An exploratory study of drinkers views of health information and warning labels on alcohol containers

Thomson, L.; Vandenberg, Brian; Fitzgerald, John

doi:10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00343.x

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“…While there is evidence from the warning label literature to suggest that high-risk drinkers are more likely to receive and recall information provided on a label (Greenfield, Graves, & Kaskutas, 1993), it is unlikely that the impact SDLs have on awareness and knowledge of SDs will be sufficient to bring about immediate positive changes in drinking behaviors (Thomson et al, 2012). Changing drinking patterns can be a very complex process.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A consistent finding across all qualitative research components was that SDLs are unlikely to be effective in influencing drinking behaviors in isolation, particularly for youth. SDLs need to be supported by educational campaigns and a comprehensive policy package that include controls on price and alcohol availability (Jones & Gregory, 2009;European Commission & CIROC, 2011;Loxey et al, 2004;Thomson et al, 2012).…”

Section: Mixed-methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Can a Label Help me Drink in Moderation? A Review of the Evidence on Standard Drink Labelling

Wettlaufer

2017

Substance Use & Misuse

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Introduction: Understanding the concept of a standard drink (SD) is foundational knowledge to many public health policies aimed at reducing alcohol-related harms. These policies include adhering to low-risk drinking guidelines, screening brief intervention and referral activities, and counter alcohol-impaired driving initiatives. A lack of awareness of SDs might preclude the effectiveness of these interventions. A systematic review was conducted to review the evidence about how effective alcohol labels are in communicating SD information to the consumer. Methods: A systematic review was conducted to identify peer-reviewed articles and grey literature from relevant indexes from January 1990 to January 2016. Additionally, policy makers and researchers in countries where standard drink labels (SDLs) have been implemented were consulted to help identify relevant literature. The search strategy was focused on the impact of SDLs relative to a range of outcomes, including awareness of SDs, pouring behaviors, and consumption patterns. Results: Eleven records were eligible for inclusion. The evidence suggests that knowledge of the definition of an SD is low. However, SDLs can help individuals more accurately identify and pour an SD. SDLs need to be supported by educational initiatives to help the consumer understand the SD information provided on the beverage container. To date, there has been no comprehensive evaluation of the impact of SDLs. Conclusions: SDLs have the potential to increase awareness of SDs and facilitate the monitoring of personal alcohol consumption in the context of a comprehensive alcohol strategy. However, their impact on drinking behaviors requires further exploration, especially among high-risk populations.

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Can a Label Help me Drink in Moderation? A Review of the Evidence on Standard Drink Labelling

Wettlaufer

2017

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…However while many studies have been conducted to analyse consumer response to nutritional labelling on other food products and the effects of nutrition label format, consumers' interest and preferences to wine nutritional labelling is rarely investigated [9][10][11][12]. Results from these studies are contradictory.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Indeed even if these studies reveal the strong interest expressed by consumers to the inclusion of nutritional information on wine label, others demonstrate that the same inclusion may have both potential benefits and unintended consequences [3]. Thomson et al (2012) [12] showed that community strongly support for a range of information that could potentially be mandated on alcoholic beverages labels included nutritional information.…”

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European consumers’ interest toward nutritional information on wine labeling: A cross-country analysis

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Pomarici

Vecchio

et al. 2015

BIO Web of Conferences

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. This paper explores, through an empirical analysis European consumers' interest toward nutritional information on wine labels, examining interest, knowledge and understanding of these information. In this regard, results from direct survey with a cross-country sample of 500 wine consumers (i.e. respondents drinking at least once a month) living in Italy, France and Spain are presented and discussed. Preliminary results reveal that consumers are quite confused about the nutritional aspects of wine and tend to be interested in receiving nutritional information on wine labels. However, the interest expressed towards this kind of information differ from country to country and is influenced by other socio-demographic variables. Findings from current research should be valuable to contribute to the debate on updating international and national standards on wine labelling concerning nutrition. At the same time, the research provides a number of useful indications for policy makers in defining future development of wine nutritional labelling programs and in implementing strategies focused in enhancing efficacy and readability of labels.

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“…liver cirrhosis, brain damage etc.) is high (Thomson, Vandenberg, & Fitzgerald, 2012). Knowledge of the link between alcohol and cancer, however, is poor, and therefore consumers may be inadvertently putting themselves at risk (Benedetti, Parent, & Siemiatycki, 2009).…”

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‘Everything causes cancer’: how Australians respond to the message that alcohol causes cancer

May

Eliott

Crabb

2016

Critical Public Health

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Over 5000 Australians are diagnosed with alcohol-related cancers annually, with growing evidence that low-levels of chronic alcohol consumption significantly increases cancer risk. Public knowledge of the link between alcohol and cancer is limited, and therefore, alcohol consumers may be inadvertently putting themselves at increased risk of developing cancer. Informing the community of alcohol-related cancer risk is important to reduce the burden of disease, however, the message that alcohol causes cancer may challenge current understanding of the risks and benefits associated with alcohol consumption. We examine how Australian adults who self-identify as light-to-moderate alcohol consumers, respond to the message that alcohol causes cancer. Seven focus-groups with males and females aged between 18 and 65 years of age were audio-visually recorded, with transcripts thematically analysed within a social constructionist epistemology informed by critical realism. Cancer was represented as an inevitable part of life and something over which participants had no control: consequently, altering alcohol consumption to reduce cancer risk was not justifiable. Participants worked to present themselves as 'normal' consumers of alcohol by recounting personal experiences and depicting an obligation to uphold societal expectations to consume alcohol. Through the construction of cancer as an inescapable disease, and their own alcohol consumption as unproblematic and socially sanctioned, participants were able to resist the message that alcohol causes cancer, and any implied need to alter personal alcohol consumption to reduce the risk of cancer.

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An exploratory study of drinkers views of health information and warning labels on alcohol containers

Abstract: There are high levels of public support for health information and warning labels on alcohol beverages. This study contributes much needed empirical guidance for developing alcohol beverage labelling strategies in an Australian context.

Cited by 65 publications

References 10 publications

Can a Label Help me Drink in Moderation? A Review of the Evidence on Standard Drink Labelling

Can a Label Help me Drink in Moderation? A Review of the Evidence on Standard Drink Labelling

European consumers’ interest toward nutritional information on wine labeling: A cross-country analysis

‘Everything causes cancer’: how Australians respond to the message that alcohol causes cancer

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