Food Policy

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire and Dakar, Senegal are designing nutrition standards aimed at reducing excessive salt consumption in public schools.

Cape Town, South Africa has expanded smoke-free spaces by amending local workplace policies—after first working with the Partnership on raising public awareness about the health risks of sugar-sweetened beverages, linked to a new national tax. The city now aims to create nutrition guidelines for use in various internal (and in the future, external) policy applications.

Freetown, Sierra Leone has trained market vendors on the dangers of excess salt consumption—and on how to bring the information to their customers. Currently, the city is developing healthy food procurement policies for schools and hospitals.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso is creating nutrition standards and developing a policy on foods served in schools and hospitals, with a focus on reducing salt and sugar consumption.

Cali, Colombia is implementing a new decree that ensures all students have access to nutritious and wholesome meals during school hours.

Córdoba, Argentina is preparing to pass a food policy restricting the sale and advertising of unhealthy food and beverages in schools and requiring healthy alternatives.

Lima, Peru is working to create healthier school environments through enforcement of a new policy that restricts sales and advertising of unhealthy products.

Montevideo, Uruguay is incentivizing food services to provide healthier meals to public sector workers, through its “Healthy Canteens" initiative.

Quito, Ecuador is developing a policy requiring only healthy foods are advertised in school stores and in areas surrounding schools, and guaranteeing access to safe, free water in 20 pilot schools.

Cairo, Egypt is working on a project aimed at making healthy food more accessible to primary-school aged children.

London, United Kingdom is reducing children’s exposure to unhealthy food and drink through advertising restrictions.

Melbourne, Australia is updating the city's Food City Policy, to help ensure increased access to healthier options. Urban residents and community members have been engaged throughout the process including via surveys, online workshops and focus groups.

Quezon City, Philippines is preparing an ordinance that will soon require restaurant chains and other food establishments to include nutritional information, including calories, on their menus.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia signed a new measure in July 2023 prohibiting the sale of sugary drinks and unhealthy foods in schools, in line with national guidelines.