Local Food Systems Policy Index (Local Food-EPI+): A New Tool for Benchmarking Local Government Food Policies

We are excited to announce that the team at the Public Sector Module in Australia has launched The Local Food Systems Policy Index (Local Food-EPI+), an innovative tool designed to help local governments benchmark their policies aimed at improving the healthiness,...
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INFORMAS Canada Report Launch

Congratulations to the INFORMAS Canada team for launching their comprehensive report covering all INFORMAS modules! The full report (in English and in French) and several complementary reports are available on the INFORMAS Canada website.
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INFORMAS DECADE 2

INFORMAS has now been going since 2012, and while huge progress has been made, a lot has changed! In 2025 we will be focusing on DECADE 2: including a refresh of existing INFORMAS modules, incorporation of novel methods and data sources, integration of sustainability...
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Best Abstract at ICO Congress 2024

Dr. Thaís Cristina Marquezine Caldeira, one of our Early Career Researchers at INFORMAS Brazil, has won the award for Best Abstract Presentation at the International Congress on Obesity (ICO Congress) 2024. Her presentation, titled “Association of the Cost with the...
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56 countries are actively doing food environment and policy surveys (one or more modules). Select a marker to view more information.

Bangladesh

Informas Modules:
  • Food Promotion

 

Australia

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices
  • Food Retail

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Chile

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Provision
  • Food Prices

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Argentina

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices
  • Food Retail

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Brazil

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices

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Canada

Informas Modules:

  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices
  • Food Retail
  • Food Provision

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Central America and Panama (CIIPEC-INCAP)

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Retail

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China

Informas Modules:
  • Food Composition

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Costa Rica

Informas Modules:
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Retail

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Belgium

Informas Modules:
  • Food Promotion
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Prices
  • Food Retail

 

Ethiopia

Informas modules:

  • Food Promotion
  • Food Retail

Fiji

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices
  • Food Retail
  • Food Provision
  • Food Trade & Investment

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Finland

Informas modules:

  • Food Promotion
  • Food Retail

France

Informas modules:

  • Private Sector

Gautemala

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion

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Ecuador

Informas modules:

  • Food Labelling

Hong Kong

Informas modules:

  • Food Composition
  • Food Promotion

Ghana

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Provision

Germany

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector

Iceland

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector

India

Informas Modules:
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Prices

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Indonesia

Informas Modules:
  • Food Promotion

 

Ireland

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector

Iran

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices

Kenya

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector
  • Food Provision

Mexico

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices
  • Food Provision

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Japan

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector

Mexico

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices
  • Food Retail
  • Food Provision
  • Food Trade & Investment

 

Malta

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices
  • Food Retail

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Malaysia

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Promotion

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New Zealand

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices
  • Food Retail
  • Food Provision
  • Food Trade & Investment

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Nigeria

INFORMAS Modules (underway)

  • Public Sector (Food EPI)
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Provision

Norway

Informas modules: 

  • Public Sector
  • Food Provision

Mongolia

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Provision

Peru

Informas modules:

  • Food Retail

Philippines

Informas modules:

  • Public sector
  • Food promotion

Poland

Informas modules:

  • Public sector

Portugal

Informas modules:

  • Public sector
  • Food promotion

Singapore

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Retail

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Slovenia

Informas modules:

  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices
  • Food Retail
  • Food Provision

South Africa

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Food Composition

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Senegal

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector

Sri Lanka

Informas modules:

  • Food Labelling

Tanzania

Informas modules:

  • Public sector

Spain

Informas modules:

  • Food Labelling

Thailand

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
  • Food Composition
  • Food Labelling
  • Food Promotion
  • Food Prices
  • Food Retail
  • Food Provision
  • Food Trade & Investment

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Tonga

Informas modules:

  • Food Promotion
  • Food Retail

The Netherlands

Informas modules:

  • Public Sector

Tunisia

Informas modules:

  • Food Retail

UK

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Food Composition

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Uganda

Informas modules:

  • Food Promotion

USA

Informas Modules:
  • Food Composition
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Vanuatu

Informas Modules:
  • Food trade & investment 

Vietnam

Informas Modules:
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector

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