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. 2015 Apr 23;12:E53. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.140472

Table. Food and Beverage Products Approved by the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI) in April 2014 That Do Not Meet Interagency Working Group (IWG) Recommendations for Nutrients to Limit.

Products Foods on CFBAI Product List, N (%) Number of Products Exceeding IWG Nutrients to Limit
Saturated Fat, N (%) Trans fat, N (%) Sugar, N (%) Sodium, N (%) One or More Nutrients to Limit, N (%)
Juices 7 (1.7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 3 (42.9) 0 (0) 3 (42.9)
Dairy productsa , b , c 141 (34.6) 30 (21.8) 0 (0) 49 (34.8) 0 (0) 69 (49.0)
Milks and milk substitutes 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Yogurts and yogurt-type productsc 134 (32.9) 25 (18.7) 0 (0) 49 (36.4) 0 (0) 64 (47.8)
Dairy-based desserts 2 (0.5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Cheese and cheese products 5 (1.2) 5 (100.0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (100.0)
Grain, fruit and vegetable products, and items not in other categoriesd (≤150 calories) 113 (27.8) 36 (31.9) 0 (0) 71 (62.8) 9 (8.0) 89 (78.8)
Grain products 78 (19.2) 28 (35.9) 0 (0) 38 (48.7) 9 (11.5) 55 (70.5)
Fruit productsd 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Vegetable productsd 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Items not in other categories 35 (8.6) 8 (22.9) 0 (0) 33 (94.3) 0 (0) 34 (97.1)
Grain, fruit and vegetable products, and items not in other categoriesd (>150 calories) 7 (1.7) 4 (57.1) 0 (0) 2 (28.6) 4 (57.1) 4 (57.1)
Grain products 7 (1.7) 4 (57.1) 0 (0) 2 (28.6) 4 (57.1) 4 (57.1)
Fruit productsd 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Vegetable productsd 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Items not in other categories 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Soups and meat sauces 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Seeds, nuts, and nut butters and spreadsa 8 (2.0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Meat, fish, and poultry products 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Mixed dishes 24 (5.9) 9 (37.5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 24 (100.0) 24 (100.0)
Main dishes and entrées 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Small meals 10 (2.5) 6 (60.0) 0 (0) 6 (60.0) 7 (70.0) 8 (80.0)
Meals (entrée and other items including a beverage) 18 (4.4) 8 (44.4) 3 (16.7) 0 (0) 16 (89.0) 17 (94.4)
Exempt items (as listed by CBFAI) 79 (19.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Total 407 (100.0) 93 (22.9) 3 (0.7) 131 (32.2) 60 (14.7) 214 (52.5)
a

Milk, eggs, nuts, and nut butters are exempt from saturated fat limits.

b

Milk (flavored and unflavored) has an increased limit for sugar of 25.5 g per reference amount customarily consumed (RACC).

c

Yogurt has an increased sugar limit of 29 g per RACC.

d

100% fruit and vegetable juices and fresh, whole fruits and vegetables are exempt from all limits.