Chile
INFORMAS in Chile is led by Dr. Camila Corvalán
We are currently ending an 4y IDRC grant which funded the implementation of most modules in Chile and Mexico. As part of it, we implemented 5 modules. Having data derived from food composition and food marketing monitoring was key when building the baseline for assessing the impact of the Chilean food marketing and labelling law. As part of such evaluation (funded by IDRC, Blloomberg Philanthropies, and the Chilean research board CONICYT), we will keep monitoring some of the modules.
Concrete outcomes include students guide (4 master, 4 postdoc), invitations to oral presentations related to this topic (>15), interviews by press (>40), articles (3 published, 1 article accepted).
- People Involved
- Outputs Table
- Outputs (publications, reports, conference presentations)
- Acknowledgements/Funders
Camila Corvalán
Assistant Professor at the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology –INTA-, University of Chile.
Director of Research Center on Food Environment and Prevention of Chronic Diseases (CIAPEC) at INTA, University of Chile.
Phone: (56) 229781453
Email:Camilla Corvalán
Marcela Reyes
Assistant Professor at the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology –INTA-, University of Chile.
Member of Research Center on Food Environment and Prevention of Chronic Diseases (CIAPEC) at INTA, University of Chile.
Phone: (56) 229781503
Email: Marcela Reyes
María Luisa Garmendia
Associate Professor at the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology –INTA-, University of Chile.
Member of Research Center on Food Environment and Prevention of Chronic Diseases (CIAPEC) at INTA, University of Chile.
Phone: (56) 229781402
Email: María Luisa Garmendia
Teresa Correa
Researcher Faculty of Communication Diego Portales University
Phone: (56) 22676200
Email: Teresa Correa
Fernanda Mediano
Research assistant and Ph.D. Student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the School of Media and Journalism.
Email: Fernanda Mediano
Ángela Martínez
Ph.D. Student at University of Sao Paulo.
Email: Ángela Martínez
Rebecca Kanter
Assistant Professor at Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicicne,
University of Chile
Phone: (56) 952429061
Email: Rebecca Kanter
Juan Carlos Caro
Research assistant and Ph.D. Student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Email: Juan Carlos Caro
Module |
Status (as at November 2018) |
Outputs |
Public Sector (Food EPI) |
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One article accepted (Vandevijvere et al) |
Private Sector |
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Food Composition |
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One article published using this data (mediano et al) |
Food Labelling |
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One article published using this data (mediano et al) |
Food Promotion |
TV data
Food packaging
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Two articles published (Mediano et al & Correa et al) |
Food Prices | Planning the implementation of this module for 2019 | |
Food Retail | We are not currently working on this module | |
Food Provision | Planning the implementation of this module for 2019 (Interview to school’s Deans). | |
Food Trade & Investment | We are not currently working on this module |
Publications
- Mialon, M., Corvalan, C., Cediel, G., Scagliusi, F.B., Reyes, M. (2020). Food industry political practices in Chile: “the economy has always been the main concern.” Globalization and Health, 16:107. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-020-00638-4
- Teresa Correa, T., Reyes, M., Smith Taillie, L.P., & Dillman Carpentier, F.R. (2019). The prevalence and audience reach of food and beverage advertising on Chilean television according to marketing tactics and nutritional quality of products. Public Health Nutrition, 22(6), 1113-1124. doi.org/10.1017/S1368980018003130
- Mediano Stoltze F, Barker JO, Kanter R, Corvalán C, Reyes M, Taillie LS, et Prevalence of child-directed and general audience marketing strategies on the front of beverage packaging: the case of Chile. Public Health Nutrition. Cambridge University Press; 2018; 21(3):454–64.
