required. Australian Beverages Council Q6. Please provide a contact name and email address for your organisation so that we may contact you about this consultation process if required. Your contact details will only be used for the purpose of this consultation and will not be shared with any third parties. Once again, this information is required. Name: Email We are now going to ask you a series of questions about the proposed framework and ideas that could be included in a national obesity strategy. These are outlined in more detail in the consultation paper.
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The framework and ideas have been informed by the following sources: • Senate Select Committee Inquiry into the Obesity Epidemic in Australia
(2018); • National Obesity Summit (February 2019); • Two commissioned evidence reports (Population-level strategies to support
healthy weight and Addressing the social and commercial determinants of healthy weight); and
• A practice review of state and territory, international, global and consensus strategies and statements.
Section 1. Proposed timeframe and scope for a national obesity strategy Q7. Timeframe of a national obesity strategy It is proposed that a national obesity strategy will guide action over the next 10 years – from 2020 to 2030. Do you think this timeframe is too short, about right, or too long?
1. Too short 2. About right 3. Too long 4. I’m not sure
Q8. Timeframe of a national obesity strategy Why do you think the proposed timeframe of 10 years is (pipe response from previous question)?
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2. Overweight and obesity is a highly complex, multi-causal issue requiring a comprehensive, systemic program of multiple interventions to be effective which takes considerable time;
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4. A multi-government (federal, state and local) and multi-department approach in conjunction with NFP and private sectors will require considerable coordination, capital, human resources and time;
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6. The implementation of any recommended changes for food and beverage industry, retailers and food service will require adequate transition periods.
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4. other matters related to the operation of the HSR System, including its administration. Case Study: Healthy Food Partnership The Australian Beverages Council has also been significantly involved in the oversight of the Healthy Food Partnership and its various working groups. The governance structure for the Healthy Food Partnership comprises an Executive Committee, five working groups and where required industry roundtables. The Healthy Food Partnership is based on the following key areas: Portion Size – promote and communicate appropriate portion sizes, and consumption of portion sizes that align with the Australian Dietary Guidelines. Encourage more appropriate packaging of products to align with consumption, to encourage purchase and minimise wastage. Communication and education – focus on whole foods and total diet. Work to explain the Australian Dietary Guidelines and how to eat a balanced diet encompassing all five food groups. Develop a long term strategy for education which recognises different behavioural, nutritional and information needs of the population. Reformulation – work with industry and key stakeholders to make targeted manufactured foods healthier by building on existing strategies such as the Health Star Rating system and optimising the appropriate balance of nutrients and ingredients in food. The Australian Beverages Council actively participates in these working groups, particularly the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Reference Group [IMERG]. In relation to the National Obesity Strategy, the Australia Beverages Council supports governance and review structures that are similar in nature to the Health Star Rating system and Healthy Food Partnership, particularly those that include opportunities for collaboration and partnership across stakeholder groups (NGOs, industry, government and academia). The Australian Beverages Council would welcome opportunities to co-create and partake in formal governance structures, such as committees and working groups, and act as a conduit between the broader non-alcoholic beverage industry and the formal oversight structure.
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Q9. The proposed scope of a national obesity strategy Page 9 of the consultation paper outlines the proposed scope of a national obesity strategy. This includes:
Government leadership for a whole-of-society response - The strategy will be a unifying framework, to enable genuine partnerships, improved collaboration and shared responsibility. It will identify strategies for Commonwealth and State and Territory governments, as well as the community and other key stakeholders including, non-government organisations and the private sector. Prevention is the focus – The strategy will focus on primary and secondary preventive actions that promote and support healthy eating, regular physical activity and a healthy weight for all. Prevention actions benefit everyone, by helping to make the healthy option the easiest option. This includes actions to address environmental and social influences.
Outside the scope of a national obesity strategy are: • Actions to manage and address underweight; and • Tertiary prevention actions (e.g., treatment of obesity and/or obesity-
related complications). To what extent do you agree or disagree with each of the following components in the proposed scope for a national obesity strategy?
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1. Reduction in BMI; 2. Reduction in high BMIs among certain at-risk groups 3. Reduction in the incidence of chronic disease; 4. Greater diet quality as measured by longitudinal dietary records; 5. Consumer awareness of balanced, nutritious diets; 6. Greater awareness of balanced, nutritious diets among at-risk groups; and 7. Ongoing improvement in diet quality and risk factors for those monitored in
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Given the broad nature of some of the strategies/ideas contained in the consultation paper, it is challenging to accurately reflect a position and it is imperative that all comments be considered as qualifying remarks to the respective positions expressed in the ratings boxes. In the next sections we will ask you a series of questions related to each of the components of the proposed framework for action:
• Five proposed principles that will guide development and implementation of a national obesity strategy.
• Four proposed priority areas and the specific strategies included under each of these priority areas.
• Four proposed enablers that will help support sustained implementation of a national obesity strategy.
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We are interested in what you think of the five proposed guiding principles for a national obesity strategy. They are described in detail on pages 11 and 12 of the consultation paper. Please rate how important you think each of the following proposed principles are for guiding the development and implementation of a national obesity strategy.
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Thinking about the five proposed guiding principles, is there anything you would change, add or remove? Please provide your comments in the space below. The Australian Beverages Council supports the first four proposed guiding principles since overweight and obesity is a highly complex, multi-causal issue and requires a comprehensive, systemic program of multiple interventions to be effective. The following is recommended with specific reference to each Principle: Principle 3: The Australian Beverages Council supports the principle of working collaboratively in meaningful partnerships and notes the term “other key stakeholders”. It is recommended that the food and beverage industry be included in these partnerships as a key stakeholder to ensure the principle of collective and sustained action is met. Principle 4: The Australian Beverages Council supports the strategy being informed by up-to-date evidence but rejects the consideration of ‘promising or emerging strategies’ given the high risk of unintended consequences of unproven, untested strategies. Only the most credible, highest quality evidence should inform the strategy, taking into account the totality of the evidence base. Principle 5: The Australian Beverages Council strongly rejects the inclusion of economic or environmental policy in the National Obesity Strategy. Given the complexity of obesity reduction, there is risk of failure in developing a strategy with a broad scope. In assessing the overarching goal of the strategy to prevent the increase in overweight and obesity, and ultimately aiming to reduce those who are already overweight or obese, it is recommended that the scope of the strategy focuses on Principles 1- 4. Section 3. Proposed priority areas and strategies for a national obesity strategy The proposed priority areas and strategies for a national obesity strategy We are now going to ask you about the four proposed priority areas for a national obesity strategy. The proposed areas are:
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3. Enabling active living – supporting a way of life that helps people move more throughout the day
4. Building a healthier and resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment
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Q13. Proposed Priority 1: Supporting children and families – starting early to support healthy weight throughout life For this priority area, there are three proposed strategies, each containing a number of ideas to guide action. These are discussed in detail on pages 14 to 16 of the consultation paper. The first proposed strategy for this priority area is: Support prospective and new parents to be healthier at the time of conception and during pregnancy, and to optimise the healthy development of their children during the first 1000 days. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes to provide any feedback you might have about each idea. Remember that you can rate and comment on all of the ideas, or you can skip to the next section if you do not want to provide feedback on a particular area.
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FOR COMMENT: SECOND PROPOSED STRATEGY: The Australian Beverages Council recognises the importance of early education of children about healthy lifestyles and diet. The non-alcoholic beverage industry welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on the development of education programs, particularly in relation to the role of core and discretionary beverages in children’s diets, including flavoured milk and fruit juice with ‘no added sugar’. At present, there is significant confusion about the role of these nutritious beverages in children’s diets which requires clarity and practical advice commensurate with the Australian Dietary Guidelines. The Australian Beverages Council believes important education on good nutrition, regular sport or physical activity and recreation should be available to all children, regardless of socio-economic status, as a mandatory part of the school curriculum. IDEA 4: While the Australian Beverages Council supports the need to encourage greater availability of healthy food and drinks, and limiting unhealthy food and drinks, at sporting, recreation and community venues, facilities, clubs and events, it is important that the venues provide choice (meaning, a range of different types of food and beverages available to meet all needs, including some sugar-sweetened beverages). Case Study: Advertising on Queensland Government spaces The Queensland Government’s advertising policy on government spaces refers to the ‘National interim guide to reduce children’s exposure to unhealthy food and drink promotion’, which was endorsed by COAG Health Council in 2018. It is important to note that no sugar drinks were not explicitly included in the categories not recommended for promotion. The COAG Health Council document references these products as varying ‘per application and, is therefore optional; to be decided by each jurisdiction, depending on the setting and proposed use of the guide in that setting.’ The Australian Beverages Council strongly rejects the classification of no sugar beverages as products that are ‘not recommended for promotion’ or that these products are in any way ‘unhealthy’. Scientific evidence tabled to Food Standards Australia New Zealand [FSANZ] recently substantiates sweeteners used in a broad range of foods and drinks as safe and suitable for consumption by an array of consumers, including those seeking to reduce their intake of sugar from beverages. This supports the industry’s efforts to reduce sugar, as part of the sugar reduction pledge, and encourage healthier lifestyles.
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The consumption of no sugar beverages also supports the World Health Organisation’s sugar intake recommendations for less than ten per cent of daily energy to come from free (added) sugars. The Australian Beverages Council would suggest replacing ‘unhealthy’, with ‘less healthy’, as a more accurate descriptor. In assessing ‘less healthy’ products, it is crucial that consumer education underpins any change in policy while recognising that many sports and entertainment venues provide social opportunities for individuals and families, many of whom frequent these settings on occasion. As such, it is appropriate that consumers are offered a broad array of foods and drinks that reflect a social setting, including the availability of sugar-sweetened beverages. The creation of national criteria for “healthy” and “less healthy” food and drinks is strongly recommended, as there is inconsistency across Australian jurisdictions. The Health Star Rating system would be the most appropriate system to use as: 1) studies consistently show that the System is well aligned with Dietary Guidelines and effectively directs consumers towards foods lower in energy, saturated fats, sugars and sodium. 2) The recommended agreed improvements to the HSR System will ensure even better alignment with Dietary Guidelines e.g. increase the HSRs of certain Five Food Group (FFG) products (including certain fruits, vegetables and dairy products) and re-categorise certain discretionary foods (such as jellies and ice confections) to decrease their HSRs. 3) The proposed changes will also more effectively guide consumers on healthier choices within the non-dairy beverage category; and 4) Members of the Australian Beverages Council have agreed to support greater uptake of the Health Star Rating on the front-of-pack to meet the government’s 70 per cent coverage target. 15. Proposed Priority 1: Supporting children and families – starting early to support healthy weight throughout life The third proposed strategy for this priority area is: Enable early childhood education and care settings and schools to adopt whole of facility approaches that better support children to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits and skills. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Proposed Priority 1: Supporting children and families – starting early to support healthy weight throughout life Thinking about the strategies you just read for supporting children and families, are there any additional strategies or you think should be included to start early to support healthy weight throughout life? Please provide your comments in the space below. The three proposed strategies are listed again below if you need to re-read these. Proposed strategies:
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Q18. Proposed Priority 2: Mobilising people and communities – using knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable healthy weight The second proposed strategy for this priority area is: Engage and support local communities, groups and organisations to develop and lead their own healthy eating and physical activity initiatives through responding to local need, embedding participation and building community capacity. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Q19. Proposed Priority 2: Mobilising people and communities – using knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable healthy weight The third proposed strategy for this priority area is: Support all people who are at risk of becoming overweight to access effective weight management interventions without fear of judgement. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Q20. Proposed Priority 2: Mobilising people and communities – using knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable healthy weight The fourth proposed strategy for this priority area is: Support health and social services to prioritise the prevention of obesity-related chronic disease. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Q22. Proposed Priority 2: Mobilising people and communities – using knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable healthy weight Thinking about the strategies you just read for mobilising people and communities, are there any additional strategies you think should be included to mobilise people and communities to use knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable healthy weight? Please provide your comments in the space below. The five proposed strategies are listed again below if you need to re-read these. IDEA TWO: While the Australian Beverages Council supports the need for workplaces to “adopt policies and practices that promote and prioritise physical activity, increase access to healthy food and drinks, and limit access to... unhealthy food and drinks through catering, vending machines, cafes and canteens”, the recommendation to “remove unhealthy foods and drinks” is not supported. The Australian Beverages Council reiterates its preference for the term ‘less healthy’ as opposed to ‘unhealthy’. The Australian Beverages Council supports broad consumer choice and sustained behavioural change towards healthier options through actions including providing more low-sugar and no-sugar drinks in vending machines, a greater proportion of low- and no- sugar products on shelf and in targeted promotions. Many Members of the Australian Beverages Council have changed vending machine stock to comprise more low- and no-sugar drinks, including many vending machines that are exclusively stocked with bottled water. Moves toward stocking more low- and no-sugar products and vending machines with exclusively or largely bottled water support healthier lifestyles and are commensurate with the Australian Dietary Guidelines. The National Obesity Strategy must recognise, however, that vending machines are a key channel offering convenience to consumers. Accordingly, vending machines are stocked according to the appropriateness of the setting. For example, vending machines in stadia, sports settings, fitness centres and gyms are likely to be stocked with a higher proportion of electrolyte drinks and water products while those in shopping centres will stock a range of sugar-sweetened, non-sugar sweetened and unsweetened products. The creation of national criteria for “healthy” and “less healthy” food and drinks is strongly recommended, as there is inconsistency across Australian jurisdictions. The Health Star Rating system would be the most appropriate system to use as:
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2) The recommended agreed improvements to the HSR System will ensure even better alignment with Dietary Guidelines e.g. increase the HSRs of certain Five Food Group (FFG) products (including certain fruits, vegetables and dairy products) and re-categorise certain discretionary foods (such as jellies and ice confections) to decrease their HSRs.
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4) Members of the Australian Beverages Council have agreed to support greater uptake of the Health Star Rating on the front-of-pack to meet the government’s 70 per cent coverage target.
Case study: Amsterdam’s healthy-weight programme In 2013, one in four to five children in Amsterdam were found to have overweight or obesity. To tackle this problem, the Council and Health Department of Amsterdam set out to develop a long-term approach that reaches into every domain of a child’s life. Council members awarded the programme with unanimous approval and a sizeable, structural budget, reaching as far as 2033, when children of the first ‘healthy generation’ will celebrate their 18th birthday. 1
Amsterdam views a healthy life for children not just as a responsibility of the parents, but as a responsibility shared by everyone who plays a part in the life of children, be it close by like neighbours and teachers, or from afar like policy makers and the food industry. The programme has steadily been working on building a coalition of partners, all working in their own domain on this issue, sending out the same message: healthy behaviour is normal behaviour. Three simple lifestyle rules form the basis of this message: Healthy food and drink, exercise, and sleep. Key actions of Amsterdam’s healthy-weight programme include:2
• Making primary schools healthier places; • Ensuring cycle routes are made safer; • Arranging after-school activities for children; • Subsidisation of sports club membership for low income families; and • Working with supermarkets and local food suppliers to: modify menus and
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diverse initiatives include collaborating with mayors and public health groups on community health initiatives, creating jobs and driving environmental programs. East Los Angeles: In 2015, beverage companies began working with supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants and local partners in communities in eastern Los Angeles. The initiative is part of the Balance Calories Initiative, a partnership with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, to reduce beverage calories consumed per person 20% by 2025 across the nation.3 Specifically, the initiative focusses on the Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno and East LA neighbourhoods. Efforts behind building more balanced communities in East Los Angeles include:
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Q23. Proposed Priority 3: Enabling active living – supporting a way of life that helps people move more throughout the day For this priority area, there are two proposed strategies, each containing a number of ideas for guiding action. These are discussed in detail on pages 20 and 21 of the consultation paper. The first proposed strategy for this priority area is: Invest in connected active places and spaces in urban, regional and rural areas. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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The Australian Beverages Council supports the need for the National Obesity Strategy to focus on both healthy eating as well as active living. The cause of overweight and obesity is multifactorial, and therefore the National Obesity Strategy must focus on a range of levers including the food environment, physical activity and other environmental, behavioural and psychosocial factors. Q25. Proposed Priority 3: Enabling active living – supporting a way of life that helps people move more throughout the day Thinking about the specific strategies you just read for enabling active living, are there any additional strategies you think should be included to support a way of life that helps people move more throughout the day? Please provide your comments in the space below. The two proposed strategies are listed again below if you need to re-read these. Proposed strategies:
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Q26. Proposed Priority 4: Building a healthier and more resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment For this priority area, there are seven proposed strategies, each containing a number of ideas to guide action. These are discussed in detail on pages 22 to 25 of the consultation paper. Remember that you can rate and comment on all of the strategies, or you can skip to the next strategy if you do not want to provide feedback on a particular area. The first proposed strategy for this priority area is: Ensure our food system favours the production, processing and manufacture of healthy and sustainable products. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Comment: FIRST PROPOSED STRATEGY: The Australian Beverages Council does not support the proposed strategy, particularly: “Ensure our food system favours the production, processing and manufacture of healthy and sustainable products” in so far as it focuses on “sustainable products” within a National Obesity Strategy. Importantly, the Australian Beverages Council does not support the inclusion of Sustainability in the National Obesity strategy for the following reasons:
1. Not evidence based. Sustainability has been included in this strategy despite the Evidence Check (commissioned to inform the national obesity strategy) not evaluating the effectiveness of such interventions. 1 On closer review of the Evidence Check, it appears that the research cited to support the inclusion of sustainability in the National Obesity Strategy is one published paper which proposes the framework put forward by the Lancet Commission into the Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition and Climate Change. 2 While this framework is a proposed way of tackling obesity by linking it to climate change, there is no evidence for the effectiveness of such a framework.
