Trade in processed foodTrade inprocessed foodGeneva, 2024TRADE IN PROCESSED FOOD ii © 2024, United NationsAll rights reserved worldwide Requests to reproduce excerpts or to photocopy should be addressed to the Copyright Clearance Center at copyright.com. All other queries on rights and licences, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to: United Nations Publications 405 East 42nd Street New York, New York 10017 United States of America Email: publications@un.org Website: https://shop.un.org/ The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States. The designations employed and the presentation of material on any map in this work do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Mention of any firm or licensed process does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations. This publication has not been formally edited. United Nations publication issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD/STAT/2023/4 ISBN: 978-92-1-002969-8 eISBN: 978-92-1-358601-3 Sales No. E.23.II.D.33 TRADE IN PROCESSED FOODiiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis technical paper was prepared, under the direction of Anu Peltola, Acting Director of the UNCTAD Statistics Service, by Nour Barnat, Alexander Blackburn, Victoria Goudeva, Bojan Nastav and Benny Salo. In addition, the statistics team included Sonia Blachier, Yoann Chaine, David Cristallo, Denis Gervalle and Anton Sudzik, who contributed significantly by undertaking information-system work that underpins the technical paper; Onno Hoffmeister and Amandine Rushenguziminega reviewed the paper, providing feedback and making further contributions.UNCTAD gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Nola Tomaska, Steve MacFeely and Katrin Engelhardt of the World Health Organization.This technical paper was prepared as part of an UNCTAD project funded by the World Health Organization for the development of an information system for trade in healthy food. Ekaterina Chernova of the UNCTAD Statistics Service provided project management support. Magali Studer and Gilles Maury prepared the overall design and cover artwork.TABLE OF CONTENTvTABLE OF CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.......................................................................................................................................iiiTABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................................v1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................11.1Considerations of food healthiness ......................................
