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A law passed Monday in Israel requires publications to disclose when models have been Photoshopped to appear thinner and bans ads from using underweight models, or models with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of lower than 18.5.

The law was first proposed March 5 and attempts to keep the fashion industry in check. Supporters hope that the new law will encourage the fashion industry to use healthy models, according to the Wall Street Journal. The law applies to both male and female models.

"We want to break the illusion that model we see is real," Liad Gil-Har, assistant to the law's sponsor Dr. Rachel Adato, told the Associated Press.