Front-of-pack nutrition labels: an equitable public health intervention
It 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 ...
S. Pettigrew +3 more
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Front-of-pack nutrition labelling to promote healthier diets: current practice and opportunities to strengthen regulation worldwide [PDF]
Unhealthy diets are a leading cause of death and disability globally. The WHO recommends Member States implement front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labels to guide consumers towards healthier food choices, as part of comprehensive strategies to prevent diet ...
Bruce Neal +4 more
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Effectiveness of front-of-pack nutrition labels in Saudi Arabia: a comparative study [PDF]
ObjectivesTo evaluate Saudi consumers’ understanding and food choices based on five FoPL systems using a validated methodology adapted from the international FOP-ICE (Front-Of-Pack International Comparative Experimental) study.MethodsAn online survey was
Nahla Mohammed Bawazeer +9 more
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“Front-of-pack” nutrition labeling [PDF]
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 Pasquale +33 more
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Consumption of foods with the Keyhole front-of-pack nutrition label: potential impact on energy and nutrient intakes of Swedish adolescents. [PDF]
Objective: The Keyhole is an internationally recognised front-of-pack nutrition label, guiding consumers to healthier food options. It indicates products in accordance with specific criteria for dietary fats, sugars, fibres, salt and wholegrains.
Wanselius J +5 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Australian Consumers Are Willing to Pay for the Health Star Rating Front-of-Pack Nutrition Label. [PDF]
The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation has supported the recommendations set out in the 2019 Health Star Rating System Five Year Review Report.
Cooper SL +6 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Appropriation of the Front-of-Pack Nutrition Label Nutri-Score across the French Population: Evolution of Awareness, Support, and Purchasing Behaviors between 2018 and 2019. [PDF]
Since the implementation of the Nutri-Score on a voluntary basis in 2017 in France, very few studies have evaluated how the label was recognized and used by consumers.
Sarda B +4 more
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Ability of the Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition label to discriminate the nutritional quality of foods in the German food market and consistency with nutritional recommendations. [PDF]
BackgroundThere is currently a societal debate in Germany concerning the interest to introduce a comprehensive and simplified nutritional information label on foods.
Szabo de Edelenyi F +5 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Selective industry adoption of a voluntary front-of-pack nutrition label results in low and skewed uptake: 10-year results for the Health Star Rating. [PDF]
Front-of-pack nutrition labelling (FOPNL) on packaged foods is recommended by the World Health Organization to promote healthier diets. Our aim was to assess uptake of Australia’s FOPNL, the Health Star Rating (HSR), overall and by HSR score received (0 ...
Keaney M +4 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Research and lobbying conflicting on the issue of a front-of-pack nutrition labelling in France [PDF]
Front-of-pack nutrition labelling has been highlighted as a promising strategy to help consumers making healthier food choices at the point of purchase. In France, a simplified front-of-pack nutrition labelling system was proposed in 2014, the 5-Colour Nutrition Label (5-CNL).
Julia, Chantal, Hercberg, Serge
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