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•A •scheme to encourage Thailand’s citizens to make more educated choices when thailand
purchasing food and drink launched around a year ago is finally starting to be seen in the shops. The Healthier Choices initiative sees a series of six different labels, similar to that shown right, being given to foods and drinks and denotes acceptable amounts of sugar, sodium and fat; it is granted for use on products by a joint committee drawn from the FDA, the Institute of Nutrition and the industry. The six types of labels apply to frozen meals, beverages, seasonings, dairy products, instant foods and snacks. The sugar content of drinks is a particular problem area, and the seal is only granted to beverages that have a maximum of 6 grams of sugar per 100 ml; however, additional sugar substitutes, such as aspartame or saccharin are allowed, which are widely reported to cause other health issues. The five other labels address fat and sodium consumption - for example, fish sauce must have six grams or less of sodium, while soy sauce and other seasonings must have less than five grams of sodium per 100 ml. Instant noodles and congee must have only a gram of sodium or less per 50 grams. Healthier Choice snacks must have less than 6 grams of saturated fat and 0.5 grams of sodium per 100 grams of say, chips. A sugar tax will be introduced next year in conjunction with the initiative, delayed to allow companies to adjust their products should they wish; drinks with more than six to ten grams of sugar will be taxed by 20 percent, and those with over 10 grams of sugar will be taxed 25 percent.