There are several actions which are urgently needed in South Africa to support a market transformation so that nutritious and affordable foods are available for all.
South Africa is currently Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading market for the food and beverage industry. However, this market is failing to deliver nutritious and affordable diets for South Africa’s people.
. This would be more than R21-billion per year if undiagnosed cases were included. By 2030, the projected annual bill will be more than R35-billion, which would amount to more than 12% of the total annual health budget for South Africa.assessed product profiles in 25 countries, including South Africa.
The multinational and national companies above are all publicly listed. Investors are increasingly placing pressure on food companies to invest in nutrition. Unilever made its decision to report its performance on nutrition partly based on the pressure exerted from its shareholders and based on data generated by ATNI. We will continue to generate data on company portfolios and use this to engage with investors and to place appropriate pressure on industry to change..
Third and lastly, consumers remain largely in the dark about what exactly is in the food they eat, and what this means for their health. National consumer associations can and should play a much more prominent role to shine a light on healthy diets and to improve the lack of transparency and accountability in industry.
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