Are Front-of-Pack Labels a Health Policy Tool? [PDF]
Nutrients, 2022 To stem the increasing incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity, front-of-pack labels (FOPLs) have been developed since 1989. Whereas several countries have already adopted one voluntarily, the European Community wants to harmonize an FOPL system that will be mandatory for all member states.
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Examining the diet quality of Canadian adults and the alignment of Canadian front-of-pack labelling regulations with other front-of-pack labelling systems and dietary guidelines [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 IntroductionCanada promulgated mandatory front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) regulations in 2022, requiring pre-packaged foods meeting and/or exceeding recommended thresholds for nutrients-of-concern (i.e., saturated fat, sodium, sugars) to display a “high-in”
Jennifer J. Lee +9 more
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Evaluating Health Canada’s Proposed Front-of-Pack Labelling Policy: Burden of Healthcare Use Attributed to Health Canada’s Proposed Front-of-Pack Labelling Policy [PDF]
International Journal of Population Data ScienceThe economic burden of disease due to consumption of poor diet costs billions of dollars annually to the Canadian healthcare system. This project is in response to the growing interest in the use of nutrient profiling systems on front-of-package (FOP ...
Alisha Buttar, Mahsa Jessri
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Stakeholder Network Analysis for Front-of-Pack Labeling in China
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 BackgroundFront-of-pack (FoP) labeling on packaged foods is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce diet-related non-communicable diseases, but it has not yet been implemented in China.
Xuejun Yin +12 more
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Mixed messages: evaluating the concurrent presence of nutrition and health claims and front-of-pack warning symbols in five food categories in Canada [PDF]
Public Health NutritionObjective: This study aimed (1) to characterise the use and prevalence of nutrition and health claims (NHC) and (2) to examine the association between NHC and the potential presence of Health Canada’s front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition symbol indicating high ...
Sarah-Maude Abran +7 more
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Front of pack symmetry influences visual attention
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2020 Abstract: This paper investigates the impact on visual attention of a symmetrical versus an asymmetrical arrangement on the front of pack (FOP) of FMCGs. The authors conducted a laboratory experiment using an eye-tracking method. Two FOPs were designed for each product category (orange juice, chocolate bars, pasta and biscuits).
Sophie Lacoste-Badie
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Regulatory approaches to front-of-pack nutrition labelling [PDF]
Eur J Public Health, 2023 Abstract Even though nutrition labelling has been regulated by the EU since the 1990s, the tactics of industry, with the support of a minority of Member States, have prevented effective measures on front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FoPNL). In its Farm to Fork Strategy, the European Commission committed to introduce legislative proposals
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Consumer understanding, preferences and acceptance of front-of-pack labels in Thailand: foundational evidence for policy development [PDF]
Public Health NutritionObjective: This study aimed to assess the understanding, perceptions and preferences of different front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) formats among Thai consumers.
Payao Phonsuk +3 more
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Understanding the influence of stakeholders on the implementation of front-of-pack nutrition labelling in the absence of public debate: the case of Portugal [PDF]
Health Research Policy and SystemsIn the context of the European Commission’s proposal for the harmonization of front-of-pack nutrition labels (FoPLs) across the European Union scheduled for 2023, Portugal’s position on the preferred format to be adopted remains unclear.
Morgane Fialon +2 more
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Front-of-pack nutrition labels: an equitable public health intervention. [PDF]
Eur J Clin Nutr, 2023 AbstractIt is important for nutrition interventions to be equitable to ensure they do not widen socioeconomic health-based inequalities. The role of front-of-pack nutrition labels is to provide accessible and easily understood information on product packages, and it is essential that such labels assist those who are least able to access and interpret ...
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