2. No place in obesity policy. Globally and locally, national obesity strategies do
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▪ OECD, Heavy Burden of Obesity: The Economics of Prevention. This recently released report identified communication-based approaches such as regulation of advertising, food labelling, menu labelling and mass media campaigns as the most economically effective policy measures, as well as reformulation to achieve a 20% calorie reduction in energy-dense foods and drinks. The OECD report recognises that strategies to reduce obesity may have cross-sectoral effects, for example on climate change, however creating truly synergetic policies is challenging, requiring extensive stakeholder input from across sectors.
3. Relevant to a national food and nutrition policy. The issue of sustainable
food systems is more relevant in a National Nutrition Policy than a National Obesity Strategy, as recommended in the recent Australian Academy of Science’s decadal plan. 6 The Plan calls for: “a policy or plan based on robust evidence that … would provide a framework for sustainable population health improvement initiatives” that would be “based on real-world experience and
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robust evidence, together with monitoring, benchmarking and assessment of population-level health and welfare, nutrition equity, environmental sustainability and productivity “. Furthermore, the Plan acknowledges the need for significant research to identify sustainable diets that maximise nutritional outcomes yet require considerable changes in current production and commercial practices, management of resources and the food system as well as consumer education.
For clarity, the Australian Beverages Council supports Sustainability initiatives and partnerships with other stakeholders to:
1) Increase the availability and use of recycled material in beverage containers via Container Deposit Schemes;
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3) Reduce secondary and tertiary packaging across the supply chain; 4) Encourage the use of sustainably-sourced ingredients where possible.
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To avoid confusion, the Australian Beverages Council strongly recommends greater consideration be given to defining the use of ‘healthy’ or ‘unhealthy’ food and drinks. Although the Australian Dietary Guidelines provide advice on ‘core’ and ‘discretionary’ foods, they do not provide specific information on many packaged products. Additionally, the Australian Dietary Guidelines are not updated sufficiently frequently to reflect changes in the food supply, such as innovative new foods and drinks, including Kombucha, sports water, ready-to-eat snacks and meals. For packaged foods and drinks, a national adoption of the Health Star Rating algorithm as outlined in comments, Q22, is recommended. Q28. Proposed Priority 4: Building a healthier and more resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment The third proposed strategy for this priority area is: Make processed food and drinks healthier and more sustainable by limiting energy and nutrients of concern. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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COMMENTS: THIRD PROPOSED STRATEGY: The Australian Beverage Council partially supports the third proposed strategy in relation to “Make processed food and drinks healthier... by limiting energy and nutrients of concern”, but strongly rejects the inclusion of “more sustainable” in the statement. Limiting energy (kJ) and nutrients of concern in processed foods and drinks will not necessarily make them more sustainable and focussing on Sustainability is unlikely to have an impact on obesity and overweight levels (please refer to comments under Q26). The Australian Beverages Council and its Members have specific sustainability policies in place that acknowledge a responsibility and commitment to the environment. The Australian Beverages Council supports Sustainability initiatives and partnerships with other stakeholders to:
1) Increase the availability and use of recycled material in beverage containers via Container Deposit Schemes;
2) Encourage responsible water stewardship across Australia; 3) Reduce secondary and tertiary packaging across the supply chain; 4) Encourage the use of sustainably-sourced ingredients where possible.
While Sustainability is an important consideration for the non-alcoholic beverage industry, it is most appropriately handled in an environmental strategy. Sustainability policies exist at the Commonwealth and State/Territory levels and via initiatives developed by private enterprise, such as increasing the level of recycled PET in containers to 100 per cent for most product lines and the sustainable sources of sugar and water across the drinks industry. The Australian Beverages Council strongly recommends the focus of the National Obesity Strategy be limited to high impact and cost-effective interventions. The Australian Beverages Council acknowledges the importance of the beverage industry’s contribution to the third proposed strategy, “to make processed foods and drinks healthier...”, and the industry has effective initiatives in place to reduce our contribution to energy and sugar intakes.
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Case Study: Sugar Reduction Pledge The Sugar Reduction Pledge, is an industry commitment to reduce sugar across the industry by 10 per cent by 2020 and 20 per cent by 2025. The first independent progress report of the Pledge was released in November 2019 and covers the period 2015-2018. The progress report identified a seven per cent reduction in sugar across the period. The report’s findings are encouraging and demonstrate the effectiveness of actions being taken by signatories to the pledge, including product reformulation (reducing sugar and energy content of existing products), smaller pack sizes, product innovation (creating great tasting new lower or no sugar drinks) and innovative marketing to drive behaviour change towards no- and low-sugar options. These proactive actions are shifting behaviour and will continue to reduce sugar and energy (kJ) content across the industry. The Sugar Reduction Pledge will be reviewed each year with both a 2020 and 2025 target. The Australian Beverages Council is also committed to establishing a second tier of the Sugar Reduction Pledge, specifically for those Members that are unable to sign up to the 20 per cent reduction, but that wish to commit to a range of other initiatives in support of the Pledge’s overarching objective to help people choose a drink with less, low or no sugar as a way to supporting a healthy lifestyle. Supporter Members that become a part of the second tier may, in time, transition from the second to the first tier of the initiative and become a Signatory Member. Participating in the Supporter Tier is a clear and identifiable example of a Member taking a proactive role by, for example, providing more choice for people, while continuing to provide great tasting and refreshing drinks. Supporter Members will undertake a range of measurable activities, which will be subject to rigorous and regular review. As with the other tier, Supporter Members will use a variety of levers or instruments to demonstrate their support for the intent of the Sugar Reduction Pledge, including:
• Reformulating existing products; • Increasing the volume sales of low and no sugar varieties; • Introducing additional low and no sugar varieties into the market by 2020
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• Promoting consumption of bottled water by young Australians and only milk and water for the very young;
• A cap in sugar content on all existing drinks brands; • A cap in sugar on new recipes launched in Australia; • Investing in improved nutritional literacy; and • Transition vending machines to include more low, or no, sugar varieties
(where practical). Supporter Members will not be required to report on average reductions in total grams of sugar per 100mL or meet the 20 per cent target by 2025 that Signatory Members are subject to. Further information about the Sugar Reduction Pledge can be found at www.australianbeverages.org/pledge Case Study: Healthy Food Partnership The first three of the recommended ideas for the third proposed strategy, are currently being implemented through the work of the Healthy Food Partnership (HFP). A public-private partnership, the HFP is designed to cooperatively reduce obesity and encourage healthy eating, including strategies to educate consumers on consuming fresh produce, appropriate portion sizes, and to accelerate efforts to reformulate food to make it healthier. The Australian Beverages Council and its Members fully support the work of the HFP as outlined below: 1. Meeting product reformulation targets. For example, several Members have reformulated some of the nation’s favourite drinks to make them lower in kilojoules and sugar including reformulation of more than 30 recipes since 2015. 2. Educating consumers on appropriate portion and serve sizes. The Australian Beverages Council has worked with its Members over a number of years to introduce smaller pack sizes across the industry to support other initiatives that encourage healthy lifestyles and balanced diets. Smaller pack sizes, particularly in the sugar-sweetened beverage category, promote balanced diets and recognise that these beverages can be consumed in moderation as a discretionary food item. It is also important to note the wide variety of beverages in child-appropriate portion sizes are available on the market – a move by the industry as it has recognised the need to encourage portion control.
Furthermore, both the beverage and confectionery industry voluntarily introduced serve size guidelines. For example, our members have introduced new serves-per- pack labelling on our larger multi-serve bottles (e.g. 1.25L= 5 serves) to help better inform consumers on how many servings are in a bottle.
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3. Explore setting compositional limits for nutrients of concern. We do not believe that this is necessary for the non-alcoholic beverage category for the following reasons:
a. Sugar Reduction Pledge by the Australian non-alcoholic beverage industry (Ref:
2018 Aggregation Report, October 2019). The Pledge is in effect, driving compositional change for the two nutrients of concern – energy (kJ) and sugar. As stated, there has been a 7% reduction in sugar per 100mL (2015 to 2018). The graph below illustrates the industry’s performance on a yearly basis (2015 – 2018), aggregated for the average sugar content (g/100mL) for all beverage categories as well as the remaining reduction required by the pledge signatories to achieve a 20% reduction by 2025.
b. Nutrition Guidelines to drive reformulation and new product development. Many Members have introduced nutrition guidelines which in turn, reduce ‘nutrients of concern’ and align with the principles of the Industry Sugar Reduction Pledge. For example, a Member has strict Nutrition Guidelines for the Australian market, focussing on seven key areas that include energy (kJ), sugar (≤ 7.9g sugar per 100mL (excluded 100% fruit juice) & ‘no added sugar’ – 100% Fruit Juice), total fat, saturated fat and caffeine. These are based on the Australian & New Zealand Dietary Guidelines as well as targets set by leading health authorities including the World Health Organisation guidelines on free sugars. They are reviewed annually and apply to new products and product reformulations.
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Some stakeholders may advocate for the introduction of compositional limits of ‘risk nutrients’ on the basis of adopting a precautionary principle approach. Not only is this position redundant, as industry is already providing many new products that are low in risk nutrients or do not contain any at all, the cost incurred by government to administer a compositional mechanism would be high without realising any public health benefit.
IDEA FOUR: “Reduce food waste during manufacturing and processing and eliminate unnecessary packaging”. This idea, although important, is not relevant to a National Obesity Strategy and likely belongs in a National Food and Nutrition Policy.
It’s important to note that the Evidence Check commissioned to inform the National Obesity Strategy did not evaluate the effectiveness of interventions targeted at minimising food waste nor packaging on reducing obesity. 1 The Australian Beverages Council recommends the National Obesity Strategy ideas focus on interventions that will have high impact on obesity in a cost-effective way. Evidence-based strategies have been identified in key global reports including:
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Q29. Proposed Priority 4: Building a healthier and more resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment The fourth proposed strategy for this priority area is: Support targeted interventions that increase the availability, accessibility and affordability of healthy food and drinks for rural and remote communities, communities experiencing disadvantage and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Q30. Proposed Priority 4: Building a healthier and more resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment The fifth proposed strategy for this priority area is: Reduce exposure to unhealthy food and drink marketing and promotion. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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▪ not direct market or advertising of sugar-sweetened drinks at children aged 14 years and under or to primary schools, including not advertising sugar-sweetened drinks during children’s television programming
▪ encourage the consumption of bottled water, juice with no added sugar and flavoured milk for children and adolescents, where relevant.
Case Study: Promotion of water The Australasian Bottled Water Institute (ABWI), the dedicated bottled and packaged water division of the Australian Beverages Council, promotes the consumption of water as the beverage of choice for young Australians. The industry acknowledges water is the healthiest beverage available to consumers and recommends drinking plenty of water every day, reinforcing one of the Australian Dietary Guidelines, ‘drink plenty of water’. The industry encourages people to consume as much water as they need – from a tap, bubbler or bottle. The work of ABWI is contributing to increased water consumption in Australia, as the most commonly consumed non-dairy, non-alcoholic beverage is water, which includes spring water, purified water and mineral water. This is often packaged in plastic and glass bottles, but also boxes (with a bladder), pouches, cartons and cans. There has been considerable growth in bottled and packaged water in Australia as consumers embrace the convenience and health value while seeking beverages that contain no sugar at all. According to IBISWorld, the Bottled Water Manufacturing industry in Australia “is projected to grow modestly over the next five years” and “Rising health consciousness is also forecast to aid revenue, as consumers reduce their spending on soft drinks and shift towards healthy beverages such as bottled water.” 1 The Australian Beverages Council recommends any further actions related to marketing restrictions are based on evidence indicating the need for additional intervention. The effective self-regulatory model for advertising and marketing activity, overseen by the AANA, Australian Beverages Council and others, remain the most efficient and effective structure. AUSTRALIAN BEVERAGES COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION: We recommend advertising and marketing activity should not be the core focus of the National Obesity Strategy based on four key issues:
- the long-term commitment made by the non-alcoholic beverage industry under its revised Standard, which includes new media like digital and our commitment to advertise and market products in line with the Australian Dietary Guidelines;
- lack of causation between responsible advertising and harmful consumption, which means further restricting the advertising of certain products is highly unlikely to yield significant improvements in health outcomes but may lead to economic and societal costs in the advertising and marketing industry, and supporting sectors;
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- lack of evidence on the effect of advertising on overconsumption of food and beverages which, if presented and on the weight of evidence, might present an evidence-driven basis for regulatory change. In short, evidence does not show a causal relationship between responsible advertising and harmful levels of consumption of food and beverages.
