| Food provision |
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The government should set standards for food and beverage products provided and sold in schools and child-care centres, with efficient quality control and monitoring systems of food and beverage management complying with the required standards. For example, the government can apply the standards of the ‘Thai School Lunch’ programme focusing on the preparation of healthy lunch for young students to all child-care centres
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The government should promote provision and sale of healthy foods and drinks in hospitals and other public settings
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| Food labelling |
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The government should expand the display of ingredient lists and nutrient facts to more foods/food groups, particularly those containing high sugar, saturated fat and salt, and request manufacturers to display these details
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The government should develop and improve a current nutrition information system to be understood easily and clearly by the public and be evidence-informed, which allows consumers to make healthier food choices easily
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The government should develop a Thai nutrient profiling system and display of label according to a certain nutrient profile
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The government should clearly determine required advertising standards for health and nutrition claims
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| Food composition |
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The government should clearly indicate a required content of saturated fat, sugar and sodium added to major food sources of these nutrients, that the content should be appropriate for people’s daily lifestyle
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| Food promotion |
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The government should clearly specify a marketing framework for foods and beverages, particularly promotional strategies, and also review the development of advertising campaigns from international sources, especially the promotional strategies used in schools and around school areas
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| Leadership |
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The government should strongly commit to set its clearly defined goal in limiting intake of salt, sugar and saturated fat among the Thai population by making use of 6:6:1 consumption criteria, meaning that a person is suggested not to consume more than 6 teaspoons of saturated fat, 6 teaspoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt per day
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| Monitoring & intelligence |
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The government should request all educational institutions and other public settings to produce primary health information, such as weight, waist circumference and blood pressure, of their related people and make follow-up actions on update of such information. It is also required to keep people informed about their personal health information and provide them efficient solutions for health problems
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| Food trade & investment |
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