The nutritional profile and on-pack marketing of toddler-specific food products launched in australia between 1996 and 2020 McCann, Jennifer, Russell, Georgie and Woods, Julie 2022, The nutritional profile and on-pack marketing of toddler-specific food products launched in australia between 1996 and 2020, Nutrients, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.3390/nu14010163. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The nutritional profile and on-pack marketing of toddler-specific food products launched in australia between 1996 and 2020 Author(s) McCann, Jennifer orcid.org/0000-0002-8940-978X Russell, Georgie orcid.org/0000-0002-0848-2724 Woods, Julie orcid.org/0000-0002-2717-310X Journal name Nutrients Volume number 14 Issue number 1 Article ID 163 Start page 1 End page 8 Total pages 8 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2022 ISSN 2072-6643 2072-6643 Keyword(s) CHILDHOOD CHILDREN COMPLEMENTARY INFANT CONSUMPTION FAT food environment Life Sciences & Biomedicine nutrition Nutrition & Dietetics public health Science & Technology SODIUM SOLD SUGAR toddler ultra-processed ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS Summary With the food system evolving, it is not clear how the nutrition and on-pack claims of toddler foods have been impacted. Data on the trends in Australia are lacking, so we sought to determine the changes in the nutrition and on-pack claims of toddler-specific packaged foods over time. A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was conducted using the Mintel Global New Products Database. The number of toddler-specific foods increased from 1996 to 2020. Over time, a lower proportion of meals and snacks were classified as “ultra-processed”, but a higher proportion of snacks were classified as “discretionary”. Meals launched after 2014 had higher median values for energy, saturated fat, and sugar than those in earlier years. Toddler snacks launched after 2014 had lower median values for sodium, and higher median values for fat, saturated fat, and sugar than those in earlier years. The mean number of total claims per package increased over time for snacks, with an increase in unregulated claims for both meals and snacks. Public health action is needed to ensure that the retail food environment for young children is health-promoting, including stringent and clear regulations for on-pack claims, and compositional guidelines and guidance on how to reduce the number of ultra-processed foods for toddlers. Language eng DOI 10.3390/nu14010163 Field of Research 0908 Food Sciences 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30161266 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 12 Jan 2022, 07:24:00 EST Wed, 12 Jan 2022, 14:17:53 EST Fri, 28 Jan 2022, 05:04:11 EST Sat, 19 Feb 2022, 01:30:32 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 12:10:35 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 12:16:17 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 12:17:12 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 12:34:23 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 12:48:06 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 15:20:21 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2022, 15:39:14 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 41 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 12 Jan 2022, 07:24:00 EST