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NOTE: As stated in comments related to Q22 & Q27, consistent national criteria for “unhealthy” vs “healthy” foods and drinks, based on the Health Star Rating system, should be developed as a priority. Case Study: Advertising on Queensland Government spaces The Australian Beverages Council does not support bans on marketing unhealthy food and drinks on publicly-owned or managed settings, such as the Queensland Government’s announcement of the phasing out of unhealthy marketing at more than 2,000 outdoor advertising spaces, including bus stops, train stations and road corridors. The Queensland Government’s advertising policy refers to the ‘National interim guide to reduce children’s exposure to unhealthy food and drink promotion’, which was endorsed by COAG Health Council in 2018. It is important to note that no sugar drinks were not explicitly included in the categories not recommended for promotion. The COAG Health Council document references these products as varying ‘per application and, is therefore optional; to be decided by each jurisdiction, depending on the setting and proposed use of the guide in that setting.’ The Australian Beverages Council strongly rejects the classification of no sugar beverages as products that are ‘not recommended for promotion’ or that these products are in any way ‘unhealthy’. Scientific evidence tabled to Food Standards Australia New Zealand [FSANZ] recently substantiates no sugar products as safe and suitable for consumption by a broad array of consumers, including those seeking to reduce their intake of sugar from beverages. The consumption of no sugar beverages also supports the World Health Organisation’s sugar intake recommendations for less than ten per cent of daily energy to come from free sugars. In assessing ‘unhealthy’ products, it is crucial that consumer education underpins any change in policy while recognising that many sports and entertainment venues provide social opportunities for individuals and families, many of whom frequent these settings on occasion. As such, it is appropriate that consumers are offered a
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Q31. Proposed Priority 4: Building a healthier and more resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment The sixth proposed strategy for this priority area is: Increase the availability and accessibility of information to support the consumer to make a healthier choice at the time of purchasing food or drinks. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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COMMENTS: IDEA ONE: In relation to front-of-pack labelling, the Health Star Rating [HSR] system is performing well, with most Australian consumers viewing the HSR System as easy to understand and use. Most consumers have indicated the HSR makes it easier to decide which packaged foods are healthier. As stated in the HSR Five Year Review Report, 23 per cent of surveyed Australian consumers were influenced by the HSR to change their purchasing behaviour and purchase a product with more stars. 1 Importantly, the HSR System is also encouraging positive reformulation of foods and drinks. An Australian study found that products displaying the HSR had made significant reductions in energy and saturated fat over the four years since the System was introduced, compared to those not displaying the HSR. With adoption of the recommended changes from the Review and additional consumer awareness campaigns, the Australian Beverages Council anticipates increased, positive consumer awareness and influence on purchasing behaviour. IDEA TWO: The Australian Beverages strongly rejects the need for warning labels or any similar pictorial approach on front-of-pack as the HSR system will continue to function effectively. Warning labels or pictorial approaches on the front-of-pack may confuse consumers, cause unintended consequences and introduce a competitive force into the existing labelling framework by challenging the Health Star Rating [HSR]. The proposed revised HSR should continue to be the only front-of-pack labelling [FoPL] system for supporting consumer choices in line with the ADGs. The HSR is an existing, reputable and widely used labelling system that considers the nutritional profile of food and drink. In short, an additional system for a single nutrient is misleading to consumers and contravenes ‘whole-of-diet’ advice. IDEA THREE: While the Australian Beverages Council supports “multi-component interventions to improve nutrition information and increase accessibility and prominence of healthier options in supermarkets”, it is important that further information be provided prior to feedback being sought on behalf of the industry. As detailed in the comments section of Q26, the Australian Beverages Council rejects the focus on Sustainability within a National Obesity Strategy. The inclusion of
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indicators as part of Sustainability are more applicable to a national food and nutrition policy. Sustainability has been included in the National Obesity Strategy despite the Evidence Check (commissioned to inform the National Obesity Strategy) not evaluating the effectiveness of such interventions. 2 On closer review of the Evidence Check, the research cited to support the inclusion of Sustainability in the National Obesity Strategy is a published paper which proposes the framework put forward by the Lancet Commission into the Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition and Climate Change. 3While this framework is a proposed way of tackling obesity by linking it to climate change, there is scant evidence for the effectiveness of such a framework, and further consultation and review must be carried out prior to recommendations being made. By comparison, evidence-based strategies have been identified in key global reports including:
▪ The McKinsey Global Institute in the UK which analysed a wide range of interventions to tackle obesity and found that portion control, reformulation, parental education and weight management programs were some of the most effective policy measures. 4
▪ OECD, The Heavy Burden of Obesity: The Economics of Prevention. 5 This recently released report identified communication-based approaches such as regulation of advertising, food labelling, menu labelling and mass media campaigns as the most economically effective policy measures, as well as reformulation to achieve a 20% calorie reduction in energy-dense foods and drinks. The OECD report recognises that strategies to reduce obesity may have cross-sectoral effects, for example on climate change, however creating truly synergetic policies is challenging, requiring extensive stakeholder input from across sectors.
1 MP Consulting (2019). Health Star Rating System Five Year Review Report. 2 Sacks G, Looi E, Cameron A, Backholer K, Strugnell C et al (2019). Population-level strategies to support healthy weight: an Evidence Check rapid review brokered by the Sax Institute (www.saxinstitute.org.au) for Queensland Health. 3 Swinburn, Boyd A., et al (2019). "The global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change: The Lancet Commission report." The Lancet 393.10173: 791-846. 4 McKinsey Global Institute (2014). Overcoming obesity: an initial economic analysis 5 OECD (2019). Heavy Burden of Obesity. The Economics of Prevention
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Q32. Proposed Priority 4: Building a healthier and more resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment The seventh proposed strategy for this priority area is: Explore policy options related to the price of food and drinks to help shift consumer purchases towards healthier options. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Comments: SEVENTH PROPOSED STRATEGY: The Australian Beverages Council does not support, “Explore policy options related to the price of food and drinks to help shift consumer purchases towards healthier options” in relation to the majority of ideas presented for guiding action under this strategy. IDEA TWO: The Australian Beverages Council does not support “Consider emerging evidence and policy approaches that use price to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and high sugar snacks”, since there is a growing body of evidence suggesting SSB taxes are a systematically flawed public health policy option to reduce overweight and obesity. Moreover, pricing measures between manufacturers and retailers should be excluded from the National Obesity Strategy as these are commercial agreements that operate in a functioning competitive market. The key reasons are outlined below: 1. Global health fora are specifically avoiding SSB taxation
The UN has considered and rejected taxation as a public health recommendation three times in the last 18 months:
1. Political Declaration from the High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in September 2018;
2. Resolution for Global Health and Foreign policy in December 2018; and
3. Political Declaration from the High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in September 2019.
Numerous input reports and fora serving to inform these meetings have specifically excluded SSB taxation from their final determinations, including:
• In the 2017 report, “Tackling NCDs,” WHO identified the 16 “Best Buy” interventions that governments can undertake to combat NCDs.1 Notably, taxation of soft drinks is NOT a Best Buy intervention – WHO’s own internal modelling (the CHOICE analysis) concluded it did not meet those standards;
• In October 2017, a SSB tax was considered and rejected by Member States for the Montevideo Roadmap at the WHO Global High-Level Conference on NCDs;
• In May 2018, WHO’s “Saving Lives, Spending Less” Report, which serves as
its global investment case for quantifying the best investments in evidence-based interventions in order to maximize health returns, focuses solely on WHO’s most cost-effective interventions, Best Buys.2 As mentioned above, WHO does not consider an SSB tax to be a Best Buy, and therefore has not included it in this report as a best investment;
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• In June 2018, WHO’s Independent High-Level Commission on NCDs issued a
report, “Time to Deliver” that identified the six key recommendations to accelerate progress in combating NCDs.3 This High-Level Commission considered and then explicitly rejected including a soft drink tax recommendation in their report, finding it to be neither bold, innovative or evidence-based.
2.SSB taxes lack any real-world evidence they have any discernible impact on obesity rates or public health The global experience with SSB taxation to date demonstrates, initial minimal, then unsustained drop in calories/energy from taxation of beverages, which does not reduce obesity nor impact public health as outlined below. MEXICO: In Mexico, the evidence from the 2014 SSB tax (also on high calorie snacks) has shown a brief, small and unsustained reduction in SSB consumption. Data from Mexico’s 2016 national health and nutrition survey has shown that obesity rates have edged upward among adults from 2012-2016, especially among adult women (a statistically significant rise from 73% of the adult female population to 75.6% percent of that population). 4 The tax resulted in a decrease of only four calories per day in year one with government sales tax receipts demonstrating resumed levels of consumption in years two and three.5 Moreover, the primary study from Mexico purporting a greater drop in sales to the tax receipts data, used counterfactuals to compare actual consumption with what consumption would have been, had the tax not been introduced (the counterfactual). 6 This study showed an alleged decrease in calories from taxed beverages of only six calories per day and representing 0.2% of the average daily dietary intake of 3,025 calories. BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: A tax on SSBs has caused caloric intake to increase rather than decrease. While caloric consumption of taxed beverages dropped marginally by an average of six calories per day, caloric consumption of untaxed, non-alcoholic beverages rose by an average of 32 calories per day, resulting in a net increase of 26 calories per person per day as a result of the tax. 7 Crucially, consumers in Berkeley responded by switching from taxed drinks to untaxed milkshakes, smoothies and other calorie-dense products, resulting in more calories consumed per day. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA: A study on the tax on SSBs in this jurisdiction was carried out and published in September 2019, ‘Oakland's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax: Impacts on Prices, Purchases and Consumption by Adults and Children’. 8 The study found that ‘We do not find evidence of substantial changes in the overall consumption of SSBs or of added sugars consumed through beverages for either adults or children after the tax.’
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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: This is the largest city in the United States with a soda tax. In Philadelphia, the tax also applies to low calorie beverages, underscoring the intention to raise revenue rather than reduce obesity. The Philadelphia Beverage Tax, introduced by The City of Philadelphia from 1 January 2017, imposes a 1.5 cents per ounce tax on the supply of sweetened beverages to retail dealers (regular and diet sodas, teas, for example). The tax is also levied on syrups and concentrates used to make sweetened drinks. An analysis of independent market data shows that consumption decreases are due to cross-border shopping: shoppers are crossing city boundaries where the tax applies to purchase the same beverages in jurisdictions where the tax does not apply. Beverage sales fell 24 percent at Philadelphia grocery stores but rose 14 percent in adjacent settlements. 9Seiler et al found that once cross-shopping was accounted for, there was no true reduction in sales as a result of the tax. 10 Cawley et al supported these findings, showing that a shift was seen away from diet drinks (taxed) to 100% fruit juice (untaxed). 11 It is therefore not surprising that adult’s added sugar intake decreased only by 6g (~ a teaspoon) and children by 2.5g (~0.5 teaspoon). Both reductions are small and statistically insignificant. A number of reputable studies and reports from credible institutions further question the efficacy of sugar and/or soft drink taxes. For example: ▪ “Sugar taxes: A review of the evidence”: At the request of New Zealand’s
Ministry of Health, the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research conducted this analysis and Report in which the authors ultimately concluded that “the evidence that sugar taxes improve health is weak.” 12 In their review of the 47 peer-reviewed studies and working papers on the topic of sugar taxes, the authors found, among other things, that: no study based on actual experience with sugar taxes has identified an impact on health outcomes.
▪ McKinsey Global Institute’s 2014 Report: This highly regarded analysis found that taxing sugar is one of the least effective interventions in combating obesity. This study reveals that out of more than 40 modelled interventions, taxation was not even among the top ten interventions. And even at this level of ineffectiveness, the science supporting taxation as an effective policy intervention was deemed weak (a 1 on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the best science).13 According to the McKinsey Global Institute, the most effective ways to combat obesity include reformulating drinks, offering smaller portion sizes and providing better education.
▪ International Tax and Investment Centre and Oxford Economics, “The Impact of Selective Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Taxes,”14 published in June 2016 evaluated the different factors that influence the effectiveness of selective food and non-alcoholic beverage taxes (“SFBT”) on two policy objectives: improving public health and raising government revenues. It concluded that the evidence “suggests that the impact of introducing SFBT can be wide-ranging and highly uncertain. Very few studies provide a robust and complete account of the effects of such taxes, meaning that governments seeking to introduce them are doing so in a highly speculative context.”
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▪ Systematic Review 2017. This published paper on the effectiveness of SSB taxation in middle income countries found no evidence that taxing SSBs would reduce population weight permanently.15
3.SSB taxes have been demonstrated to be poor economic policy Considering selective, discriminatory and regressive taxation measures often over-simplifies the economic complexities of taxation and ignores significant pitfalls, including: SSB taxation may lead to government revenue shortfalls and exacerbate the funding needs for certain programs. Taxation policy is complex, and there are documented “unintended consequences” to SSB taxation: ▪ Case Study A: Philadelphia tax resulted in job losses and misdirected funds The tax raised $79 million in 2017, but the impact on the cost of soda was not small. The tax adds approximately $1 to the cost of a 2-litre bottle of soda and a 12-pack of 12-ounce sodas went up by $2.16.
Philadelphia’s 1.5 cent per ounce Beverage Tax was intended to develop pre-kindergarten programs, parks, libraries and other services. Rather than this, the money raised has largely been left unspent. While the tax was billed as a capital stream to fund pre-kindergarten programs, parks, libraries and other services, according to a March 2018 report from the City Controller, only about 26 percent of the revenue generated from the tax has gone to the programs it was intended to fund. The remaining 74 percent has gone to a general fund. 16 Crucially, the tax has not been used to tackle NCDs or fund public health campaigns.
There has been a very real economic cost in lost jobs, lower revenue and unkept promises for schools. The impact means that Philadelphia lost an estimated 1,190 jobs, $54 million USD in labour income, and $80 million USD in annual GDP. Additionally, the City’s tax revenues are decreasing because shoppers are buying in bulk and/or in other jurisdictions where the tax does not apply. The revenue was expected to raise $92 million in 2017, while it only raised $79 million in reality. 17
▪ Case Study B: United Kingdom: Inflation and costs rise Unintended real-world fiscal consequences of a SSB tax are apparent elsewhere, such as the United Kingdom’s experience with its recently implemented Soft Drink Industry Levy (SDIL). The Government Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) found that the increase in price of soft drinks due to the tax will increase inflation. This food inflation in turn will raise the cost of interest payments on index-linked payments by the Government by about £1 billion in 2018-19. Ultimately, the new SDIL will cost the Government more than it raises in revenue and do even less for taxpayers who will ultimately pay this bill. 18 Reports indicate that the SDIL has raised less revenue than expected. It would seem incongruous that it could be good policy
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to levy a new tax that costs more money than it raises, particularly in the absence of a strong altruistic public health argument.
It is important to note that comparisons drawn between the British non-alcoholic beverage industry and the Australian non-industry alcoholic beverage industry are unlikely to yield meaningful results, particularly within the context of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy. At the time of introduction, the Australian non-alcoholic beverage industry was already more than three years into its ongoing reformulation agenda which has most recently been demonstrated in the first progress report on the voluntary sugar reduction pledge (refer to Q28 Case Study for further information). Furthermore, the UK experience is markedly different to Australia’s in respect to socio-economic factors.
4. A tax solely focused on SSBs is not supported by scientific evidence
Sugar and sugar-containing products are not uniquely responsible for the rising rates of obesity and other NCDs around the globe. As an initial matter, the intake of sugar and/or SSBs have been decreasing in several countries, yet the prevalence of overweight and obesity have either stayed the same or increased.19 Therefore, a unique focus on sugar and sugar-containing foods and beverages is misguided and unlikely to have a meaningful impact on obesity and overweight. There is no rational basis for only taxing SSBs but not other sugar-containing products (e.g., cookies, cakes, pastries, etc.) or other products with comparable amounts of kilojoules. Ultimately, a tax that targets sugar and/or specific sugar-containing foods and beverages as unique contributors to obesity or other NCDs, independent of all other sources of sugar or kilojoules, is not only misleading to consumers, but would also fail to improve public health. It also fails to recognize that many SSBs such as 100 per cent juices (no added sugar), milk-based beverages, and reduced-kilojoule juice beverages are inherently nutrient dense products that provide a good source of nutrients such as Vitamin C, Vitamin D, protein, and calcium. 5. SSB taxation is regressive policy and places an unfair burden on lower SES households Lastly, experience demonstrates that the burden of taxation is often carried by those who can least afford it. In Mexico, which adopted an SSB tax in 2014, 63.7% of the tax was collected from the lowest socio-economic group. 20The tax successfully raised revenue from poorer Mexicans in exchange for a minimal decrease in calories and without a corresponding improvement in public health; while the poor were poorer, they were not healthier. Moreover, according to data from the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey (“ENIGH”), and the Monthly Survey of the Manufacturing Industry (“EMIM”), the tax reportedly cost the country 10,815 jobs both in the non-alcoholic beverage industry directly and in agricultural companies that are the major suppliers to the industry. 21
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The Evidence Check commissioned to inform the National Obesity Strategy notes that an SSB tax is consistently regressive across socioeconomic groups. 22 However, more recent evidence has found that taxes financially impact lower socioeconomic groups more heavily with these groups reducing their sugar intake less than higher socioeconomic groups. 23 24 6. Alternatives to SSB tax If the stated objective of a tax on products containing sugar is to reduce sugar in the diet through reduced consumption of regular sugar-sweetened beverages, then more innovative and creative ways of achieving this are already in market and having the desired effect. For example, the Australian Beverage Industry’s Pledge to reduce sugar by 20 per cent by 2025 is driving tangible and sustained change within the industry: ▪ 7 per cent reduction in sugar in the first progress report (more than one third of
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In addition to Australia’s sugar reduction pledge, around the globe and in various countries, the beverage industry has made specific commitments to reduce sugar and therefore calories in beverages. For example:
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Beverage Association and its membership have committed to reducing the non-alcoholic beverage calories consumed per person by 20 percent by 2025. A report prepared by The Conference Board of Canada shows that in the first two years of Balance Calories alone, calories have been reduced by an unprecedented 10.2 percent. That means that since 2004 there has been almost a 30 percent reduction in calories consumed from non-alcoholic beverages by Canadians.1
1 The Conference Board of Canada, “Counting the Calories, Canadian’s Consumption of High-Calorie Beverages Continues to Decline” (August 2018), available at https://www.conferenceboard.ca/press/newsrelease/2018/08/09/counting-the-calories-canadians-consumption-of-high-calorie-beverages-continues-to-decline?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 (last accessed January 7, 2019).
