Table 2 Change in proportion of products (%) meeting saturated fat targets, overall and for each targeted food category.

From: Assessing the impact of voluntary food reformulation targets: Mid-point assessment of Australia’s voluntary sodium and saturated fat reduction policy

Food category

Sub-category

Number of products assessed

Products meeting the targets (%)

Change in % of products meeting targets

2019

2022

2019

2022

All categories

358

422

61.1

60.2

−1.0

Pizza

Pizza

95

99

53.7

57.6

+3.9

Processed meat

Frankfurts & Saveloys*

23

19

78.3

89.45

+11.2

Sausages

Sausages

67

86

50.8

51.2

+0.4

Savory pastries

Dry pastries

96

134

46.9

54.5

+7.6

Wet pastries

77

84

92.1

75.0

−17.2

  1. *The target for Frankfurts & Saveloys was set as a 10% reduction in products with saturated fat >6.5 g/100 g. For analysis purposes, we set the target level as 6.5 g; products with saturated fat at 6.5 g/100 g or below were considered to meet the target.