BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the commitments of food companies in Malaysia to improving population nutrition using the Business Impact Assessment on population nutrition and obesity (BIA-Obesity) tool and process, and proposing recommendations for industry action in line with government priorities and international norms. METHODS BIA-Obesity good practice indicators for food industry commitments across a range of domains (n = 6) were adapted to the Malaysian context. Euromonitor market share data was used to identify major food and non-alcoholic beverage manufacturers (n = 22), quick service restaurants (5), and retailers (6) for inclusion in the assessment. Evidence of commitments, including from national and international entities, were compiled from publicly available information for each company published between 2014 and 2017. Companies were invited to review their gathered evidence and provide further information wherever available. A qualified Expert Panel (≥5 members for each domain) assessed commitments and disclosures collected against the BIA-Obesity scoring criteria. Weighted scores across domains were added and the derived percentage was used to rank companies. A Review Panel, comprising of the Expert Panel and additional government officials (n = 13), then formulated recommendations. RESULTS Of the 33 selected companies, 6 participating companies agreed to provide more information. The median overall BIA-Obesity score was 11% across food industry sectors with only 8/33 companies achieving a score of > 25%. Participating (p < 0.001) and global (p = 0.036) companies achieved significantly higher scores than non-participating, and national or regional companies, respectively. Corporate strategy related to population nutrition (median score of 28%) was the highest scoring domain, while product formulation, accessibility, and promotion domains scored the lowest (median scores < 10%). Recommendations included the establishment of clear targets for product formulation, and strong commitments to reduce the exposure of children to promotion of unhealthy foods. CONCLUSIONS This is the first BIA-Obesity study to benchmark the population nutrition commitments of major food companies in Asia. Commitments of companies were generally vague and non-specific. In the absence of strong government regulation, an accountability framework, such as provided by the BIA-Obesity, is essential to monitor and benchmark company action to improve population nutrition.

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以马来西亚主要食品公司的人口营养承诺的透明度，全面性和特殊性为基准。

背景技术这项研究的目的是使用对人群营养和肥胖的商业影响评估（BIA-Obesity）工具和流程来评估马来西亚食品公司对改善人群营养的承诺，并根据政府优先事项提出行业行动建议和国际规范。方法BIA-Obesity针对食品工业在多个领域（n = 6）的承诺的良好实践指标已适应马来西亚的情况。Euromonitor的市场份额数据用于确定主要的食品和非酒精饮料制造商（n = 22），快餐店（5）和零售商（6）。包括国家和国际实体所作承诺的证据，根据2014年至2017年期间发布的每家公司的公开信息编制而成。请公司审查其收集的证据并在可能的情况下提供更多信息。合格的专家小组（每个领域≥5名成员）根据BIA-Obesity评分标准评估了所收集的承诺和披露。添加了跨域的加权分数，并使用得出的百分比对公司进行排名。随后由专家小组和其他政府官员（n = 13）组成的审查小组提出了建议。结果在选定的33家公司中，有6家参与公司同意提供更多信息。食品行业BIA-Obesity总体得分的中位数为11％，只有8/33家公司的得分超过25％。参与（p <0.001）和全局（p = 0。036）公司的得分明显高于非参与公司，国家或地区公司。与人群营养有关的公司策略（中位数得分为28％）是得分最高的领域，而产品配方，可及性和促销领域得分最低（中位数得分<10％）。建议包括为产品配方制定明确的目标，并作出强有力的承诺以减少儿童接触促进不健康食品的机会。结论这是首次进行的BIA-Obesity研究，以亚洲主要食品公司的人口营养承诺为基准。公司的承诺通常含糊不清，没有具体规定。在缺乏强有力的政府监管的情况下，由BIA-Obesity提供的问责框架，