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o In 2014, in partnership with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, the American Beverage Association, The Coca-Cola Company, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and PepsiCo set a goal to reduce beverage calories consumed per person nationally by 20 percent by 2025. Working together, as well as individually as companies, the US beverage industry is increasing access to beverages with less sugar, as well as smaller portions, across the country. In the first three years of implementation (2015-2017), introduction of no-, low- and mid-calorie beverage innovations outpaced introductions of full-calorie beverages. Together, about 60 percent of all new brands and flavors introduced were no-, low- and mid-calorie choice.2
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the leading beverage companies have committed to reducing the average added sugar content of their still and carbonated soft drinks by 10 percent between 2015 and 2020. This commitment was introduced at the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, a multi-stakeholder convening chaired by the EU Commission, and will be rolled out across Europe and aims to deliver an average 10 percent sugar reduction, impacting over 500 million consumers. This commitment comes on top of the 12 percent sugar and calorie reduction already achieved from 2000 and 2015, and represents an effective tripling of the sugar reduction pace.3
2 Keybridge, “2025 Beverage Calories Initiative: Report on 2017 Progress toward the National Calorie Goal” (August 2018), available at
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In the U.S., under the Healthy Weight Commitment (“HWCF”), 16 food and beverage manufacturers, including leading drinks companies, collectively pledged to remove 1.5 trillion calories from the marketplace by 2015. By 2012, independent monitoring by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation verified that 6.4 trillion calories had been removed from the food supply - exceeding the 2015 pledge by more than 400 percent and three years early.4 The McKinsey Global Institute ranked HWCF’s public-private partnership as one of two of the most effective programs in the global fight against obesity.5
As evidenced from the above, these public-private partnerships offer tangible results that align with governmental and public health objectives, in the absence of discriminatory and regressive taxes or other regulatory interventions or measures.
The importance of partnerships with the private sector is being echoed by leading global fora including the Political Declarations from the United Nation’s High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases in September 2018 and on Universal Health Coverage in September 2019, and most recently by the WHO’s Independent High-Level Commission on Non-Communicable Diseases report ‘Time to walk the talk’ (Recommendation 6), released at the WHO Global Meeting to Accelerate Progress on SDG target 3.4, in Muscat, Oman, in December 2019.
Q33. Proposed Priority 4: Building a healthier and more resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment Thinking about the specific strategies you just read for building a healthier and more resilient food system, are there any additional strategies or recommendations you think should be included to produce and promote healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment? These might include strategies that help people overcome specific challenges they encounter when making decisions about the food and drinks they consume. Please provide your comments in the space below. The seven proposed strategies are listed again below if you need to re-read these.
4 Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, available at http://www.healthyweightcommit.org/about/ (last accessed January 7, 2019).
5 McKinsey Global Institute, “Overcoming obesity: An initial economic analysis” (November 2014), available at https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Business%20Functions/Economic%20Studies%20TEMP/Our%20Insights/How%20the%20world%20could%20better%20fight%20obesity/MGI_Overcoming_obesity_Full_report.ashx (last accessed January 7, 2019).
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The Australian Beverages Council strongly opposes the focus on Sustainability within a National Obesity Strategy. Sustainability indicators are more relevant to a National Nutrition Policy, and not to a National Obesity Strategy with a focus on reducing the prevalence overweight and obesity and preventing overweight and obesity. Sustainability has been included in this strategy despite the Evidence Check (commissioned to inform the national obesity strategy) not evaluating the effectiveness of such interventions. 25 On closer review of the Evidence Check, it appears that the research cited to support the inclusion of sustainability in the national obesity strategy is one published paper which proposes the framework put forward by the Lancet Commission into the Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition and Climate Change. 26 While this framework is a proposed way of tackling obesity by linking it to climate change, there is no evidence for the effectiveness of such a framework. Evidence-based strategies have been identified in key global reports including The McKinsey Global Institute in the UK which analysed a wide range of interventions to tackle obesity and found that portion control, reformulation, parental education and weight management programs were some of the most effective policy measures.27 The recently released report The Heavy Burden of Obesity: The Economics of Prevention also identified the most economically effective approaches, which include communication-based approaches such as regulation of advertising, food labelling, menu labelling and mass media campaigns, as well as reformulation to achieve a 20% calorie reduction in energy-dense foods and drinks.28 The Australian Beverages Council recommends changes to one of the proposed ideas in Strategy 4 in relation to “availability, accessibility and affordability of healthy food and drinks” as without engagement with each community, it will be unclear who the target group within the community is and what intervention levers are necessary (such as, availability, accessibility and affordability may not be the key issues). The Australian Beverages Council recommends Strategy 4 is reworked to state: “support targeted interventions for rural and remote communities, communities experiencing disadvantage and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people”. Some examples of targeted, collaborative and multifaceted programs are outlined below:
▪ The Dutch Obesity Intervention in Teenagers (DOiT) – Netherlands The DoiT intervention is a multicomponent school-based program aimed at preventing excess weight gain in adolescents aged 12-14 years. Its aim is to increase awareness and to induce behavioural changes concerning energy intake (e.g. consumption of SSB and high-energy snack foods) and energy output (e.g. physical activity and screen-viewing behaviour). The intervention consisted of both an individual component (i.e. an educational program), and an environmental component (i.e. encouraging schools to offer additional physical education classes and advice for changes to the foods sold in the school cafeteria).
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Results from a randomised controlled trial in 18 secondary schools reported an improvement in body composition in girls and a reduction in SSB consumption in boys and girls. 29
▪ The OPAL Program – South Australia The OPAL program in South Australia is the largest childhood prevention program in South Australia, operating in 20 local communities across the State and one community in the Northern Territory (over seven years of implementation). 30 It is a multi-setting, multi-sectoral, community-based, systems-wide program. The program has six goals around healthy eating and physical activity, with seven strategies to guide a comprehensive approach to health promotion. The program has taken multifaceted steps towards a healthier community, including encouraging children and families to walk and cycle to school, eat healthier breakfasts at school and home, and encouraging playing outdoors.
A 2016 evaluation of the OPAL program31 found that children in the OPAL community had a: ▪ 53 per cent reduced likelihood of obesity in children 9-11 years compared to the control group; ▪ 50 per cent increased probability of meeting the daily recommended servings for fruit, with no change in probability in the control group; ▪ 50 per cent increased probability of meeting the discretionary (“extra”) food and drink guideline compared to children in the control communities; and ▪ 60-70 per cent more likely to meet the physical activity guidelines at the end of the intervention, although no significant difference vs. the control community.
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• Increase the availability and accessibility of information to support the consumer to make a healthier choice at the time of purchasing food or drinks.
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Q34. Priority areas Before we move on to the next section of the survey, do you have any other feedback about the four priority areas you have just read about:
1. Supporting children and families – Starting early to support healthy weight throughout life
2. Mobilising people and communities – Using knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable health weight
3. Enabling active living – Supporting a way of life that helps people move throughout the day
4. Building a healthier and resilient food system – Producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment
Please provide your comments in the space below. The Australian Beverages Council reiterates previous comments on the proposed priority areas and strategies:
1. Sustainability should not be included in the National Obesity Strategy. Sustainability is more relevant to a national nutrition policy, as recommended in the Decadal Plan for Nutrition 2019. There is no evidence presented in the Evidence Check (commissioned to inform the National Obesity Strategy) regarding the effectiveness of interventions that include sustainability e.g. sustainability indicators and increasing the availability of healthy, sustainable food and drinks. 1 Overweight and obesity is a highly complex, multi-causal issue requiring a comprehensive, systemic program of multiple interventions to be effective. It is therefore essential to focus on evidence-based strategies as identified in key global reports including The McKinsey Global Institute in the UK and OECD which analysed a wide range of interventions to tackle obesity and found that portion control, reformulation, parental education, weight management programs, food labelling and mass media campaigns were some of the most effective policy measures. 2 3
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Section 4. Proposed enablers for a national obesity strategy Proposed enablers for a national obesity strategy We are now going to ask you about the four proposed enablers for a national obesity strategy. The proposed enablers are:
1. Lead the way – collective commitment and action for overweight and obesity prevention and health equity across governments.
2. Better use of data – sharing knowledge and data and using evidence to develop policies and programs and make sure collective actions are effective.
3. Build the workforce – support development of an engaged, empowered and skilled workforce that can better support individuals and influence community actions and environments.
4. Invest for delivery – adequately funding sustainable interventions and preventative actions, and exploring economic policies and trade agreements to positively impact on overweight and obesity rates, communities and the environment.
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Q37. Proposed Enabler 2: Better use of data – sharing knowledge and data and using evidence to develop policies and programs and to make sure collective actions are effective For this proposed enabler, there are two proposed strategies, each containing a number of ideas to guide action. These are discussed in detail on pages 28 and 29 of the consultation paper. The first proposed strategy for this enabler is: Use evidence to inform policy and program development and implementation, and determine the effectiveness of collective actions. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Comments: Proposed Idea 1: Update Australian guidelines for healthy eating, physical activity and weight, ensuring they explicitly incorporate environmental sustainability, are based on the latest scientific evidence and are free from industry influence The response “Not Sure” is based on our partial support for the proposed idea as outlined below. It is the position of the Australian Beverages Council to support:
▪ The need to update Australian guidelines for healthy eating, physical activity and weight based on high quality up-to-date evidence. The current Australian Guide to Healthy Eating clearly identifies both core and discretionary foods and we see no need for this to change. For example, the inclusion of fruit juice (no added sugar) and flavoured milk as part of the core food groups e.g. one serving of fruit juice to be 125mL and one serving of fruit as 150g with the recommendation to consume fruit juice occasionally. The Health Star Rating system will further assist consumers with making healthier choices within the beverage category as it penalises both total sugars and saturated fats.
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in helping them navigate the confusing and often contradictory healthy lifestyle information. In contrast, younger and healthier participants preferred more personalised and less prescriptive advice, viewing a single set of guidelines as outdated and impractical.
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implies that industry is not an important stakeholder for consultation and it detracts from the importance of multisectoral approaches taken in food and nutrition policy and regulations. This recommendation is at odds with the Ottawa Charter, the outcome of the First International Conference on Health Promotion, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1986. The Charter states that “...the prerequisites and prospects for health cannot be ensured by the health sector alone.”
▪ More importantly, health promotion demands coordinated action by all: by governments, by health and other social and economic sectors, by nongovernmental and voluntary organisations, local authorities, industry and academia. Industry can and should have a seat at the table as it is an important stakeholder with a valuable perspective on food supply issues related to guideline development.
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Q38. Proposed Enabler 2: Better use of data – sharing knowledge and data and using evidence to develop policies and programs and to make sure collective actions are effective The second proposed strategy for this enabler is: Build and share knowledge so decisions are better informed. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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1. The changes in the influences on food purchasing behaviour and the channels consumers engage with including: ▪ the exponential increase in online meal delivery systems like Uber Eats
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▪ sources of healthy lifestyle and nutrition information e.g. the impact of social media influencers on millennials views on food and health.
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lifestyle behaviours was a key recommendation from the “Healthy Weight and Lifestyle” consumer research report. 1 The researchers identified five consumer segments based on their commitment to eating healthily and being physically active with specific intervention recommendations. For example: ▪ Priority 1 – Ambivalent. Represents 40% of the population and
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▪ Priority 2 – Committed and Engaged. Represents 24% of the population and is characterised by very positive attitudes and behaviours. By comparison to the Ambivalent segment, the researchers recommended communication focused on positive “reinforcing and rewarding” while nudging them towards 4 serves of vegetables daily.
▪ Priority 3 – Struggling and Deniers. A challenging segment representing 37% of the population with the highest incidence of obesity. The researchers recommended that any messaging for this segment should focus on over-eating and portion control.
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1Q39. Proposed Enabler 2: Better use of data – sharing knowledge and data and using evidence to develop policies and programs and make sure collective actions are effective Are there any additional strategies you think should be included to strengthen evidence and data systems to help guide investment, assess impact, improve outcomes, and continue to grow the evidence base? Please provide your comments in the space below. The Australian Beverages Council strongly supports more regular Australian National Nutrition and Physical Activity Surveys as the last one was conducted eight years ago (2011-12) In order to develop meaningful evidence-based policy, it is important that the Australian Government, through the Australian Bureau of Statistics, conducts regular surveys of the Australian population to estimate current food and nutrient intakes, and changes over time. In a similar manner to the United States’ National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), it is recommended that government funding be allocated for national nutrition and physical activity surveys of all Australians aged 2+ years every three to five years. Currently, the national nutrition survey is carried out in Australia on a sporadic basis. As other stakeholders have noted, to compliment this research, it would be worthwhile reinstituting the collection of Australian Bureau of Statistics Apparent Consumption data for all core commodities. Q40.The Australian Beverages Council supports strong governance protocols to ensure the National Obesity Strategy meets its objectives while ensuring a multi-stakeholder approach is maintained. The creation of a Retailers’, Manufacturers’ and Suppliers’ Committee [RMSC] or similar is recommended to provide detailed feedback on each phase of the National Obesity Strategy and, where possible, assist in its implementation. The Australian Beverages Council would welcome the opportunity to support the non-alcoholic beverage industry on a committee of this nature by acting as a conduit between the non-alcoholic drinks industry and government.
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Q42. Proposed Enabler 4: Invest for delivery - Adequately funding sustainable interventions and preventative actions, and exploring economic policies and trade agreements to positively impact on overweight and obesity rates, communities and the environment For this proposed enabler, there is one proposed strategy with four ideas to guide action. These are discussed in detail on page 31 of the consultation paper. The proposed strategy for this enabler is: Provide adequate investment in sustainable interventions that promote healthy weight. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Q43. Proposed Enabler 4: Invest for delivery - Adequately funding sustainable interventions and preventative actions, and exploring economic policies and trade agreements to positively impact on overweight and obesity rates, communities and the environment Are there any additional strategies you think should be included to provide adequate and sustainable investment in overweight and obesity prevention? Please provide your comments in the space below. Sustainability, trade policy and economic policy should be removed from the National Obesity Strategy. Sustainability is more relevant to a national nutrition policy. There is insufficient evidence to support its inclusion to reduce the prevalence of obesity and may result in unintended negative consequences. The inclusion of trade agreements and economic policy risk the National Obesity Strategy’s core objective. Section 5. Proposed implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of a national obesity strategy Lastly, we would like to get your feedback on the proposed implementation and evaluation of a national obesity strategy. This is discussed in detail on pages 32 and 33 of the consultation paper. Q46. Proposed governance arrangements for a national obesity strategy The COAG Health Council will be responsible for strategy implementation, monitoring and progress reporting. While the strategy will be led by Health, to achieve the vision, Health will work with partners across government and the community. Accordingly, the COAG Health Council will be supported by:
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• the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council, and • a new cross-portfolio federal, state and local government committee with
representatives from essential supporting sectors. Partnerships with non-government organisations, private sector, population group representatives and community members will inform implementation of the strategy. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare will support development of indicators and monitoring and reporting. Do you have any feedback about the proposed governance arrangements for a national obesity strategy? Please provide your comments in the space below. The Australian Beverages Council supports the creation of a Retailers’, Manufacturers’ and Suppliers’ Committee [RMSC] or similar and this structure is recommended to provide detailed feedback on each phase of the National Obesity Strategy and, where possible, assist in its implementation. Q47. Proposed implementation for a national obesity strategy Under the auspices of the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council, it is proposed the new cross-portfolio committee will be responsible for developing an implementation plan that will focus on those strategies best pursued at a national level. This approach will be supported by implementation plans developed by each state and territory, in collaboration with local partners and in discussion with other jurisdictions to ensure breadth of coverage and coordination across Australia. The plans will include timeframes and responsibilities for implementation. Resources will be required for implementation. Do you have any feedback about the proposed implementation for a national obesity strategy? Please provide your comments in the space below. The Australian Beverages Council welcomes the opportunity to provide a unified position on each part of the implementation plan at the national, state and local levels.
