Improving Nutrition Information in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Implementation of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling [PDF]
Nutrients, 2020 The provision of simplified nutrition information, in a prominent place on the front of food packages, is recommended as an important element of comprehensive strategies to tackle the burden of death and disease caused by unhealthy diets.
Ayoub Al-Jawaldeh +2 more
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Development and implementation of food and nutrition labelling policies in Mongolia: a policy analysis [PDF]
Public Health NutritionObjective: To analyse food and nutrition labelling policies in Mongolia, with the aim to identify key facilitators and barriers in the policy process and to propose priority actions to address these challenges.
Nyamragchaa Chimedtseren +4 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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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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Global Governance of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling: A Qualitative Analysis [PDF]
Nutrients, 2019 The Codex Alimentarius has approved ongoing work for international guidance on front-of-pack (FoP) nutrition labelling, which is a core intervention for prevention of diet-related noncommunicable disease. This guidance will have implications for national
Anne Marie Thow +2 more
exaly +5 more sources
The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022 Introduction: Food and nutrition labelling is an effective tool to address diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), in which nutrition education plays an integral role.
C Chin, M Wicks, M Feyasa, N Koen
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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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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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A review of front-of-pack nutrition labelling in Southeast Asia: Industry interference, lessons learned, and future directions [PDF]
The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2022 Simone Pettigrew +2 more
exaly +2 more sources
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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