According to a survey of companies in the food industry in Malaysia conducted in January 2019, 56 percent of the surveyed companies stated that the existing national nutrition targets were unrealistic for them to achieve. 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 the national nutrition targets were unrealistic 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 the national nutrition targets were unrealistic in Malaysia as of January 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058387/malaysia-food-industry-perception-on-national-nutrition-targets/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of food and drinks companies which agreed that the national nutrition targets were unrealistic in Malaysia as of January 2019." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058387/malaysia-food-industry-perception-on-national-nutrition-targets/
Food Industry Asia. (2019). Share of food and drinks companies which agreed that the national nutrition targets were unrealistic in Malaysia as of January 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058387/malaysia-food-industry-perception-on-national-nutrition-targets/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of Food and Drinks Companies Which Agreed That The National Nutrition Targets Were Unrealistic in Malaysia as of January 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058387/malaysia-food-industry-perception-on-national-nutrition-targets/
Food Industry Asia, Share of food and drinks companies which agreed that the national nutrition targets were unrealistic in Malaysia as of January 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058387/malaysia-food-industry-perception-on-national-nutrition-targets/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of food and drinks companies which agreed that the national nutrition targets were unrealistic in Malaysia as of January 2019 [Graph], Food Industry Asia, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058387/malaysia-food-industry-perception-on-national-nutrition-targets/