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The creation of a Retailers’, Manufacturers’ and Suppliers’ Committee [RMSC] or similar is recommended to provide detailed feedback on each phase of the National Obesity Strategy and, where possible, assist in its implementation. Q48. Proposed monitoring, evaluation and reporting process for a national obesity strategy Monitoring the implementation of this strategy will require a coordinated national effort. A tiered national evaluation framework will monitor progress and achievements and include:
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To ensure a transparent focus on equity, the framework will include indicators, outcomes and targets specifically for population groups who are unequally affected by overweight and obesity. Existing data sources will be utilised with potential for additional new measures. Both national measures and jurisdictional information will contribute, and results will be regularly reported to COAG Health Council and available to the public. Solutions to addressing overweight and obesity in Australia are not static. Incorporating feedback on barriers, enablers and effects of actions on a regular basis is necessary. Building a process of gathering information, reflecting and adapting will strengthen future action to ensure relevance and effectiveness. Do you have any feedback about how the strategy should be monitored, evaluated and reported? Please provide your comments in the space below. The Australian Beverages Council supports the need for a regular evaluation process and propose an annual progress report is publicly available online that includes an update on current initiatives, current actions against milestones, challenges and opportunities. It is essential that committees and working groups, comprised of government, industry, non-government organisations and academia, are created to develop the National Obesity Strategy and monitoring and evaluate its progress. The Australian Beverages Council welcomes the opportunity to work with stakeholders to provide industry data and trends, as appropriate, to support the objectives of the National Obesity Strategy.
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Each committee and working group, given the composition of these groups, should include: 1) A charter 2) Terms of reference 3) Code of conduct and complaints procedure 4) An anti-competition statement 5) Clear objectives and progress measurement Novel ways to convene committee meetings and working groups should be considered to improve the accessibility of stakeholders outside of capital cities, including webinars or Zoom meetings. Q49. Do you think targets are needed for the strategy? If so, what should they be? Please provide your comments in the space below. The Australian Beverages Council supports the need for development of targets to guide the Strategy. The development of the National Obesity Strategy needs to include the development of clear measurable goals with specific targets and timelines to provide a framework for the recommended strategies and ideas in a meaningful way. Currently, from reviewing the Consultation Paper, the goal of the strategy is unclear beyond to ‘reduce overweight and obesity’. The Australian Beverages Council recommends careful consideration of the feasibility of this goal given the key fact outlined in the Consultation Paper, “the number of adults living with obesity has doubled in the last 10 years”. Therefore, a more realistic goal might be “To halt any further increase in adults living with obesity”. In relation to childhood obesity, the prevalence of obesity can and should be reduced, with the strongest evidence supporting comprehensive, multi-faceted and system-wide intervention. There is evidence that these types of programs can be effective at improving diet and preventing obesity in both Australian children and in adolescent populations, and the effectiveness of systems-wide approaches likely reflects the highly complex and multifaceted nature of obesity. In addition, the Australian Beverages Council suggests development of specific goals for higher risk communities e.g. people living in the areas of most disadvantage to
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ensure the recommended strategies and actions are targeted to address the needs of the specific community and/or consumer segment within the community. The Australian Beverages Council supports targeted approaches to reduce or prevent overweight and obesity with regard given to: o Remoteness and the distance from metropolitan areas; o Socio-economics; o The summary measure of disadvantage; o Occupation or industry of occupation; o Casual employees and shift or night workers; o Indigenous Australians (Indigenous Status); o Non-English-speaking background (NESB); o Income support recipients; o Barriers to accessing transport, healthcare or similar services; and o Highest education levels. Q50. Do you have any suggestions for what a national obesity strategy could be called? Please provide your comments in the space below. Obesity 2030: Working together for a lighter future Q51. Lastly, do you have any final comments or ideas regarding the proposed national obesity strategy? The Australian Beverages Council recommends that:
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4. A collaborative approach between all stakeholders, including governments, food and beverage industry players and non-government health organisations, are needed to deliver comprehensive, system-wide models.
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6. Existing Government policies and programs, including the Health Star Rating and Healthy Food Partnership should be continued and their funding secured.
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9. Sustainability, trade policy and economic policy should be removed from the National Obesity Strategy. Sustainability is more relevant to a national nutrition policy. There is insufficient evidence to support its inclusion to reduce the prevalence of obesity and may result in unintended negative consequences. The inclusion of trade agreements and economic policy risk the National Obesity Strategy’s core objective.
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From: @ausbev.org>Sent: Monday, 16 December 2019 8:19 AMTo: Simone BraithwaiteSubject: RE: National Obesity Strategy Submission
Many thanks, Simone. I received your voicemail, and apologise for the time it has taken to get back to you, but the mobile phone in the room isn’t from our group. Kind regards,
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From: Simone Braithwaite <[email protected]> Sent: 16 December 2019 08:57 To: @ausbev.org>; Mark West <[email protected]> Cc: Elizabeth Good <[email protected]>; @ausbev.org> Subject: Re: National Obesity Strategy Submission Dear Thank you for this submission and your contribution to the national consultation process. I appreciate you sending this through. Simone Get Outlook for iOS
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From: NOS_SecretariatSent: Monday, 13 January 2020 8:58 AMTo: Engage Social Deck; Mel Butcher; Kate BowmakerCc: Simone Braithwaite; Elizabeth Good; NOS_SecretariatSubject: FW: Meeting notes - Aust Beverages Council re NOSAttachments: Meeting - 19-12-6 - Notes - ABCL.docx
Dear Kate and Mel, Please find attached some notes taken at a meeting between the Australian Beverages Council and the Preventive Health Branch. This meeting was requested by ABCL as an addition to their submission. Please could you review the notes in relation to the consultation analysis, and only include any issues that were NOT covered in the ABCL submission (long form survey). Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers Deanne
Deanne Wooden Senior Public Health Nutritionist Phone: 07 3328 9318 Address: 15 Butterfield Street, Herston, QLD 4006 Email: [email protected] Queensland Health Health and Wellbeing Unit, Preventive Health Branch, Prevention Division
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Liz Good Senior Nutritionist (Monday, Thursday, Friday) My workplace has a flexible working policy – I work from home on Mondays 9.45am to 1.45pm and can be contacted by email. Phone: 07 3328 9248 Address: 15 Butterfield Street, Herston QLD 4006 Email: [email protected] Queensland Health Health and Wellbeing Unit, Preventive Health Branch, Prevention Division
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National Obesity Strategy Public Consultation Notes from meeting with the Australian Beverages Council Limited (ABCL) on 6 December 2019 Attendees: • , Chief Executive Officer, Australian Beverages Council • , Public Affairs Manager, Australian Beverages Council • , Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Coca-Cola South Pacific • , Public Affairs Manager, Coca-Cola South Pacific • Senior Director, Public Policy, Government Affairs and Communications - Asia-Pacific,
PepsiCo • Mr Mark West, Executive Director, Preventive Health Branch; and Chair of National Obesity Strategy
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ABCL’s objectives for the meeting: • To introduce ABCL to the Queensland Government. • To discuss topics in National Obesity Strategy of interest. Will provide submission (long form).
Background: • ABCL has large members (e.g. Coca-Cola Amatil, Coca-Cola South Pacific, Pepsico, Asahi) and
small/medium members (e.g. Bundaberg Drinks, Cook Beverages). • ABCL is part of many global networks and has internal working groups – refer to presentation. • Key pillars have recently been updated. • ABCL instrumental in getting Qld’s container scheme up and running. The scheme works better in Qld
than other jurisdictions as learnt from other schemes. Industry/government – mutual benefits, being involved at the beginning.
• Advocate an industry role in all parts of the policy process, including decision points. Government-Industry-Consumer arrangement is important. 80/20 to get things on the board and don’t need to agree on everything.
• Sugar reduction pledge: ▪ About 85% of the market with 4 signatories. ▪ Looking at change from 2015 as had been talking for so long before the 2018 launch of the
pledge. ▪ 2020/2025 split of targets as needed a midpoint, reflected companies’ level of confidence to
reduce sugar, sugar level modelling known until 2020 when started discussing in 2015; 10-year timeframe too long.
▪ To date – more no / low sugar varieties, small pack sizes, canteens, marketing of no / low sugar varieties, vending machines, reformulation.
▪ New research on 20-year sales trend analysis – 1997-2011; 2012-2018 – just been submitted for publication.
▪ 25 recipes changes across industry – all by Coca-Cola South Pacific. ▪ Q1 2020 action – ‘supporting signatories’ – many smaller companies don’t have the product
breadth or depth to participate in the pledge. • Pepsico – ‘winning with purpose’ focus – people, planet, product; snack share is higher than drinks in
Australia. • Coca-Cola South Pacific – 17-20% of sales are water; Sprite 40% less sugar – long process to develop. • Queensland – 10,000 industry jobs, $1.2B contributed to economy. • Energy drink commitments:
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▪ Food Standards Code Standard 2.6.4 – toughest in world. ▪ Caffeine in a 250mL can equals caffeine in 1 cup of instant coffee. ▪ Adolescents – more caffeine from coffee than energy drinks. ▪ Males 19-34yr are key market. ▪ 2% of total market of non-alcoholic drinks – minimal growth (cf flavoured milk 2-3%, sports drinks
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▪ Revised in 2019 – now 14-year threshold – previously 12 year and 35% audience share. ▪ All media captured. Advertised directed to children. ▪ Compliance and enforcement process being developed.
• Support transparency.
Comments on National Obesity Strategy: • ABCL are excited by the strategy and want to play their part.
• Sugar-sweetened beverages taxation:
▪ Do not support a sugar tax. It is not good economic policy. It is not good for public health – limited evidence.
▪ Barry Popkin’s research on the Mexico tax showed that sustained reduction in consumption was not met; and that while the tax revenue decreased 1.6% in the first year, it came back to pre-tax levels and is now climbing again.
▪ In the UK, the tax kick-started reformulation, but the UK industry was lagging Australia in its reformulation efforts.
When asked what would work – need to be creative, bold, innovative; need to have discussions regarding alcohol and weight; include other industries (e.g. confectionery as have a higher contribution to discretionary food intake). • Compositional limits:
▪ Concerned that duplicates Healthy Food Partnership. ▪ Do not support compositional limits for beverages or as a general concept. ▪ Question what the link is to reducing obesity. ▪ Coca-Cola South Pacific have internal composition limits to meet the industry’s sugar reduction
pledge.
• Advertising restrictions: ▪ Already happening within industry self-regulation.
• Sustainability:
▪ There is a risk that is too broad – the strategy is about obesity. ▪ Should keep to level of Sustainable Development Goals – not focus on sustainability at sub-
strategy level.
• What does success look like? – reduction of obesity is ambitious and slowing growth would be a better target.
• Cane growing industry – Coca-Cola Amatil and Great Barrier Reef Partnership. 20% domestic sugar production – sugar-sweetened beverages is biggest user.
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National Obesity Strategy (ABC submissions available at PHB) • ABC attended the National Obesity Summit held on 15 February 2019 • ABC submission to the Federal Senate Select Committee into the Obesity Epidemic in Australia noted:
▪ the voluntary initiatives undertaken by their industry ▪ the importance of considering the total diet in contributing to obesity ▪ the multiple causes of obesity
• What we would like them to do: ▪ Consider how the non-alcoholic beverage industry can support the implementation of the NOS
Industry Sugar Reduction Pledge • ABC committed to a 20% reduction across portfolio by 2025 • 1 Jan 2015 to 31 Dec 2018 – 7% reduction (on-track to achieve target) – how achieved not reported • What we would like them to do:
▪ Encourage more of the industry to become signatories (only 4 companies are currently – Asashi Lifestyle Beverages, Coca-Cola Amatil, Coca-Cola Australia, PepsiCo))
▪ More transparency in reporting – e.g. how many products were reformulated and how much sugar was removed, how many new low/no sugar products were introduced and sold
Advertising to children • ABC revised self-regulation policy to prohibit any direct advertising of SSBs to those under 14 years • ABC advocated for diet drinks to be allowed to be advertised under the QG Policy (we are still awaiting
final decision from Min’s Office) • What we would like them to do:
▪ Further strengthen self-regulation advertising initiative, e.g. expand restriction to peak TV viewing times (not just designated children’s programming)
▪ Participate in any national discussions (FRSC-led work) Health Star Rating (ABC submissions available at PHB) • ABC will encourage ABC members to roll-out HSR across all products, coordinated with other labelling
changes (71% of products display stars or energy icon) • ABC want to change HSR calculator so that drinks have a greater distribution of stars to encourage
water consumption, while also positively representing low/no kilojoule drinks and juices with no added sugar
• What we would like them to do: ▪ Commit to roll-outing the stars on all products (once Forum response released)
Added sugar labelling (ABC submissions available at PHB) • ABC support consumer education and added sugars on NIP • ABC don’t support FOPL/pictorial labelling for added sugar • What we would like them to do:
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NOS Strategies – ones of relevance / potential concern (greatest concern) • Limiting availability of unhealthy drinks – 1.2.2 (home/parents), 1.2.5 (sport & rec, community venues),
2.5.2 (catering, vending machines, cafes)
• Providing information to consumers – 2.1.1 (potential link to HSR, added sugar labelling), 4.6.1 (HSR universal), 4.6.2 (FOPL warning labels) – support HSR (want changes) but don’t support over-emphasising single nutrients or warning labels
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▪ Confidential: • Eliminating unnecessary packaging (4.3.4) – relevance to multi-packs – potential long-term cost saving
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• Reducing unhealthy drink marketing (4.5) – further than what covered by self-regulation as goes beyond marketing directed to children and focuses on community-wide marketing
▪ Confidential:
• Sustainability indicators on packaging (4.6.5) – cost and regulatory burden to industry; consumer issue so further down food regulation hierarchy (not food safety or preventive health issue)
• Subsidising healthy drinks (4.7.1) – may be interested in who subsidising (industry or govt?)
