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0026/2021 - Adherence to the voluntary agreement for sodium reduction in Brazil
Adesão aos acordos voluntários de redução de sódio no Brasil

Author:

• Camila Zancheta Ricardo - Ricardo, C. Z. - <ca.zancheta@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3643-302X

Co-author(s):

• Giovana Calixto Andrade - Andrade, G. C. - <gi.calixto.andrade@gmail.com, giovanna.andrade@usp.br>
• Bianka Caliman Salvador - Salvador, B. C. - <biankacsalvador@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0912-1901
• Laís Amaral Mais - MAIS, L.A. - São Paulo, SP - <lais.amaral@idec.org.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0993-2798
• Ana Clara Duran - Duran, A. C. - <anaduran@unicamp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7317-5790
• Ana Paula Bortoletto Martins - Martins, A.P.B - <anapaula@idec.org.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-4472


Abstract:

The objective was to assess adherence to voluntary agreements for sodium reduction firmed between the food industries and the Ministry of Health in Brazil and to compare their targets with the limit proposed in the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) nutritional profile model. We used data1 553 foods32 categories included in the agreements and sold in the largest Brazilian supermarket chains in 2017. The frequency of products with sodium equal or below the cut-offs proposed by the voluntary agreements and by PAHO was calculated. Classification concordance according to the two was evaluated with Cohen\'s kappa coefficient (k). Our results showed that 77.7% of products were adequate according to the voluntary agreements, and only 35.9% of them, according to the PAHO model. We identified a weak degree of concordance between both criteria in classifying a product as adequate about sodium content (k = 0.199). In conclusion, the voluntary agreements for sodium reduction are limited in their scope and rigor. The adoption of measures oriented for all products, with more restrictive and mandatory targets, should be considered in the country.

Keywords:

Sodium Chloride, Dietary; Food Labeling; Nutrition Programs and Policies

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Ricardo, C. Z., Andrade, G. C., Salvador, B. C., MAIS, L.A., Duran, A. C., Martins, A.P.B. Adherence to the voluntary agreement for sodium reduction in Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2021/Jan). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/adherence-to-the-voluntary-agreement-for-sodium-reduction-in-brazil/17925?id=17925&id=17925



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