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Editorial | A decisive step toward public health

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00:00Liston Diario presents the editorial from the director.
00:30Nutritional elements claim to be contained in some food products.
00:33Dominican consumers are not deeply immersed in this culture of observing or checking the
00:38ingredient lists of the products they buy.
00:41That is why they often buy foods or medicines that are past their expiration date or with
00:45nutritional indicators that are not realistic.
00:49As Fabio Da Silva, advisor to the Pan American Health Organization, PASHO, has said, this measure
00:55not only empowers consumers, but also redefines the rules of the game for the food industry
01:01and protects the most vulnerable children in schools.
01:05Labeling is also a good resource for protecting school environments, where regulation will
01:09act as a shield against the consumption of ultra-processed foods.
01:14Experience in other countries such as Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay shows that these labels
01:19reduce purchases of critical products by 25 percent and accelerate the availability of
01:24healthy alternatives.
01:26Front-of-Pack labeling is not just a right to information, it is a tool for health justice.
01:32It requires political courage to confront economic powers, but its impact on better-nourished children
01:38and adults with fewer chronic diseases will be the legacy of a society that has chosen to
01:42care for its people.
01:44The question is not whether we can implement it, but how many lives will we lose while we
01:48wait?
01:49For Listine Diario, voiceover and translation by Danny Leon.
01:54Listine Diario presented the editorial from the director.
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