Consumer Reaction to Nutritional Labels on Food Products

Lenahan, R. J.; Joseph, Thomas; Taylor, Daphne; Call, David L.; Padberg, D. I.

doi:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1973.tb00516.x

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“…But, then as now, labeling requirements are slow to take effect. In 1973, nearly 100% of over 2000 people interviewed in the US were in favor of a nutrition label on food products [84]. Yet, the US Nutrition Labeling and Education Act did not pass until 1990 and was not implemented until 1994.…”

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“…One explanation of the inadequate utilization of nutrition information could be that most consumers do not understand such information. Lenahan, et a1 report that only 16 percent of 2,150 consumers they surveyed in 1972 claimed to understand nutrition information [24]. Similarly, Jacoby, et a1 found that consumers intercepted in a shopping mall scored low on a test of nutrition comprehension [20].…”

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Affirmative Disclosure of Nutrition Information and Consumers' Food Preferences: A Review

Tyebjee

1979

Journal of Consumer Affairs

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In order to evaluate a food advertising regulation proposed by the FTC, this paper examines some empirical studies of food marketing practices and their influence on consumer attitudes and behavior toward nutrition information and dietary habits. The requirement for affirmative disclosure of nutrition information may fall short of its intended goal because consumers have low motivation to use such information and inadequate comprehension of it. Moreover, the limited information processing capacity of the average person may preclude effective communication of nutrition information in a television commercial. The regulation's most likely impact would be to create awareness of nutrition information and increase the salience of nutrition in the consumer's food choices. Unless consumer education programs are coordinated with the regulatory efforts, lack of motivation and comprehension in the use of nutrition information will be a major barrier in achieving any significant improvement in the nutrition status of consumers.

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“…Researchers have studied perishable groceries in terms of pricing (Rajan, Steinberg, and Steinberg ), inventory (Hariga ), ordering and restocking policies (Fujiwara, Soewandi, and Sedarage ), store choice (Krider and Weinberg ), food labels (Jahn, Schramm, and Spiller ; Lenahan et al ; Mackey and Metz ; Wansink and Chandon ), and health and safety (Dodd and Morse ; Michaelidou and Hassan ; Rydén, Sydner, and Hagfors ). Although these studies provide insights into the various factors affecting the management and purchase of perishable grocery products, a void still exists in terms of understanding consumers' motivation to search for expiration dates while shopping for and before consumption of perishable products.…”

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Antecedents and Implications of Expiration Date Search Effort

Shah¹,

Hall-Phillips²

2017

Journal of Consumer Affairs

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When consumers search for and check expiration dates, the risk of purchasing and consuming a stale and denigrated quality product reduces. Since checking expiration dates has a significant impact on consumers' purchase and consumption decision making, the authors investigate what motivates consumers to search for expiration dates while shopping for and before consuming perishable grocery products. This research adapts and extends the information search model (Schmidt and Spreng 1996) by providing new insight on information search as not only a prepurchase but also a consumption stage activity. Findings suggest that expiration date search effort is influenced by perceived risk, time pressure while grocery shopping, and the motivation of checking expiration dates. These findings provide several implications for consumers and policymakers.

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Consumer Reaction to Nutritional Labels on Food Products

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Affirmative Disclosure of Nutrition Information and Consumers' Food Preferences: A Review

Antecedents and Implications of Expiration Date Search Effort

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