A review of food procurement and provision in hospitals and schools in Sri Lanka
An assessment of the food procurement environment in Sri Lankan schools and hospitals. Reviews existing policies, guidelines, evaluations, as well as recommendations for promoting healthy diets in schools and hospitals.
Uruguayan Schools Slowly Say Goodbye to Junk Food.
Describes the bill passed by the Chamber of Deputies to prohibit the promotion and advertising of junk food on school premises. Law 19.140: “Proteccion de la Salud de la Poblacion Infantil y Adolescente a Traves de la Promocion de Habitos Alimenticios Saludables.” (2014)
ACT Public School Food and Drink Policy
Describes nutrition standards for schools, including links to legislation.
There’s a silent killer in your food
Short video from NCD Alliance on the risks of trans fat consumption
Global protocol for measuring fatty acid profiles of foods
WHO’s a global laboratory protocol for measuring fatty acid profiles of foods, with emphasis on monitoring trans-fatty acids.
Elimination of Industrially Produced Trans-fatty Acids: A Regulatory Drafting Tool
A PAHO drafting tool to assist governments and ministries in developing or reforming national legislation to eliminate iTFAs from their countries’ food supplies.
Replacing Trans Fat the Healthiest Way
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives on healthier replacement oils
Regional Trans Fat Regulations
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives on benefits of regional trans fat regulations
Heart Attack Rewind (English)
Customizable PSA from the REPLACE package
REPLACE Module 4 (A): Assess
How-to guide for trans fat surveillance
REPLACE Module 5 (C): Create
How-to guide for creating trans fat awareness
REPLACE Module 6 (E): Enforce
How-to guide for trans fat policies and enforcement of regulations
REPLACE Module 1 (RE): Review
How-to guide for landscape assessment and roadmap development for elimination of trans fat
REPLACE Module 2 (P): Promote
How-to guide for determining the best replacement oils and interventions to promote their use
REPLACE Module 3 (L): Legislate or Regulate
How-to guide for trans fat policy action
REPLACE Technical Package
Website with all materials related to WHO’s REPLACE initiative
Countdown to 2023: WHO report on global trans fat elimination 2019
Annual REPLACE progress report
Trans Fat Free by 2023
Case studies in trans fat elimination from NCD Alliance
Sample Questionnaire for Food Sampling at Informal Food Markets (English)
Annex 1 to sampling protocol from Resolve to Save Lives and Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Sample Excel database for food sampling (English)
Annex 2 to food sampling protocol from Resolve to Save Lives and Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Rapid Assessment of Trans Fat in Fats and Oils (English)
Sampling protocol from Resolve to Save Lives and Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Protocol: Measuring Trans Fatty Acids in Human Serum or Plasma
WHO REPLACE module A web resource
Sampling protocol for rapid assessment of trans fatty acids foods (English)
Sampling protocol from Resolve to Save Lives and Global Health Advocacy Incubator
Surveying Trans-Fatty Acids in Human Population
WHO REPLACE module A web resource
Infographic: Trans Fat Country Score Card
Map from WHO showing status of trans fat elimination around the world
REPLACE: a roadmap to make the world trans fat free by 2023
Lancet commentary on WHO’s REPLACE initiative
Frequently Asked Questions: REPLACE
FAQs on WHO’s REPLACE initiative to eliminate trans fat
Annotated bibliography: Trans fat elimination
Annotated bibliography from Resolve to Save Lives. Updated 5/2018.
WHO global sodium benchmarks for different food categories, 2nd ed
A document that updates the global sodium benchmarks developed in 2021 for different food categories to help reduce salt intake using country experiences (updated in 2024)
WHO Sodium Country Score Card
WHO’s monitoring tool that tracks countries’ progress in implementing policies and programs on population sodium reduction. For other relevant score cards see: Front-of-pack and other interpretive nutrition labelling Public food procurement and service for healthy diets Food product reformulation Food taxes