“See the Truth,” Campaign Journalist/Media Hangout

Expensive Colleagues,

The Wholesome Caribbean Coalition (HCC), in collaboration with companions, the Coronary heart and  Stroke Basis of Barbados (HSFB), the Coronary heart Basis of Jamaica (HFJ), and
the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Community (JYAN) invite you to the regional “See the Reality,” Marketing campaign Journalist/Media Hangout on Friday twenty second March, 2024 at 10:00 am AST/EDT.

This marketing campaign sought to teach and agitate the general public concerning the business’s  interference techniques, enlighten concerning the actuality of the manipulation and profiteering  behind the business’s interference and persuade the general public and policymakers to  assist the implementation of measures to guard the policymaking course of from  business interference. It additionally sought to make clear the current vote for and in opposition to  the adoption of the Closing Draft CARICOM Regional Customary (FDCRS) which  comprises specs for octagonal entrance of bundle warning labels (FOPWL) to be  positioned on meals merchandise “Excessive in” sugars, sodium and fat, in accordance with thresholds
outlined by the PAHO Nutrient Profile Mannequin.

Understanding that your nation was one of many goal nations of this marketing campaign, we  are wanting ahead to hanging out with you to debate the result of the voting course of, its flaws and find out about your views on business interference and  wholesome meals coverage, together with sharing story concepts.

Please use the hyperlink under to register for the journalist/media hangout. We look ahead to  hanging out with you quickly.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvduCrrjwrE9BD3hl2lDKPNRkuXTzRJ5Ma

CARICOM Heads of Authorities endorsed FOPL in 2018 at its thirty ninth Common  Assembly of the Convention of Heads of Authorities; and across the similar time,  CARICOM Regional Group for Requirements and High quality (CROSQ) initiated a  regional course of of in depth consultations (managed by way of Nationwide Mirror  Committees (NMC) fashioned by the Nationwide Bureaus of Requirements in eleven member  states) to revise the Draft CARICOM Regional Customary for the labeling of pre-  packaged meals (the DCRS-5) to incorporate front-of-package labeling.

CARICOM member states voted on the Closing Draft Customary (FDCRS-5) in 2021,  which included the ‘HIGH IN’ octagonal front-of-package warning label system and  the PAHO Nutrient Profile Mannequin (NPM) to information the thresholds for labeling pre-  packaged meals as ‘high-in’.

CARICOM nations agreed on sustaining the FOPWL and the PAHO NPM within the  DCRS-5 throughout the second consultative interval, and the DCRS-5 — which reverted to  a Closing Draft (FDCRS-5) — went out for Member State voting between July and  October 2023.

Heat regards,