由于贸易改革和政策不采取行动, 到2023年新西兰的超加工食品进口量将升至人均104公斤. New Zealand's ultra-processed food imports surged to 104 kg per person by 2023, driven by trade reforms and lack of policy action.

新西兰的超加工食品进口量从1990年的每人16公斤急剧增加到2023年104公斤,占总粮食进口量的22%. New Zealand's imports of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) rose sharply from 16 kg per person in 1990 to 104 kg by 2023, making up 22% of total food imports. 这些高度加工的产品,包括零食和软饮料,与肥胖和慢性疾病有关. 随着1995年贸易自由化以及食品系统保护减少后,这些产品的增长率大幅上升. These highly processed items, including snacks and soft drinks, are linked to obesity and chronic diseases, and their growth follows trade liberalization after 1995 and reduced food system protection. 尽管造成健康和环境损害, 但没有任何重大政策措施能够扭转这一趋势. Despite their health and environmental costs, no major policy response has reversed the trend, and experts call for systemic changes to improve public health.