Thượng Hải thử nghiệm hệ thống cảnh báo đồ uống có đường

A recent study of 15.8 million Chinese adults found that 34.8% of the population are overweight, and 14.1% are obese (béo phì), according to China’s BMI classification (phân loại). 

Over the past two weeks, 159 brick-and-mortar retailers (cửa hàng bán lẻ truyền thống) in the city, including supermarkets and convenience stores, have begun displaying (trưng bày) color-coded warning signs on their beverage (đồ uống) shelves, Sixth Tone’s sister publication The Paper reported. 

The labels do not indicate the individual sugar content of beverages, but rather alert customers about different categories of drinks. Customers shopping in sections with a green label are reminded to read the beverage’s nutrition (chất dinh dưỡng) label before purchasing; orange labels warn customers to limit their added sugar intake; and red labels warn of the negative health impacts of sugary drinks. 

The system was introduced by the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control & Prevention in mid-August. The national government has set a target to cut sugar consumption (tiêu thụ) to no more than 25 grams per person by 2030, compared with 30 grams in 2019.