New Consumer Goods Forum Report Shows Increasing Impact of Industry Reformulation

March 15th, 2017

Member companies reformulated more than 180,000 products in 2016

With the release of its 2016 Health & Wellness Progress Report, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) announced that more than 180,000 products were reformulated in 2016 by their member companies, responding to the CGF Health & Wellness Resolutions. This is more than twice the number of reformulated products that CGF reported in 2015. Food and beverage reformulations focused primarily on sodium and sugar reduction, as well as the addition of whole grains and vitamins. Also in the report were personal care and hygiene product categories, which targeted the removal of parabens.

This year’s report also focused on community engagement. More than 30,000 communities worldwide were reached through health and wellness programs, most of them in partnership with community stakeholders. Choices applauds the CGF and its member companies for these inspiring results and extensive monitoring, showing industry taking responsibility for health. We encourage further food and beverage reformulation and community engagement on diet and healthy lifestyle to contribute to comprehensive efforts on NCD prevention and reduction.

The CGF press release can be found here.