According to a survey on food and beverages companies in Malaysia conducted in January 2019, 59 percent of respondents stated that they had replaced their ingredients with lower or zero calorie substitutes as part of their nutrition reformulation efforts. This comes in light of the sugar tax implemented in Malaysia in 2019. This was the most prominent measure taken by the government to combat the high obesity rates in Malaysia, which is one of the highest in Asia.
Measures implemented by food and drink companies to facilitate nutrition reformulation in Malaysia as of January 2019
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Food Industry Asia. (April 29, 2019). Measures implemented by food and drink companies to facilitate nutrition reformulation in Malaysia as of January 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058502/malaysia-food-industry-measures-nutrition-reformulation/
Food Industry Asia. "Measures implemented by food and drink companies to facilitate nutrition reformulation in Malaysia as of January 2019." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058502/malaysia-food-industry-measures-nutrition-reformulation/
Food Industry Asia. (2019). Measures implemented by food and drink companies to facilitate nutrition reformulation in Malaysia as of January 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058502/malaysia-food-industry-measures-nutrition-reformulation/
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Measures implemented by food and drink companies to facilitate nutrition reformulation in Malaysia as of January 2019 [Graph], Food Industry Asia, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058502/malaysia-food-industry-measures-nutrition-reformulation/
