Stakeholder Network Analysis for Front-of-Pack Labeling in China [PDF]
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.
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Methodology for the Review and Update of Nutrient Criteria Underpinning Front-of-Pack Labeling: Application to the Glycemic Index Symbol [PDF]
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
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Relationship between front-of-pack labeling and nutritional characteristics of food products: An attempt of an analytical approach [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 The adoption of supplementary nutrition information, i.e., front-of-pack labeling (FOPL), on pre-packed food products is advocated as a tool to improve the consumers' knowledge of the nutrient content or the nutritional quality of foods, but also to ...
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Editorial: The role of front-of-pack labeling in making informed and healthy food choices [PDF]
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“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 ...
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Hypothetical impact of the Mexican front-of-pack labeling on intake of critical nutrients and energy [PDF]
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2023 Background Since 2020 in Mexico, front-of-pack warning labels (FOPWL) have been implemented in processed products. Evidence supports warning labels allow consumers to identify unhealthy products.
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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.
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Global Health Journal, 2022 There is a surge in the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Over the last 50 years there has been a rapid growth in the consumption of ultra-processed food products high in salt, fat, and glycemic load in SSA ...
Boni Maxime Ale, Jean Jacques Noubiap
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Can Front-of-Pack Labeling Encourage Food Reformulation? A Cross-Sectional Study on Packaged Bread [PDF]
FoodsFront-of-pack labeling (FOPL) may represent an important instrument for the food industry in the promotion of food product reformulation. The present cross-sectional study used salt reduction in packaged breads as a case study, aiming to investigate ...
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Prepackaged foods healthiness ranking index: developing front-of-pack labeling to facilitate the assessment and validation of healthiness rankings of prepackaged foods in China [PDF]
BMC MedicineBackground The Medium and Long-Term Plan for the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases (2017–2025) in China has highlighted the importance of reducing fat, sodium, and sugar in foods.
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