• Pricing strategies to reduce consumption of SSBs (4.7.2, 4.7.4, 4.7.5)
• Removing Industry influence from ADGs (PE 2.1.1)
• Trade restrictions and taxation (PE 4.1.4, PE 4.1.5)
ABC Members
• Over 70 companies – producers of carbonated diet and regular soft drinks, cordials and concentrates, energy drinks, fruit juice and fruit drinks, functional non-alcoholic drinks, iced teas and coffees, mineral, spring, packaged water, and sports and isotonic drinks
• Qld-based members: ▪ Alchemy Cordial ▪ Bundaberg Brewed Drinks ▪ Bundaberg Sugar ▪ Cooks Soft Drinks ▪ Grove Fruit Juice ▪ Lactalis Australia (Pauls)
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P o ose s o e of e o s l a o 6
T e s al a foo s 6
o g l e a fa l es P o a ea 1 8
o l s g eo le a o es P o a ea 2 10
a l g a e l g P o a ea 3 10
l g a eal e a o e es l e foo s s e P o a ea 4 11
es a e l ol e a e 18
a a se a e e e 24
olle e o e 27
o l g o e s 30
PP I 1 o e foo s ass s s eal ea g 31
PP I 2 o a I a es 32
PP I 3 o s e a o a e als 35
PP I 4 Refo la o a I o a o 38
Refe e es 41
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INTRODUCTION T e el o es e o o o ese s s ss o o e eal o l Have your say on a national obesity strategy, Consultation Paper e o s l a o T e s ss o as e elo e o s l a o a e ese s e olle e e of e e s o e e s
a foo s e e e e e s T e s ss o a esses e l e foo s s ole e o go g effo s o e e le els of o e e g a o es s al a
la es s e o e of e e ole of e foo s o g oleso e safe foo e e a o o s e s ass s g e o o s eal e s
PROPOSED SCOPE OF THE CONSULTATION T e o es e o ose s o e of e o s l a o s oa e g a l fo se o
a a se o a e e o s e o ass g fo o a eas of s o g l e a fa l es o l s g eo le a o es e a l g a e l g a l g a eal e a
o e es l e foo s s e
I ee ee s o e oa as e a ses of o es a e o o e l fa o al T a sa e o s l a o as as oo e a e s gges g a a o al es a eg s o l e o ass
ss es fo oa asso a o s e e e of o es a a e ee e f e fo e e s e l le e e e of a a sa e l o e a s
SUSTAINABILITY T e s o gl s o s effo s a e e foo s o l e a o e e o e of foo o o o ess g s o a o s o T e eal s o e e
a e e s g ea a a l e ag e a a e of e e o e al effe s of g g foo o e a le of o s e s T a a a l o s e a o foo g o s e ee e foo g o s a a oss e a ge of o o eg o s e es of o ess g a a s o of foo o s o eo e s s a a l s l fa e e e o ass g g ee o se gases a e a a la l a se a s o o e s o la a e o ea a ag g a s a foo
as e a o a all s ages of e foo al e a o a l g e o s e o se e l e e s o s le s s a a l e a e a l e o foo o s a e se o ass s o s e s o ea a o e s s a a le a e I e o e of e a o al es a eg e s a a e of a e e e s gges s a e
e o e al a of foo s asso a e e l e e e of o es a o e s e f all a a la s le a sa e e a s as ee e f e a e efo e s o l e o s e e o of s o e fo s o s l a o
I e a se e of s e e e e ll fo s s s ss o a l o e ole of e foo s ass s g o s e s o a e eal e e a o es s l g a safe foo s s e a o e a s e e s o a a o e o o e o olla o a e a es o e e a o e a e s
THE AUSTRALIAN FOOD INDUSTRY T e s al a foo s a es e o o o s a al o s a f es o s of fa e s o o e e foo s s al a o s e s ea e e a o e a le e s
a es o e foo s s as ea a e eal o s f o g a s eese a a o s f o l a of o se a o e o s f o e a e of a al foo s e e f a
ege a les a s al a o es T e s also o es a a ge of s e o a foo s a o s e s a e o as a of a ala e e
T e ag e of s as s o l o e e es a e T e foo al e a f o ag l e o g foo a fa g a o e a l s o le I o o l a sfo s ag l al a
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SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES – PRIORITY AREA 1
T e ag ees a l oo o e e g a o es s a ess g o le a s o s o ose o a ea 1 s o g l e a fa l es
a f o e o e s fo e ge e al elfa e of s a la l l e a le g o s ge e all a e e a o e e g a o ese l e a e o e l el o e o e o e e g a o ese a l s ease s of o sease I s o el g l e o a a eal e g s o ass s s effo s o e e a l o es e f e
HEALTHY EATING GUIDANCE P o g ge e al g a e o eal ea g fo l e s o e alle g g a a l s fo a
e easo s
T e e s g ea e a a l e o al e e e s s s a al eases e s as ell as e e g e a s as e g o a e elo s a l s e e
e e e s a la l fo e e g also a ge le els of s al a T e o le ge a e s a g of goo o s less a os a l s al o g a
e e a a o g age a e e so e of e s le o essages T e a e less a le o a al se a assess fo a o a a ges e e o e a
a a s e ef al o o e se o e ell e g a T e a l o a e es o s l a a e a o a e o es l g foo a e e age
o es s e e elo e e g g a e f o a e s a a e s
T e o olla o s s a so e ge e al l g e foo a e e age s s e f l of e l e a l of l e a e og se s o l ga o s o o e e
a o a e o es fo a o a o e o s
o e a s e g e e e a o s f a e al o a ess g o e s asso a e o e e g a o es T e s o s og a s a e o age e o s o of o e foo s e e f e foo g o s o e fo a o a e s a g a o e s al a
e a el es s a o o e s al a a s o as e es a o s a eal
I a la o e es e l e s e a o og a s s as e eal s I a e a e esse al s o g e g o of eal l e Live Life Well @ School a Crunch&Sip a e a es a e o age o s o of o e foo s f o e f e foo g o s
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l e s e s a e a e s/ a e s e o le ge a s lls o offe eal e s a a o a e o o s es o e l e
The AFGC recommends continued and strengthened education of parents/carers and school-aged children and young people, and promoting the role of core foods in children’s diets thereby encouraging life-long healthy eating habits.
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RIGOROUS DATA GATHERING T e s al a foo s as le e o l es o g o o e s a o l oo o es
s l e o e 1 ll o o el f e 2007 s al a l e s o a P s al e o e o a e fo a o o e le els of o e e g a o es a oss s al a T e a a a e a le e le els e e o lo ge s g la e o f e f e s es e e a e oo g g e eal of l e a s
o e e e a a s gges s a l oo o e e g a o es le els a e s ll s a le T e s al a eal e e o e a e e ale e of o e e g a o es l e age 5
17 ea s ease e ee 1995 a 2007 08 20 9 e e a 24 7 e e es e el a e e a e s a le o 2011 12 25 7 e e
a a f o also s gges s a e le els of l oo o es a e s ll ela el s a le see a le eal o e s
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children has been relatively stable in NSW since 2007, with a current prevalence of 22.0% in 5-16 year old children (2017). However, the prevalence remains high and is a cause for concern
T e s al a foo s as also f e a a ge of e se o a a al ses of e s al a eal e a o al o a P s al e o o e a a o e
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The AFGC recommends sustained funding to support regular population monitoring of weight, nutrition, and food and drink consumption of children and adults.
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MOBILISING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES - PRIORITY AREA 2
T e o es e ee o e o e eo le a o es o a e os e e s o s a o e eal a e e o e a e s o o g eo le s o le ge a a e ess a
s lls o e a le eal ea g alo g e f g of ass e a a a g s s a ea
The AFCG recommends that government actions motivate and inspire awareness and skills to enable healthy eating, active lives and healthy social and cultural norms by people of all ages and weight status.
ENABLING ACTIVE LIVING – PRIORITY AREA 3
T e o es e ee o e o age g e le els of s al a g e a eas gl a o a e a g al so e a e fa e of a o e se e a l fes le o o es fo
e al o e e a e ee a e a e
T e as o e e se s a ea e e eless s al a foo e a eal o o es a e all e o e e l s o o es
ga s s a o o e e a o s see g o a ess o es s l e s s a al s o fo g ea e s al a o o es e s o a o e o oo a es fo
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The AFCG recommends that government actions motivate and inspire participation in regular physical activity by people of all ages and abilities.
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BUILDING A HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEM - PRIORITY AREA 4
HELPING PEOPLE TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES T e l s e ee e a eal a e ee lo g e og se e foo s
T e s o s o ose o a ea 4 fo ses o a a o le ges e ole e foo s as el g o s e s o s eal e s fo e a le a o a e o o
s es a el o s e s o e a e e a e a o g o a o a g g e o s o fo a s o a e s as ose e e o al e e g o g fa a
a o a e s s es o slo e e g elease e lo l ae I e a a ass s o s e s o ea eal l a les of o a e foo a e e age o s a ass s o s e s e e a ee s a e e 1
T e foo s also el s eo le o a e e s o s o g e o s o of o fo a o o g o l e eso es a s a o e a l a o s
EMPOWERING CONSUMERS THROUGH INFORMATION FRONT OF PACK LABELLING P o g o o e e a e s a o a s e o el g o s e s oose foo s as a of a eal e a a o s o a e a e ea a ess o fo a o
ga e s al a foo s s e e e ea s ago o o e a o l f s o of Pa o a ell g oP s e e T s ol a og a alle e Daily Intake Guide I s
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HEALTH STAR RATING T e as ee eg all ol e e es g a le e a o of e R s e T a
ol e e as l e e al s ss o s e o o eal a a o o e o g al P o e o ee a o g g o s o s o of foo o os o a a o allo
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T e R s ase o e le els of e s a foo s e foo o ass s s o s e s o o a e s la o s foo a ego es o e o o s eal e e s
e 10 000 e e a foo o s a e a a e a e a a g o a e soo o e a a g e R s e o e o e a 130 ffe e o a es T s s a
e a le of o e foo s o g losel l eal o ga sa o s s as e National Heart Foundation a o s e o ga sa o s s as Choice, a e elo e
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T e o s e s e le e a o of e R s e as ee a s essf l l eal e e o a e s as e ee e e e a o s o s e s e s a se a
ge e all s e o a la ell g a as a es l e e s a e l el o a e o e a e o o s s e e a e of e s al a e a el es s a e eala
a g a el es T e R s e as ee e o se o e e a o o e o o s e s a e foo s as a s o a o e sele o of a eal e e
To a a s s a l o s s ess e o s e s a a o a e e e 5 ea Re e es l s as fe a ges as s e essa o o e e R s e ll a ges a a la l ose s le o o s e s e le e e s e e e a e e s T e
s e s f e o e as s of e e efle g o al s e e a /o o g e f o al of e s s e o o e g ea e s e e e ee o s o ass s o s e
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o g a a gla e o fo a o a allo s o s e s o a e o a so s o a ego es a sele e o es agg ega e ll es l eal e e s
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MENU ENERGY LABELLING T e s e e Res a a e e s a e s o gl a e e e s o s o
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BETTER PRODUCTS I e 1970s o e s a o l s e ee sa a e fa a ea sease
le o e e elo e of ol sa a e a ga es
T e 1980s sa e e e of ea fas e eals a o e foo s e a f e o lo e e s of o el a e a e 1990s esse e e elo e of lo e fa l s o ol a o 50 e e of e a e
I al os e e foo a ego o es lo fa lo s ga lo sal
a e f e o g o e a e ee e elo e o o e o e o o s e s
e a ea e e s al a lea s e o l as ee e e o al of a s fa s
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e s es e e s o s o eal f o o e o s o a o a es a e a g l o e s a oss e o fol os o el e a e e age of e e e f o e e o e o s as ell as o ease g e e s s as ole g a s a e g so a
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PORTION SIZE AND GUIDANCE e g ga lea g o o es s os s o gl asso a e e e g a e a la l e
a s e fo s al a e g s o e e a o e s o e a o a e f e fa a al o ol T e alle ge e efo e s o ass s o s e s o o s eal e s a ee
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To a e of e fo s of a e o o s e s as ee o a e g a a a g a eal e g a /o e g s asso a e e s e s al a e al e a e
a oa s ee e s e f all o el o s e s a o ea g a o e e o al e e g ee s a a la l o ease e o s o of o e foo s a e e ages a o o s e e e g e se e oo foo s o e a o T s ll o o l o e a e e e e g a e also
ease os e e e e s a e e s asso a e e s a es all a o e o e ee s o e o e o e a e o s e s o a o o e e s
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1 s e o a foo s a e ose e o e g e e e g fa so a s ga T e e s o es a l s e ef o a o ag ee e o a e e a o e f e
CASE STUDY 1. Trans-fats - an Australian success story
Background: The food industry introduced trans-fats into foods to replace saturated fats during the 1960s and 1970s. Trans-fats are produced when vegetable oils are processed to make them harder (less liquid) at room temperature. They found uses in margarines and products where hard animal fats had previously been used (e.g. shortening in pastry).
The Problem: In the early 1990s nutritional science indicated that some dietary trans-fats are a risk-factor for heart disease.
The Solution: The major oil producers in Australia agreed to change their processes to phase out trans-fats from all their fats and oil products. This carried across into the food manufacturing sector, significantly reducing the trans-fat levels in many processed foods where oil is an ingredient.
The Benefit: Dietary levels of trans-fats in Australia are
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T ese l e ege a les a leg es/ ea s f g a e eal foo s os l oleg a a /o g e eal f e a e es lea ea s a o l f s eggs of s a see s a
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lea e a e o foo o a es e fo of s es a e g es o a o a e se g s es o la els a la l fo e foo o s ase o e e g o e a o e
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l e s eal offe gs Rs a e also e ol e a o R o a es offe g o o a o a e l e s e e s a eal o o s a e ol e a o o e foo s l g
a e e e fa l a 100 e e f e e e ages lle ea a sala a s a es of f a ege a les l g a le sl es e o a oes eas
o al s s al a as e o e a 1 in 3 Happy Meals sold include either a Seared Chicken Snack Wrap, apple slices, low-fat flavoured milk, fruit juice or water
T e s R o as ee s o gl e gage e eal oo Pa e s I s e ese e o e e e o ee a o e e s a e el e a e oo e e
o g o a Refo la o o g o o el el e a s e of ol a oo e e Ple ges a e g af efo la o a ge s
The AFGC supports and encourages voluntary innovation and renovation of products by the food industry in response to advances in nutritional science and particular public health concerns.
SETTINGS-BASED GUIDELINES – SCHOOL CANTEENS T e e s e o o o el a ess e a a e ala e o g e le e a o of se gs ase g el es s as s ool o o e a ee g el es T e a e a effe e a fo
e foo o es of l e a a l s o e fl e e e s ool o o la e se g e e ass s g e o o s e eal e s
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The AFGC welcomes the opportunity to participate in national school canteen guideline consultations that are evidence-based and looks forward to work on other initiatives which may be developed.
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OBESITY AND THE PUBLIC POLICY DEBATE
T e o a e of a l g o es a o e e s a e a f o e loss of al of l fe fo als e os o e o s la ge
T e a e e foo s a e es o e o e l eal alle ge o g a o e e s e s e of o a le el a es olle e a o s a oss se o al olla o a e
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eg la e e foo s a o a o of o o s a a es T e e e s o e o e o a e o ose eg la o es o ses as e a e s o e e e o a eal s e e o e les of goo ol a es a e eg la o
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1 Applying taxes to discretionary foods or their components e T a l es o o esse foo s a o f es foo s I e a o al e a les of a es o foo s o foo o o e s a e o a e o es le els
2 Restricting advertising, particularly to children e s al ea as ol a s
a es e R I a RI as es e ea l e I e a o al e a les of a e s g a s a es o s a e o a e o es le els
3 Restricting the sale of foods ool a ee g el es es e foo o es of l e e og s g e a e a a la l l e a le o la o g o T e s o s e se of
s ool a ee g el es
4 Mandated nutrition labelling e e a e al ea eg la o e e e s fo a o I fo a o Pa el la ell g o a age foo s a e ol a el a o e R la ell g also a s o s e s o a e fo e o es s o s e o g ol a s a s of e R o e a le e s s e o e ag le a es o o e al a o
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FOOD TAXES T e e e e e of a l g s ga o fa a es o e o es as ee e e s essf l e g o es o o la I 2012 e a a ol s e a a of foo s ase o e sa a e
fa le els a ea e a se e a as so o la a o s e s e e g a oss e o e o a o la l e e a e ases e e a es e e s ga a es a e ee e eale o s a e oo o o o a es e of ago e o e s
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e ease e o s o of f a ege a les af e a s ga s ee e e e e ages s a
I ease e a e of a e foo s a e e ages e g a s fo a 124 ease a e e e g f o a e e e ages s as l s oo es a l s a es
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“There is no discernible difference across the years in BMI…If anything the tendency has continued to rise, albeit by a small quantity. It seems that so far the existing tax has not had a detectable decrease in BMI.”xviii
T e e Ta e e e a e e o e al se of a es o o f o s o e a o a o l e s
….very difficult to estimate spill over costs, if any, of identifiable foods or food types. In addition, any quantifiable health benefits of imposing the tax would need to be weighed against the loss to those people who are at low risk
I 2016 T e a a I s e elease a e o a fa o e o o of a a o s es e e fa o e e a o l a e al a o le els of o es e o e a o o s o o es le els I ee e o e
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I o e also e e fe eg ess e a e of e a s f g o e as s a al o g o l a lo e so o e o o g o e g ea es ese g o s o l e ef e os T s e o s
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Estimates of reduced intake are often overstated due to methodological flaws and incomplete measurement
Price elasticities from early studies with fundamental methodological flaws have later been used in a number of other studies to assess the impact of sugar taxes, resulting in significantly overestimated reductions in demand
There is insufficient evidence to judge whether consumers are substituting other sources of sugar or calories in the face of taxes on sugar in drinks
Studies using sound methods report reductions in intake that are likely too small to generate health benefits and could easily be cancelled out by substitution of other sources of sugar or calories
No study based on actual experience with sugar taxes has identified an impact on health outcomes
Studies that report health improvements are modelling studies that have assumed a meaningful change in sugar intake with no compensatory substitution, rather than being based on observations of real behaviour.
f all The evidence that sugar taxes improve health is weak.
