global Packaged foods companies like PepsiCo, Unilever and Danone are selling less healthy products in India and other low-income countries. This allegation has been made in a new index report by the global public non-profit foundation Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI). According to the ATNI Global Index report, these companies are selling products in low-income countries that have significantly lower health star ratings than the products being sold in high-income countries. The report includes Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Tanzania and Vietnam as low- and lower-middle-income countries.
Good products are being sold in Europe only
For example, PepsiCo, which sells Lay’s chips and Tropicana juice, has set a target to increase sales of its “Nutri-Score A/B” products, but the target is limited to its snacks portfolio in the European Union, according to the report. Unilever’s food products include Kwality Walls, Magnum Ice Cream, Knorr Soups and ready-to-cook mixes. While Danone sells Protinex supplements and Aptamil infant formula in India.
Ranked 30 companies
This NGO has ranked 30 such companies whose health scores have a huge gap between developed and low-income countries. This star rating system has been developed in Australia and New Zealand. This is the first time the ATNI Index has broken down scores into low- and high-income countries. Major companies operating in India include PepsiCo, Danone and Unilever.
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Who got what score?
Under the Health Star Rating System, products are rated based on their health score out of 5 points, according to the US-based ATNI Index. In which 5 is the best score and a score above 3.5 is considered healthy. In low-income countries, food companies’ portfolios were tested and ranked at a score of 1.8. While such products in high-income countries received an average score of 2.3.
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