- Vandevijvere et An 11-country study to benchmark the implementation of recommended nutrition policies by national governments using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index, 2015-2018. Accepted Obesity Reviews
- Kanter R, Corvalán C, Reyes Photographic methods for measuring packaged food and beverage products in supermarkets. Curr Devel Nutr 2017; 1(10)
During the project execution we have been actively involved in presenting the study design and preliminary results on different settings. We have also participated with invited talks in several national and international academic activities:
Presentations
- World Public Health Nutrition Conference, Capetown, South-Africa, September 2016
- Workshops about food labelling and structural regulations for improving nutrition, Guatemala City, Guatemala, September 2016
- Chilean Nutrition Meeting, Santiago, Chile, November 2016
- Obesity Week, USA, November 2016
- University of Chile’s Seminar of the New Food Labelling Law, Santiago, Chile, November 2016
- Jornada Chilenas de Nutrición, Santiago, Chile, November 2016
- Ministry of Health’s Seminar “Evaluation of the Labelling and Food Marketing Law”, Santiago, Chile, January 2017
- Seminar:”Obesidad un problema país: Evaluación de la Ley sobre Composición Nutricional de los Alimentos y su Publicidad”, Ministry of Health, Chile, January 2017
- Eighth Public Policy Meeting, Chile, January 2017
- Nutrition Conference, Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría (one conference) “El problema de los azúcares dietarios en la población infantil”. Santiago, Chile, June 2017
- Second Infant Nutrition Working Day, Universidad de la Frontera, two conferences: “Rol de los ambientes alimentarios en la dieta de los niños”; “¿Que, como, cuanto deberían comer los niños y los adolescentes?”. Temuco, Chile, August 2017
- Healthier Food Systems in Latin America and Caribbean Seminar Program , Sao Paulo Brazil, June 2017
- Front-of-package labelling seminary (one conference), Guatemala City, September
- IUNS 21st International Congress of Nutrition, four conferences: (1): “The Chilean Experience of FOP Development, Implementation and Impact”; (2) “The Chilean marketing Laws: initial studies”; (3) “Chile: Impact of the SSB tax”; (4) “Potential of monitoring food environments for improving accountability and policy”). Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 2017
- Front-of-Package Labeling Technical Panel, Brasilia: “Modelo de Estudios Chilenos”. Brasil, November 2017.
- XII Clinical Nutricional Word Day, Obesity y Metabolism, “Impacto del etiquetado nacional”. Santiago, May 2018
- Chile’s Food Act: Can we regulate our way out of obesity? Session: “Tackling obesity through With a global food industry, how much can a single nation state achieve?” Public Health England Annual Conference. Coventry, UK. September, 2018
- Participation in a symposium for the 2018 SLAN meeting in Guadalajara, Mexico, showing the regulation and preliminary Other presentations within the SLAN related to Labelling Law.
- Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, AAEA Annual Meeting, Chicago Illinois, July-August 2017
- Invitation to participate and present at the PAHO/WHO meeting: Technical Consultation on Front-of-Package Labeling of Food and Drink Products, in Washington USA, November 2017.
- We were invited to present in a breakfast for some health minister prior to the World Health Assembly, May
Media Difussion
We have given several interviews and helped informing different reports form written and oral press, in Chile and abroad, as listed in Table 1. In the case of local press, this has been especially important when the second implementation phase was about to start.
Table 1. Description of local and foreign media diffusion
CHILE |
Press |
Resumen.cl, Noticias Universidad de Chile, La Nación, Radio Cooperativa, Publimetro, Cooperativa Noticias, El mostrador, TELE13, Radio Bio Bio, 24 Horas Nacional, Radio ADN 91.7, El Mercurio, La Tercera, La Cuarta, El desconcierto, HoyxHoy, Alimentación Saludable, Nota La Cuarta, Salud primero, Colegio Médico de Chile, Adprensa, Puntual.cl.
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Radio |
La Justa Medida, Radio Cooperativa, Programa El Semáforo, Radio Infita, Radio Concierto, Un día perfecto, La prueba ADN, 13c Radio, Radio Futuro, Radio Uchile, Radio Pauta. |
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TV |
Noticiero Central 24h, Mega, CNN Chile, Chile Visión, Tele13, TVN. |
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FOREIGN MEDIA |
Press |
Big Food (Sao Paulo, Brasil), Do Campo a Mesa (Brasilia, Brasil), Semanario Brecha Uruguay (Uruguay), O joio e o trigo (Río de Janeiro, Brasil), New York Times (USA), Uypress (Uruguay) |
Radio |
ConCriterio (Guatemala) UNI Radio (Uruguay, not public yet) |
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TV |
Hoy Nos Toca (Buenos Aires, Argentina) |
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Social Network |
AJ+ Español (México) |
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC)