A multi-country comparison of jurisdictions with and without mandatory nutrition labelling policies in restaurants: analysis of behaviours associated with menu labelling in the 2019 International Food Policy Study [PDF]
Public Health Nutrition, 2023 Objective: To examine differences in noticing and use of nutrition information comparing jurisdictions with and without mandatory menu labelling policies and examine differences among sociodemographic groups.
Michael Essman +13 more
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Increasing the public health voice in global decision-making on nutrition labelling [PDF]
Globalization and Health, 2020 To respond to the global noncommunicable disease (NCD) crisis, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), a multilateral United Nations body responsible for work on food standards, is developing global guidance for front of pack (FoP) nutrition labelling.
Anne Marie Thow +3 more
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Effects of front-of-package nutrition labelling systems on objective understanding and purchase intention in Panama: results from a multi-arm parallel-group randomised controlled trial [PDF]
Public Health NutritionObjective: To assess the effect of different front-of-package labelling (FOPL) schemes on the objective understanding of the nutritional content and intention to purchase products, in Panama.
Fabio S Gomes +7 more
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Estimating the average treatment effects of nutritional label use using subclassification with regression adjustment [PDF]
, 2014 Propensity score methods are common for estimating a binary treatment effect when treatment assignment is not randomized. When exposure is measured on an ordinal scale (i.e., low - medium - high), however, propensity score inference requires extensions which have received limited attention.
Michael J. Lopez, Roee Gutman
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Front-of-pack nutrition labelling to promote healthier diets: current practice and opportunities to strengthen regulation worldwide [PDF]
BMJ Global Health, 2019 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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Nutrition labelling: a review of research on consumer and industry response in the global South [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2015 Background: To identify peer-reviewed research on consumers’ usage and attitudes towards the nutrition label and the food industry's response to labelling regulations outside Europe, North America, and Australia and to determine knowledge gaps for future
Jessie Mandle +3 more
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Disclosure of mandatory and voluntary nutrition labelling information across major online food retailers in the USA [PDF]
Public Health NutritionObjective: Nutrition labelling is mandatory on food products in retail stores, but compliance in the rapidly expanding online setting remains unclear. We assessed mandatory and voluntary labelling information across major U.S. online retailers. Design:
Julia Reedy Sharib +3 more
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Assessing nutrition and other claims on food labels: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian food supply [PDF]
BMC Nutrition, 2017 Background In 2010, nutrition claims were investigated in Canadian foods; however, many nutrition and other claims have been introduced since then. This study aimed to determine: i) the proportion of foods carrying claims in 2013, ii) the types and ...
Beatriz Franco-Arellano +4 more
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The impact of voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labelling on packaged food reformulation: A difference-in-differences analysis of the Australasian Health Star Rating scheme. [PDF]
PLoS Medicine, 2020 BackgroundFront-of-pack nutrition labelling (FoPL) of packaged foods can promote healthier diets. Australia and New Zealand (NZ) adopted the voluntary Health Star Rating (HSR) scheme in 2014.
Laxman Bablani +5 more
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Assessing the impact of a mandatory calorie labelling policy in out-of-home food outlets in England on consumer behaviour: a natural experimental study [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Out-of-home (OOH) food tends to be energy-dense and nutrient-poor. In response, England implemented a mandatory calorie labelling policy in the OOH sector.
Michael Essman +12 more
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