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RESPONSIBLE ADVERTISING T e a a f o e 2007 s al a l e s o a P s al e as a all o a o fo e foo s a 2009 e la e e Res o s le l e s a e g I a e R I a e e e Res a a I a e fo Res o s le e s g o l e
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Re e a e s g a a e g o a o s o l e fo foo a e e age o s a o o e ese eal e o es
se a e s g a a e g o a o s o l e o el o o e eal e a o es a eal l fes les a o gs s al a l e a
P o e a e e e es a e a e e fo o s e s o a se o e s ega g a e s g a a e g o a o s o l e fo foo a e e age o s a ss es of o o l a e o g a a s
T e R I a RI e ese a e s essf l self eg la o a oa e g e o ele s o e also a l o e a a o e a e a e ga es a e e e o
I a es l e f ll e e e o la s a l g o g a a s a a e a e e s of o s al a o l a e s o o e a e o e a all
s a es l of e o o of e R I a RI less a 1 e e of all foo a e e age a e se e s la e R I a RI s g a o es e e fo o s a o ee e eal o e e a a a e e s o g l e s T og a s o og a s fo
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The AFGC does not support restricting promotions of food and drinks in the absence of evidence- based research demonstrating a health outcome in relation to weight status and would require careful design and monitoring of its effectiveness.
WARNING AND ADVISORY LABELS T e a s e e s s o o g o s e s e fo a o e ee o a e a fo e o e a o e foo s e ea T s s o a o ass s o s e s o o s eal e s o ee e e e e e s I also el s e o a o o e al a a s
foo o s s as alle ge s a o e o o e s o e a e ole a o s e a so s a e e s a e o s fo se l g fo e a le e o s fo e a a o a e
al o e s g e safe a l g a o s o of foo s
e l e e s o e s e f as s o a ego se foo s s ase o a g es ol s of g / e /lo le els I e P e a el le e g ese o e al le els o o e
s o g s e f as s ee e a lea o o s e o f s o a e o e o s e s
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e e g o e foo so s a e e s a e ese e e fo ases e e e e s e s of s g f a a e se eal o o es fo o s e s o s g o s of o s e s T e e s
s l o so s e f o o al as s o l s f e e elo e of a so s a e e s o a g la els o e s le els o eo e e e a e a al easo s s la ell g s l el o a se o f s o o o s e s e s la e alo g o e e la ell g s as e R
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la ell g ge e all a oss l e foo eg la o s s e
The AFGC strongly opposes any form of front of pack advisory statement or warning label regarding the levels of certain nutrients (e.g., added sugar, sodium, saturated fats, alcohol and energy content) in food based on a lack of sound evidence, and conflict with the current HSR system.
REGULATING THE COMPOSITION OF FOODS
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DATA USE AND EVIDENCE
T e s o s e o ose e a le of s e g e g e e e e a a a s s e s o e e fo e s o s a o s a o assess o o es
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Consumption of pre-sweetened breakfast cereals does not increase daily total sugars intake in children and adolescents.
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Australian adults who ate breakfast cereal had a significantly smaller waist circumference, were more likely to be a healthy weight and were less likely to be overweight or obese, than those who ate other breakfasts.
Australian adults who ate breakfast cereal had the lowest daily intake of added sugars – 10 per cent lower than those who ate other foods for breakfast and 26 per cent lower than breakfast skippers. This is consistent with the finding that most Australians (62% of adults and 62% of children) consumed breakfast cereals with less than 15g total sugars per 100g (including the sugars from fruit ingredients).
For Australian children, there was no difference in weight among children who ate breakfast cereal and those who ate other breakfasts.
For Australian children, there was no difference in added sugars intakes or energy intakes between children that ate breakfast cereal (regardless of its level of sweetening) and children that ate other breakfast foods.
Added sugars from breakfast cereal accounted for less than one per cent of the daily energy intakes in the diets of children (0.8%) and of adults (0.7%) who ate breakfast cereal.
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COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT
T e s o s e o ose e a le of s o g a o al lea e s a go e a e o e effe e a ge o g fos e g olla o a e a e s s
T e s o gl s o s olla o a e oss se o al a es as e a fo a a ess g e see gl a a le o le of o es e a o al le el s a oa as a a e of s esses a e al ea ee es e a o e e 2007 Australian
Children’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey efo la o a es e e Food and Health Dialogue
T e as also o e o e e e eal a ea as a a a o e Premier’s Council for Active Living a ee sla Fast Choices Reference Groups, the Healthy Food Partnership Executive Committee and working groups and the Health Star Rating Advisory Committee and Technical Advisory Group
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o e e e l e e e oal o o e e e eal oo Pa e s a o e la e 2015 as e o e e e le fo oss se o al olla o a o all se o s of e foo
s e ese e a s a fa e s se e es a a s a e a le s as ell as a e l eal se o o g g o s a e e a g o a e
e o e a o s a ll a ess o o s e l g a s es a e g e o se g s es a e e elo e of ol a se g s e goals ol a efo la o of a ge foo a ego es a oa ase o s e e a o
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To a ge eal e a o a a ge of go e e s o ga sa o s a als ee o o oge e a oo a e a o a a e o le f o a ffe e a gles a a
fle le a s l g s s e s g a s s e s a oa es s o s ea g e o e s a ass s eo le o a e e e eal e s o s a a o o sease
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marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages, consistent with WHO recommendations and guidance, and in accordance with national legislation, policies, and relevant international obligations.
T e s o s s s a e e s e e o g a s al a s ell a a e all e a eas fo a o e f e I foo la ell g foo efo la o a es o s le a e g o
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T e also o s e s a olla o a e a oa es o a ess g ss es s as o es a e e o s a e e al e a effe e ess
The AFGC recommends the Government continues to work within cross-sectoral collaborative partnerships to address the obesity issue.
THE SHARED CHALLENGE T o g o s s ss o e as a e e o o e o e e s el o e a s el e a a o s a e e foo s olle el a e of a e s s
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CONCLUDING COMMENTS
T e as el o e e o o o o e o e o s l a o e fo of s ss o
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APPENDIX 1 – HOW THE FOOD INDUSTRY ASSISTS HEALTHY EATING FRONT OF PACK [NUTRITION] LABELLING I o e 2006 e s a l I a e e
as e f s s ag ee f o of a o la ell g s e e o e o ass s o s e s o sele eal e s s las a 2010 as
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APPENDIX 2 – COMPANY INITIATIVES
T e follo g a e e a les of e a a es foo o a es a e le e e o o e o s e s o e fo a o
2.1 ALLEN’S – SPECIFIC PORTION ADVICE Po o a e s e g o e o al os all es le o fe o a a e s s o e o a off a essag g
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2.2. MILKY BAR – SHARE AND RE-CLOSE Pa ag g s es g e o e a le eseal g a essag g e o ages e 1 o o o g a f e s a g of e o
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2.3 COMPANY WIDE COMMITMENTS o el I e a o al as o e glo all o ease s o o o olle o s 25 2020 T s ea s o e all a e o o o s less a 840 200 al l 2017 o el I e a o al a e ee e e a ge a ea of s e le a e g 39
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2.5 UNCLE TOBYS MUESLI BAR – PORTION CONTROL
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APPENDIX 3 CONSUMER EDUCATION MATERIALS
3.1 PORTION CONTROL RESOURCES es l Po o a e as also ee e e e o fo a o a o s e oo le
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INTERACTIVE RESOURCES https://www.mondelezinternational.com/impact/well-being-snacks
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APPENDIX 4 REFORMULATION AND INNOVATION
4.1 UP&GO – SUGAR REDUCTION P Re e ga s a e a le of a o o a o o o e o s e s a lo e
s ga o e P Re e ga o a s 1/3 less s ga a eg la P le s ll e g lo sa a e fa
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4.3 PEPSICO AUSTRALIA SNACKS - SATURATED FAT AND SODIUM REDUCTION Pe s o s al a as e e l a ge e oo g o l fo all s a o s a a s o s al a a ola o l s g f a l e g e sa a e fa o e o os Tos os a a le o lla
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Introduction The Australian community is invited to take part in a national consultation to inform a national obesity strategy. This consultation runs from 4 November to 15 December 2019 and is being conducted by The Social Deck on behalf of the Council Of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council. This survey is one of the ways you can have your say. While completing this survey you may want to refer to the consultation paper. The consultation paper provides details of the proposed framework and ideas for consideration to be included in a national obesity strategy. There is also a shorter version of the consultation paper.
About the survey
This survey is most relevant to organisations or interested individuals who want to have their say about the specific ideas and strategies being considered for inclusion in a national obesity strategy.
The survey will close at 11:59 pm on Sunday, 15 December 2019.
This survey includes some questions that ask you to rate items on a scale and other questions that ask you to write about your views, suggestions and feedback on specific strategies and ideas that are outlined in the consultation paper. It is designed to enable you to submit comments about each of the proposed strategies if you want to.
The survey may take at least 45 minutes to complete, or longer if you provide comments on specific strategies. There is also a shorter survey available, which will only take approximately 20 minutes to complete. The shorter survey is for members of the public.
The survey is in six parts, which includes:
Section 1. Proposed timeframe and scope for a national obesity strategy Section 2. Proposed principles to guide a national obesity strategy Section 3. Proposed priority areas and strategies for a national obesity strategy Section 4. Proposed enablers for a national obesity strategy Section 5. Proposed implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of a
national obesity strategy Section 6. Questions about you
If you wish, you can complete the survey in stages. On the bottom right of each page of the survey, there is an option to supply an email address to save your progress. A unique link will be emailed to you that will allow you to return where you left off. Email addresses entered for this purpose are not saved with your responses to the survey. Please note that,
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depending on which email service you use, these emails can take up to a few hours to come through to your inbox. This survey is being conducted in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988. You can access The Social Deck’s research privacy policy here.
Support to help you complete the survey
If you have difficulty understanding the survey and need a translator or interpreter, please call the Translating and Interpreting Services (TIS National) on 131 450 and ask them to contact The Social Deck on 0491 617 118.
The National Relay Service (NRS) is a service for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and/or have a speech impairment. If you need help contacting us, the NRS can assist. To contact the NRS visit https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/phone/services-people-disability/accesshub/national-relay-service or call the following numbers: • TTY — 133 677 • Speak and Listen — 1300 555 727 • SMS relay — 0423 677 767
If any of the questions or content in the survey/s cause you distress, you can end the survey at any time. If you or someone you know is in crisis or feeling distressed and needs support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636. The Butterfly Foundation supports anyone concerned by an eating disorder or body image issues on 1800 334 673.
If you have any questions or concerns about the survey, please email [email protected]
How will responses be used?
Findings from the survey will be collated and included in a report to inform the development of a national obesity strategy.
You will be required to consent to having information published or used publicly.
If you are an organisation completing this survey, you will be required to provide the name of your organisation and your responses may be attributed to your organisation. A list of organisations who completed the survey may be published online and in the consultation report.
Organisations will also be required to provide a contact name and email address so that we can contact them about this consultation if required. Names and email addresses will not be published or shared with any third parties.
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Thank you for completing the survey. Consent to participate in this survey. By participating in this survey, you indicate that:
You have read the above information; Your participation in this survey is voluntary; You consent to your responses being included in public reports; and You are at least 14 years of age.
Q1. Do you wish to continue with this survey?
1. Yes (skip to Q2) 2. No (if you select no, you will be exited from the survey)
Q2. Are you completing this survey on behalf of an organisation or as an interested individual?
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Q4. What is your main role or interest in a national obesity strategy? You may select all that apply.
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Q5. Many people and organisations have a diverse range of views on what should be included in a national obesity strategy. To ensure transparency throughout the consultation process, it is important to consider these views in the context of any relevant interests.
As you are answering this survey on behalf of an organisation, please provide the name of your organisation in the space below. This information is required.
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We are now going to ask you a series of questions about the proposed framework and ideas that could be included in a national obesity strategy. These are outlined in more detail in the consultation paper.
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Two commissioned evidence reports (Population-level strategies to support healthy weight and Addressing the social and commercial determinants of healthy weight);and
A practice review of state and territory, international, global and consensus strategies and statements.
Section 1. Proposed timeframe and scope for a national obesity strategy Q7. Timeframe of a national obesity strategy It is proposed that a national obesity strategy will guide action over the next 10 years – from 2020 to 2030. Do you think this timeframe is too short, about right, or too long?
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Q8. Timeframe of a national obesity strategy Why do you think the proposed timeframe of 10 years is (pipe response from previous question)? The evidence brief confirms that Australia's overweight and obesity rates have escalated over the last 40 years. It will take longer than 10 years to truly turn the tide, however a phased 10 year approach certainly is in the right direction. However, a sustained effort beyond 10 years, as a second stage will further embed lifestyle change.
Q9. The proposed scope of a national obesity strategy
Page 9 of the consultation paper outlines the proposed scope of a national obesity strategy. This includes:
Government leadership for a whole-of-society response - The strategy will be a unifying framework, to enable genuine partnerships, improved collaboration and shared responsibility. It will identify strategies for Commonwealth and State and Territory governments, as well as the community and other key stakeholders including, non-government organisations and the private sector.
Prevention is the focus – The strategy will focus on primary and secondary preventive actions that promote and support healthy eating, regular physical activity and a healthy weight for all. Prevention actions benefit everyone, by helping to make the healthy option the easiest option. This includes actions to address environmental and social influences.
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Outside the scope of a national obesity strategy are:
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Thinking specifically about the proposed scope for a national obesity strategy, is there anything you would change, add or remove? Please provide your suggestions about the proposed scope in the space below.
Please note there are many opportunities to comment on specific strategies and ideas proposed to be included in the strategy throughout the survey.
It is suitable for a National Obesity Strategy to be underpinned using the full range of instruments, from regulatory through co-regulatory and self-regulatory and voluntary mechanisms.
In the next sections we will ask you a series of questions related to each of the components of the proposed framework for action:
Five proposed principles that will guide development and implementation of a national obesity strategy.
Four proposed priority areas and the specific strategies included under each of these priority areas.
Four proposed enablers that will help support sustained implementation of a national obesity strategy.
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Figure 1. Proposed framework for a national obesity strategy Section 2. Proposed principles to guide a national obesity strategy Q11. The proposed guiding principles for a national obesity strategy We are interested in what you think of the five proposed guiding principles for a national obesity strategy. They are described in detail on pages 11 and 12 of the consultation paper.
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The proposed guiding principles for a national obesity strategy
Thinking about the five proposed guiding principles, is there anything you would change, add or remove? Please provide your comments in the space below.
Whilst understanding the need to be bold, ambitious and aspirational we must also be realistic in relation to what is achievable, including in the context of a sustained funding commitment.
Section 3. Proposed priority areas and strategies for a national obesity strategy
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1. Supporting children and families – starting early to support healthy weight throughout life
2. Mobilising people and communities – using knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable healthy weight
3. Enabling active living – supporting a way of life that helps people move more throughout the day
4. Building a healthier and resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment
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Q13. Proposed Priority 1: Supporting children and families – starting early to support healthy weight throughout life For this priority area, there are three proposed strategies, each containing a number of ideas to guide action. These are discussed in detail on pages 14 to 16 of the consultation paper.
The first proposed strategy for this priority area is:
Support prospective and new parents to be healthier at the time of conception and during pregnancy, and to optimise the healthy development of their children during the first 1000 days.
Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy.
