Awareness of consumers towards the nutritional labelling and health claims disclosed on food label
Two hundred consumers from four different professions such as doctor, lawyer, businessman and professor, 50 in each group were selected by purposive random sampling technique. All respondents were interviewed personally to obtain the relevant information.
Ayodhya Uttamrao Dudhate, V. M. Nalwade
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Do Health Claims and Front-of-Pack Labels Lead to a Positivity Bias in Unhealthy Foods? [PDF]
Health claims and front-of-pack labels (FoPLs) may lead consumers to hold more positive attitudes and show a greater willingness to buy food products, regardless of their actual healthiness. A potential negative consequence of this positivity bias is the increased consumption of unhealthy foods.
Zenobia Talati+5 more
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Abstract Food labelling is an important element in realizing food safety and nurturing competitiveness. However, empirical research shows that the enforcement of food labelling policy entails complex issues in Indonesia. Taking the case of food with health-related claims produced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs), this research ...
I Purwaningsih, Ria Hardiyati
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Health-related claims on food labels in Australia: understanding environmental health officers’ roles and implications for policy [PDF]
AbstractObjectiveHealth and related claims on food labels can support consumer education initiatives that encourage purchase of healthier foods. A new food Standard on Nutrition, Health and Related Claims became law in January 2013. Implementation will need careful monitoring and enforcement to ensure that claims are truthful and have meaning.
Deanne Condon‐Paoloni+2 more
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice between Medical and Non-Medical Sciences Students about Food Labeling [PDF]
Background: Considering the significant role of consumers’ awareness about food labels in making healthy food choices, this study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and prac-tice of university students about food labeling.Methods: In this ...
Aida Malek Mahdavi+2 more
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Food Labeling: The Role of Claims and Statements in Community Health
Background: Food labels are typically significant to the costumers. It is crucial to ensure that labels are accurate as they provide essential information about products. Therefore, the major objective of this study was to assess the current printing information. Methods: In this descriptive analytical study, 120 food products were selected in January
Mohaddeseh Asafari+4 more
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The Impact of Time on Nutrition and Health Claims on the Irish Marketplace
Since the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims (NHCR) made on food, only 261 health claims have been authorised, suggesting that the regulation creates challenges for the food industry.
Stefanie Marisa Offe+2 more
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Nutrient Profiling Is Needed to Improve the Nutritional Quality of the Foods Labelled with Health-Related Claims [PDF]
Health-related claims on food products influence consumers and their food preferences. None of the European countries have restricted the use of health claims to foods of high nutritional quality despite the regulatory background provided by the European Union in 2006.
Urška Pivk Kupirovič+5 more
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Claims on Sri Lankan Food Labels: A Comparative Legal Analysis with Selected Jurisdictions [PDF]
Claims on labels are one of major marketing strategies in the food industry. Health of consumers may be affected by inaccurate and misleading claims and therefore, such claims need to be regulated by state legislation.
Charith Amidha Hettiarachchi+3 more
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Western Balkans consumers' attitudes toward food labeling [PDF]
The main purpose of this study is to shed light on consumers' attitudes toward food labelling in the Western Balkans. Pioneering in this respect, we present the results obtained from a cross-national consumer survey on a random representative sample of ...
Ognjanov Galjina, Stojanović Žaklina
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