Most Packaged Food in Kenya Would Need Health Warning Label Under New Rules: Report

Most packaged food in Kenya would need health warning label under new rules: report

Almost all of the packaged food and drink sold in Kenya by local and international companies would require a health warning label under newly drafted government rules, according to an independent report shared with Reuters.

In Kenya, 90% of packaged food needs health warning label under new rules

“Africa is facing a growing problem of obesity and overweight, and the trends are rising. This is a ticking time bomb. If unchecked, millions of people, including children, risk living shorter lives under the burden of poor health,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa.

Warning labels loom for 90% of packaged food sold in Kenya

Certainly! Here is your text with each sentence starting on a new paragraph: Nearly all packaged food and drink products sold in Kenya, from both local and international companies, would require a health warning label under newly drafted government regulations. This finding comes from an independent report shared with Reuters by the non-profit Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI). Kenya recently released its nutrient profile model and committed…