According to a survey in Malaysia conducted in December 2018, 44 percent of respondents were not of the opinion that reformulation of food products was not necessary as food companies offered enough healthy products. 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.
Share of respondents who agreed that reformulation of food products was not necessary as food companies already offered enough healthy products in Malaysia as of December 2018
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? - Food companies already offer enough healthy products and so there is no need for any change."
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Food Industry Asia. (April 29, 2019). Share of respondents who agreed that reformulation of food products was not necessary as food companies already offered enough healthy products in Malaysia as of December 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061821/malaysia-opinions-food-companies-offered-enough-healthy-products/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of respondents who agreed that reformulation of food products was not necessary as food companies already offered enough healthy products in Malaysia as of December 2018." Chart. April 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061821/malaysia-opinions-food-companies-offered-enough-healthy-products/
Food Industry Asia. (2019). Share of respondents who agreed that reformulation of food products was not necessary as food companies already offered enough healthy products in Malaysia as of December 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061821/malaysia-opinions-food-companies-offered-enough-healthy-products/
Food Industry Asia. "Share of Respondents Who Agreed That Reformulation of Food Products Was Not Necessary as Food Companies Already Offered Enough Healthy Products in Malaysia as of December 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061821/malaysia-opinions-food-companies-offered-enough-healthy-products/
Food Industry Asia, Share of respondents who agreed that reformulation of food products was not necessary as food companies already offered enough healthy products in Malaysia as of December 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061821/malaysia-opinions-food-companies-offered-enough-healthy-products/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Share of respondents who agreed that reformulation of food products was not necessary as food companies already offered enough healthy products in Malaysia as of December 2018 [Graph], Food Industry Asia, April 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1061821/malaysia-opinions-food-companies-offered-enough-healthy-products/
