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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.
Luca Muzzioli, Alessandro Pinto, Lorenzo Donini   +2 more
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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, Xuejun Yin, Lihong Ye, Xin Xin, Lin Xiang, Yue Yu, Ruijie Yan, Kehan Wen, Maoyi Tian, Maoyi Tian, Alexandra Jones, Simone Pettigrew, Juan Zhang   +12 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 Science
The 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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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, Mavra Ahmed, Mavra Ahmed, Chantal Julia, Chantal Julia, Alena Praneet Ng, Laura Paper, Laura Paper, Wendy Y. Lou, Mary R. L’Abbé   +9 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 Nutrition
Objective: 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, Caroline Vaillancourt, Beatriz Franco-Arellano, Jennifer Lee, Sonia Pomerleau, Véronique Provencher, Marie-Ève Labonté, Lana Vanderlee   +7 more
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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
europepmc   +2 more sources

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 Systems
In 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, Lydiane Nabec, Chantal Julia   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

“Front-of-pack” nutrition labeling

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 2021
Excess intake of energy, sugars, salt and saturated fats is an important causal factor of obesity and related non-communicable diseases. In order to help consumers to make healthy food choices, many European countries have developed proposals for "front-of-pack" food labeling, intended as an integration to the nutritional information provided by the ...
Strazzullo P., Cairella G., Sofi F., Erba D., Campanozzi A., Danesi F., Iacoviello L., Martini D., Pellegrini N., Rossi L., Vaccaro S., Battistini N. C., Bo S., Bordoni A., Brighenti F., Casini A., Casiraghi M. C., Ciappellano S., Colantuoni A., D'Elia L., Del Rio D., Macchia P. E., Oriani G., Parpinel M., Pinto A., Polito A., Porrini M., Riso P., Russo G., Scalfi L., Scazzina F., Sieri S., Simonetti P., Verduci E.   +33 more
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Introducing the Front-Of-Pack Acceptance Model: the role of usefulness and ease of use in European consumers’ acceptance of Front-Of-Pack Labels [PDF]

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 2021
In recent years, increasing attention to the utilisation of Front-Of-Pack Labels (FOPLs) as a tool to prompt individuals towards healthier food choices has been observed both in regulatory bodies and academic research. However, few theoretical models have been used to understand their role in consumer decision-making, as well as the antecedents that ...
Marco Francesco Mazzù, Simona Romani, Angelo Baccelloni, Ludovico Lavini   +3 more
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Methodology for the Review and Update of Nutrient Criteria Underpinning Front-of-Pack Labeling: Application to the Glycemic Index Symbol

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Background:Nutrient criteria underlying front-of-pack food labeling programs can play an important role in improving dietary intakes. Currently, no methodology for the development or update of nutrient criteria has been published, nor the methods used by
Carlene Starck, Carlene Starck, Michelle Blumfield, Kylie Abbott, Tim Cassettari, Jutta Wright, Emily Duve, Alan W. Barclay, Flavia Fayet-Moore   +8 more
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