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The science on front-of-package food labels.

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Hawley, KL; Roberto, CA; Bragg, MA; Liu, PJ; Schwartz, MB; Brownell, KD
Published in: Public health nutrition
March 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Institute of Medicine are currently investigating front-of-package (FOP) food labelling systems to provide science-based guidance to the food industry. The present paper reviews the literature on FOP labelling and supermarket shelf-labelling systems published or under review by February 2011 to inform current investigations and identify areas of future research.A structured search was undertaken of research studies on consumer use, understanding of, preference for, perception of and behaviours relating to FOP/shelf labelling published between January 2004 and February 2011.Twenty-eight studies from a structured search met inclusion criteria. Reviewed studies examined consumer preferences, understanding and use of different labelling systems as well as label impact on purchasing patterns and industry product reformulation.The findings indicate that the Multiple Traffic Light system has most consistently helped consumers identify healthier products; however, additional research on different labelling systems' abilities to influence consumer behaviour is needed.

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Public health nutrition

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EISSN

1475-2727

ISSN

1368-9800

Publication Date

March 2013

Volume

16

Issue

3

Start / End Page

430 / 439

Related Subject Headings

  • United States Food and Drug Administration
  • United States
  • Science
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Health
  • Food Preferences
  • Food Labeling
  • Feeding Behavior
 

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Hawley, K. L., Roberto, C. A., Bragg, M. A., Liu, P. J., Schwartz, M. B., & Brownell, K. D. (2013). The science on front-of-package food labels. Public Health Nutrition, 16(3), 430–439. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980012000754
Hawley, Kristy L., Christina A. Roberto, Marie A. Bragg, Peggy J. Liu, Marlene B. Schwartz, and Kelly D. Brownell. “The science on front-of-package food labels.Public Health Nutrition 16, no. 3 (March 2013): 430–39. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980012000754.
Hawley KL, Roberto CA, Bragg MA, Liu PJ, Schwartz MB, Brownell KD. The science on front-of-package food labels. Public health nutrition. 2013 Mar;16(3):430–9.
Hawley, Kristy L., et al. “The science on front-of-package food labels.Public Health Nutrition, vol. 16, no. 3, Mar. 2013, pp. 430–39. Epmc, doi:10.1017/s1368980012000754.
Hawley KL, Roberto CA, Bragg MA, Liu PJ, Schwartz MB, Brownell KD. The science on front-of-package food labels. Public health nutrition. 2013 Mar;16(3):430–439.
Journal cover image

Published In

Public health nutrition

DOI

EISSN

1475-2727

ISSN

1368-9800

Publication Date

March 2013

Volume

16

Issue

3

Start / End Page

430 / 439

Related Subject Headings

  • United States Food and Drug Administration
  • United States
  • Science
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Health
  • Food Preferences
  • Food Labeling
  • Feeding Behavior