HUBS

Front-of-package of Industrialized Food and Beverages Hub

The Hubs are reference teams on priority topics for the region, made up of Colansa members who share a common interest in one of these topics and wish to work together on its development.

who we are

The Front-of-Package of Industrialized Food and Beverages Hub addresses one of these topics of interest whose discussion has become very relevant for the region in recent years.

The Front-of-Package Warning Label is already implemented in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), while others are in different stages of the process for its implementation. The foregoing makes it necessary to promote and strengthen all actions that contribute to the installation of this issue due to its relevance and contribution as a regulatory framework that favors the development of healthy, sustainable, equitable and inclusive food systems.

MISSION

The mission of the Front-of-Package of Industrialized Food and Beverages Hub is to support, monitor and guide the advancement of policies related to frontal warning labeling in LAC, making use of the best available evidence free of conflicts of interest, and favoring the articulation of different actors in society.

VISION

The Hub of Front-of-Package of Industrialized Foods and Beverages will be a technical reference within Colansa and LAC in terms of evidence, advocacy and decision-making, to contribute to the discussion of the necessary strategies to advance in the policies of nutritional labeling and other related subjects within LAC and ideally, other regions.

OBJECTIVES

Analyze and summarize the academic experience on labeling, contextualize the available evidence free of conflicts of interest and disseminate it in an accessible way for different audiences, in a work articulated with the communications of Colansa.
Articulate the experience of the Hub’s experts and connect them with a broader network of researchers, advocates and decision makers, promoting both academic and political advocacy collaborative work among its members.
Address particular information gaps and identify potential academic, civil society and advocacy areas that require further development in data management, implementation, research, communication, dissemination, etc.

WHO CAN BECOME A MEMBER?

All Colansa members can register for the hubs. Just click “login” and sign in with your email and password.

If you are not yet a Colansa member and would like to take part in the hubs, become part of Colansa.

Members are expected to participate actively in meetings, sharing progress on their research related to the Hub or their political or advocacy actions; to contribute to the group’s sustainability by seeking funding sources to meet its objectives; to give their opinion on the prioritization of the Hub’s topics and activities; to support the external dissemination of activities; to identify needs and propose possible solutions; and to review and approve the annual activity report and the financial report prepared by the board.

Additionally, graduate students are expected to take on a more active role in carrying out the Hub’s activities, such as events, the development of informational materials, and information updates, ideally linked to their research work.