According to the World Health Organization, more than 60% of American and Mexican citizens and more than 50% of Canadians are overweight or obese. Canada, Mexico and the United States announced collaborative actions taken to fight weight-loss fraud, to better protect, promote and advance human health in North America.
Compliance actions taken include recalls, import refusals, warnings and other enforcement programs against false and misleading weight-loss advertising and labeling. These actions are complemented by an education program to help consumers, industry and advertisers identify which types of claims are deceptive and misleading.
Billions of dollars are spent on ineffective and sometimes dangerous weight-loss products and schemes, and the three countries remind consumers that
the only way to lose weight is to lower caloric intake and/or increase physical activity.
For more information, see
Trilateral Cooperation .
