Special focus: The health and economic impact of food reformulation

Properly implemented, a reformulation policy can help achieve a win-win-win outcome for public health, the food industry and for consumers. This section briefly discusses the opportunities and challenges presented by the implementation of the set of actions needed to achieve food and beverage reformulation, while also presenting the health and economic outcomes based on a scenario of a 20% calorie reduction in foods high in sugar, salt, calories and saturated fats.