You can use the comment boxes to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Enable parents, carers and families to encourage lifelong healthy habits for children and young people.
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1. Improving nutrition and health literacy by bringing to life the Australian Dietary Guideline and Australian Guide to Health Living (and physical activity recommendations) is highly recommended - a whole of diet focus is important.
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Enable early childhood education and care settings and schools to adopt whole of facility approaches that better support children to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits and skills.
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Thinking about the strategies you just read for supporting children and families, are there any additional strategies or you think should be included to start early to support healthy weight throughout life?
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The up-skilling of nutrition, health and activity literacy is instrumental to change generational behaviour as is starting early.
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Q17. Proposed Priority 2: Mobilising people and communities – using knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable healthy weight For this priority area, there are five proposed strategies, each containing a number of ideas to guide action. These are discussed in detail on pages 17 to 19 of the consultation paper.
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Improve people’s knowledge, awareness and skills to enable healthy eating, facilitate active lives and foster healthy social and cultural norms, regardless of their weight.
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Q18. Proposed Priority 2: Mobilising people and communities – using knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable healthy weight The second proposed strategy for this priority area is: Engage and support local communities, groups and organisations to develop and lead their own healthy eating and physical activity initiatives through responding to local need, embedding participation and building community capacity. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Q20. Proposed Priority 2: Mobilising people and communities – using knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable healthy weight The fourth proposed strategy for this priority area is: Support health and social services to prioritise the prevention of obesity-related chronic disease. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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activity, increase access to healthy food and drinks, and limit access to, or remove unhealthy food and drinks through catering, vending machines, cafes and canteens Refer to Comment 1. below
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Q23. Proposed Priority 3: Enabling active living – supporting a way of life that helps people move more throughout the day For this priority area, there are two proposed strategies, each containing a number of ideas for guiding action. These are discussed in detail on pages 20 and 21 of the consultation paper.
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Invest in connected active places and spaces in urban, regional and rural areas.
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Proposed Priority 3: Enabling active living – supporting a way of life that helps people move more throughout the day The second proposed strategy for this priority area is: Motivate and inspire participation in regular physical activity by people of all ages and abilities. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Proposed Priority 3: Enabling active living – supporting a way of life that helps people move more throughout the day
Thinking about the specific strategies you just read for enabling active living, are there any additional strategies you think should be included to support a way of life that helps people move more throughout the day?
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Invest in connected active places and spaces in urban, regional and rural areas.
Motivate and inspire participation in regular physical activity by people of all ages and abilities.
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Proposed Priority 4: Building a healthier and more resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment For this priority area, there are seven proposed strategies, each containing a number of ideas to guide action. These are discussed in detail on pages 22 to 25 of the consultation paper.
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Ensure our food system favours the production, processing and manufacture of healthy and sustainable products.
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Q27. Proposed Priority 4: Building a healthier and more resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment The second proposed strategy for this priority area is: Increase the availability of healthy, more sustainable food and drinks in the places we live and work. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Create easier access to healthy food and drinks in local residential communities through:
urban agriculture (e.g., community garden initiatives and encouraging home gardens);
urban design (e.g., density of fast food outlets and proximity to schools and community services; access to supermarkets and smaller food businesses); and
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Establish policies on food and drink procurement, catering, and provision across all government departments and settings to encourage healthy eating and drinking Refer to Comment 1. below
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Make processed food and drinks healthier and more sustainable by limiting energy and nutrients of concern.
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1. The Australian confectionery industry has had in place an industry agreed serving size (founded on the Australian Dietary Guidelines and Australian Guide to Healthy Eating that recommends a discretionary serve is about the amount that provides 600kJ) for about a decade. With the establishment of the Health Star Rating System this agreement was recognised (agreed by the FoFR) and embedded in the HSR System - recognising the importance of energy and portion size (and the industry's Be treatwise program introduced in 2006) in the context of confectionery.
2. The Health Food Partnership (HFP) Reformulation Working Group identified the reformulation targets for confectionery should focus on portion size and consulted on that basis. Given the limited nutrient reformulation capacity for confectionery - this approach has long been recognised by the industry - as noted in the above discussion - thereby (as the industry has) supported the important role of energy and consumption (ie portion) in the context of confectionery. Other jurisdictions eg Public Health England have taken this direction to 'reformulate' around energy per portion.
3. These initiatives are important as companions in the production of food and manufacturers are taking responsible steps independently to reduce waste, reuse resources and work toward a circular economy.
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Support targeted interventions that increase the availability, accessibility and affordability of healthy food and drinks for rural and remote communities, communities experiencing disadvantage and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Reduce unhealthy food and drink marketing on publicly-owned or managed settings (e.g., public transport infrastructure) Nil response to tick box, made comment below at Comment 1.
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Increase the availability and accessibility of information to support the consumer to make a healthier choice at the time of purchasing food or drinks.
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2. In the absence of the detail of this sub-strategy, it's likely to confuse consumers. For example a high HSR combined with a 'warning' about energy, sugar or fat is likely to communicate conflicting messages. Additionally, small pack space limitations exist as does the potential for an increasing number of messages that in the end will be ignored.
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5. Although we have previously acknowledged that sustainability is a 'companion' strategy to the NOS manufacturers are taking responsible steps to ensure waste reduction, reuse, etc in a circular economy.
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Proposed Priority 4: Building a healthier and more resilient food system – producing and promoting healthier food and drinks with little impact on the environment
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These might include strategies that help people overcome specific challenges they encounter when making decisions about the food and drinks they consume.
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Q34. Priority areas Before we move on to the next section of the survey, do you have any other feedback about the four priority areas you have just read about:
1. Supporting children and families – Starting early to support healthy weight throughout life
2. Mobilising people and communities – Using knowledge, strengths and community connections to enable health weight
3. Enabling active living – Supporting a way of life that helps people move throughout the day
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Section 4. Proposed enablers for a national obesity strategy Proposed enablers for a national obesity strategy We are now going to ask you about the four proposed enablers for a national obesity strategy. The proposed enablers are:
1. Lead the way – collective commitment and action for overweight and obesity prevention and health equity across governments.
2. Better use of data – sharing knowledge and data and using evidence to develop policies and programs and make sure collective actions are effective.
3. Build the workforce – support development of an engaged, empowered and skilled workforce that can better support individuals and influence community actions and environments.
4. Invest for delivery – adequately funding sustainable interventions and preventative actions, and exploring economic policies and trade agreements to positively impact on overweight and obesity rates, communities and the environment.
We are interested in what you think of the strategies and ideas to guide action included under each of these proposed enablers. Please select a set of proposed enabler questions to complete by clicking on the ‘Answer’ button. After you have answered all of the enabler sections you would like to complete, the ‘Next’ button at the bottom of the screen will take you to the next part of the survey. Q35. Proposed Enabler 1: Lead the way – collective commitment and action for obesity prevention and health equity across governments For this proposed enabler, there is one proposed strategy with two ideas to guide action. These are discussed in detail on page 27 of the consultation paper.
The proposed strategy for this enabler is:
Build and sustain collective commitment to, and action for, comprehensive and contemporary obesity prevention and health equity efforts.
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Are there any additional strategies you think should be included to enable strong national leadership and governance to deliver better outcomes at the national, state/territory, regional and local levels?
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Proposed Enabler 2: Better use of data – sharing knowledge and data and using evidence to develop policies and programs and to make sure collective actions are effective
For this proposed enabler, there are two proposed strategies, each containing a number of ideas to guide action. These are discussed in detail on pages 28 and 29 of the consultation paper.
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Update Australian guidelines for healthy eating, physical activity and weight, ensuring they explicitly incorporate environmental sustainability, are based on the latest scientific evidence and are free from industry influence. Nil response to tick box, made comment below at Comment 1.
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1. Up to date and evidence based data is important for policy, regulatory and non-
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Q38. Proposed Enabler 2: Better use of data – sharing knowledge and data and using evidence to develop policies and programs and to make sure collective actions are effective The second proposed strategy for this enabler is: Build and share knowledge so decisions are better informed. Please rate the extent to which you think each of the following proposed ideas is important for guiding action under this strategy. You can use the comment boxes in the online survey to provide any feedback you might have about each idea.
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Commit sustained funding to support data collection, shared data systems, enhanced sharing of effective and emerging initiatives, and regular population monitoring and surveillance of weight status and variables associated with overweight and obesity, including wider commercial, cultural and environmental determinants of obesity
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Investigate new data sources to supplement population monitoring and surveillance (e.g., supermarket transaction data, Google analytics)
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Current scientific and evidence based data is essential to underpin the NOS, for its evaluation and evolution.
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Q40. Proposed Enabler 3: Build the workforce – support development of an engaged, empowered and skilled workforce that can better support individuals and influence community actions and environments For this proposed enabler, there is one proposed strategy with four ideas to guide action. These are discussed in detail on page 30 of the consultation paper.
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Empower and strengthen a skilled workforce to better support individuals and influence community actions and environments that increase healthy weight, whilst reducing obesity stigma, blame and discrimination.
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Q43. Proposed Enabler 4: Invest for delivery - Adequately funding sustainable interventions and preventative actions, and exploring economic policies and trade agreements to positively impact on overweight and obesity rates, communities and the environment Are there any additional strategies you think should be included to provide adequate and sustainable investment in overweight and obesity prevention? Please provide your comments in the space below. Nil response
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Lastly, we would like to get your feedback on the proposed implementation and evaluation of a national obesity strategy.
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The COAG Health Council will be responsible for strategy implementation, monitoring and progress reporting.
While the strategy will be led by Health, to achieve the vision, Health will work with partners across government and the community.
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Partnerships with non-government organisations, private sector, population group representatives and community members will inform implementation of the strategy. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare will support development of indicators and monitoring and reporting. Do you have any feedback about the proposed governance arrangements for a national obesity strategy? Please provide your comments in the space below. There is frequent criticism of the role of the private sector/industry in policy development. This criticism is unfounded given the important role the food industry plays in implementation. Q47. Proposed implementation for a national obesity strategy Under the auspices of the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council, it is proposed the new cross-portfolio committee will be responsible for developing an implementation plan that will focus on those strategies best pursued at a national level. This approach will be supported by implementation plans developed by each state and territory, in collaboration with local partners and in discussion with other jurisdictions to ensure breadth of coverage and coordination across Australia. The plans will include timeframes and responsibilities for implementation. Resources will be required for implementation. Do you have any feedback about the proposed implementation for a national obesity strategy? Please provide your comments in the space below. A coordinated national plan supported by state and territory jurisdictions is supported.
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Monitoring the implementation of this strategy will require a coordinated national effort. A tiered national evaluation framework will monitor progress and achievements and include:
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To ensure a transparent focus on equity, the framework will include indicators, outcomes and targets specifically for population groups who are unequally affected by overweight and obesity. Existing data sources will be utilised with potential for additional new measures. Both national measures and jurisdictional information will contribute, and results will be regularly reported to COAG Health Council and available to the public. Solutions to addressing overweight and obesity in Australia are not static. Incorporating feedback on barriers, enablers and effects of actions on a regular basis is necessary. Building a process of gathering information, reflecting and adapting will strengthen future action to ensure relevance and effectiveness. Do you have any feedback about how the strategy should be monitored, evaluated and reported? Please provide your comments in the space below. Nil response
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Do you think targets are needed for the strategy? If so, what should they be?
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A staged approach with phased implementation and targets is appropriate. Targets need to be evidence based and achievable, assessed and reviewed periodically and adjusted as required.
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Do you have any suggestions for what a national obesity strategy could be called?
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Q51. Lastly, do you have any final comments or ideas regarding the proposed national obesity strategy? I would like to attach a copy of a paper the Australian Industry Group Confectionery Sector prepared in relation our concerns regarding high HSR stars on confectionery, as a consequence of the FoFR supporting HSR review Recommendation 2. A second attachment is an extract from the Ai Group Confectionery Sector's submission to the Senate Obesity Inquiry, which details many of the initiatives the confectionery industry has achieved over an extended period of time - since introducing Be treatwise in 2006, the industry agreed serve size in 2009, HSR in 2014 in addition to the industry's commitment to consumer nutrition/labelling information, commitment to more smaller packs, ie 250 calorie portions and more treat size, with a migration to more 200 calorie and 100 calorie portions and consumer education - see www.betreatwise.info which includes a new video segment explaining Be treatwise and role of confectionery, portion and activity.
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About You In which state or territory is your organisation or business located?
1. Australian Capital Territory 2. New South Wales 3. Northern Territory 4. Queensland 5. South Australia 6. Tasmania 7. Victoria 8. Western Australia 9. Australia wide 10. International
Q62. About You How would you best describe the location you live in?
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Q63. About You How would you best describe the location of your organisation or business?
1. A capital city 2. A regional city or town 3. A rural or remote town or area
Q64. About You We value the thoughts of people who have lived experience of overweight or obesity; however, the following question is optional. How would you best describe your current weight?
1. Underweight 2. About the right weight
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Thank you for taking the time to share your valuable feedback. This is the final page of the survey – please click the submit button below. The national obesity strategy Working Group will use your feedback to shape a national obesity strategy. The COAG Health Council will consider the strategy in late 2020. A report on the outcomes of the consultation will also be made publicly available.
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6. Consent to participate in this survey
1. By participating in this survey, you indicate that:You have read the preceding information;Your participation in this survey is voluntary; You consent to your responses being included in public reports; andYou are at least 14 years of age.Do you wish to continue with this survey?
Yes
7. Organisation or individual?
2. Are you completing this survey on behalf of an organisation or as an interested individual?
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8. Main role
3. What is your organisation's main role or interest in a national obesity strategy? You may select all that apply.
Other (please specify): Our members manufacture raw sugar (non food grade) and/or grow sugarcane
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What is your main role or interest in a national obesity strategy? You may select all that apply.
10. Name of your organisation
4. Many people and organisations have a diverse range of views on what should be included in a national obesity strategy. To ensure transparency throughout the consultation process, it is important to consider these views in the context of anyrelevant interests.
As you are answering this survey on behalf of an organisation, please provide the name of your organisation in the spacebelow.
This information is required.
Australian Sugar MIlling Council and CANEGROWERS Ltd
11. Organisation contact details
5. Please provide a contact name and email address for your organisation so that we may contact you about thisconsultation process if required.
Your contact details will only be used for the purpose of this consultation and will not be shared with any third parties. Onceagain, this information is required.
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7. Timeframe of a national obesity strategy
It is proposed that a national obesity strategy will guide action over the next 10 years – from 2020 to 2030.
Do you think this timeframe is too short, about right, or too long?
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We strongly support the development of the strategy and we are keen to be involved, not least to support the Queenslandcommunities that are dependent on the sugar industry, but who are also impacted by obesity. While prevention is key, we feelmitigating the affects for people who are currently overweight or obese should still be a focus. Ideally the strategy wouldtarget: • General public prevention• Prevention and mitigating of impacts of at-risk groups.. The strategy will need to be tailored to suit each community.We note the inclusion in these survey questions of a number of additional areas that may be better defined as 'out of scope' toensure the strategy is focused and able to define and measure clear targets/goals. Trade policy and sustainable developmentare important topics that are contentious and have the potential to distract and delay the objectives of this obesity preventionstrategy. We also believe it will be important to include agribusiness, farmers, ingredient manufacturers and the food supplychain in all aspects of the strategy.
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Evidence-Based - the strategy will be informed by up-to-date evidence and promising or emergingstrategies
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Sustainable Development - the strategy will alignwith the pillars of sustainable development: economicgrowth, social equity and environmental protection.
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While a worthy principle, there is a risk that sustainable development goals could become a distraction from the core aims ofthe strategy.
21. Section 3. Proposed priority areas and strategies for a national obesity strategy
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We agree it is important to provide clear information that is well understood by everyone – starting early with young familiesshould assist them to understand the importance of eating well and keeping active. The definition of 'healthy' as opposed to'unhealthy' foods is not clear here (although the paper is presumably discussing discretionary 'treats,' any food consumed invast quantities or improperly prepared could be deemed as unhealthy) so measures requiring the availability of some foods tobe limited need to be carefully considered.
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