According to a survey on food and beverages companies in Malaysia conducted in January 2019, 75 percent of the respondents were of the opinion that the national nutrition targets and guidelines were clear enough. Malaysia has one of the highest rates of obesity in Asia, and the government has taken measures to curb this problem such as introducing a sugar tax in 2019.
Share of food and drinks companies which agreed that there was a lack of clear national nutrition targets or guidelines in Malaysia as of January 2019
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Food Industry Asia. (April 29, 2019). Share of food and drinks companies which agreed that there was a lack of clear national nutrition targets or guidelines in Malaysia as of January 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058458/malaysia-food-industry-view-lack-of-clarity-national-nutrition-target/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of food and drinks companies which agreed that there was a lack of clear national nutrition targets or guidelines in Malaysia as of January 2019." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058458/malaysia-food-industry-view-lack-of-clarity-national-nutrition-target/
Food Industry Asia. (2019). Share of food and drinks companies which agreed that there was a lack of clear national nutrition targets or guidelines in Malaysia as of January 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058458/malaysia-food-industry-view-lack-of-clarity-national-nutrition-target/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of Food and Drinks Companies Which Agreed That There Was a Lack of Clear National Nutrition Targets or Guidelines in Malaysia as of January 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058458/malaysia-food-industry-view-lack-of-clarity-national-nutrition-target/
Food Industry Asia, Share of food and drinks companies which agreed that there was a lack of clear national nutrition targets or guidelines in Malaysia as of January 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058458/malaysia-food-industry-view-lack-of-clarity-national-nutrition-target/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Share of food and drinks companies which agreed that there was a lack of clear national nutrition targets or guidelines in Malaysia as of January 2019 [Graph], Food Industry Asia, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058458/malaysia-food-industry-view-lack-of-clarity-national-nutrition-target/