THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TOWARD IMPLEMENTING FRONT OF PACKAGE NUTRITIONAL WARNING LABELS, REGIONALLY.
Members of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), Childhood Obesity Prevention Civil Society Organisation Action Network, will be hosting a Regional Call to Action for Octagonal High-In Front-of-Package Warning Labels (FOPWL) across the Caribbean on Saturday, Sep. 16 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. This event aims to underscore civil society's robust support for octagonal warning labels across the region while simultaneously gathering public perspectives on the implementation of high-in-front-of-package nutrition warning labels.
This call to action will occur in the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
In Saint Lucia, the event will be held at Vieux Fort Square and designated local spokesperson, Dr. Kedhma Dorh will be available for interviews and insights into the importance of this regional call to action.
This event aligns with the NCD Alliance’s Global Week of Action on NCDs, Caribbean Wellness Week, and the anticipated CARICOM member states vote on the Regional Standard for Specification for labelling of pre-packaged foods (CRS 5:2010). It also underscores the critical role of informed consumer choices in promoting public health across the Caribbean.
The event will be held at the Vieux Fort Square, Saturday, Sep. 16 at 11 a.m. It is hoped that this call-to-action will contribute significantly to raising awareness. The public is invited.
For more information visit the HCC website here.