Indonesia will Give Food Companies Two Years to Meet New Labelling Rules

FOOD AND BEVERAGES - JAKARTA. Indonesia will set a deadline of two years for food and beverage companies to meet new labelling norms for products high in salt, sugar or fat, a government official told Reuters, a move that spells more delays in efforts to curb fast-rising obesity.

Health ministry data shows obesity became twice as prevalent over the decade to 2023 in the world's fourth most populous nation of 280 million, while child agency UNICEF warned of risks to one in three adults and one in five school-age children.

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