Food commercialization in schools: analysis of the regulatory process in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: KURIHAYASHI, Aline Yukari
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: PALOMBO, Claudia Nery Teixeira, DUARTE, Luciane Simões, FUJIMORI, Elizabeth
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/7499
• topic: Food legislation; Health policies; Legal standards; Nutrition; Legislação de alimentos; Políticas de saúde; Normas jurídicas; Nutrição

ObjectiveTo identify and to describe the legal provisions that regulate the sale of food in Brazilian schools.MethodDocumentary analysis carried out in 2019, on the websites of the State, capital and Federal District Legislative Assemblies, via e-mail and/or telephone contact and publications on the subject review. The data were grouped by geographic region and a descriptive analysis was carried out. ResultsData were obtained from 96% of the federative units (25 States and the Federal District). 62 legal provisions were found: 60% current, 11% revoked and 29% draft bills. Current legislation was found in 67% of States: 100% of the States in the South, Southeast and Center-West regions, 56% in the Northeast and 43% in the North. Most of the legal provisions prohibit the sale of ultra-processed foods and encourage the sale of fruits and fresh foods in the public and private school network.ConclusionProgress is observed in the school food regulatory process in this country, considering its coverage in the States and in the public and private school network, but still restricted to the South, Southeast and Midwest regions.