Legislation — Impact and Trends in Nutrition Labeling: A Global Overview

Kasapila, William; Shaarani, Sharifudin Md.

doi:10.1080/10408398.2012.710277

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“…For example, providing accurate, clear, and consistent nutrition information, including the calorie content of foods, in restaurants and similar retail food establishments will make such nutrition information available to consumers in a direct and accessible manner to enable consumers to make informed and healthful dietary choices [ 44 ]. Research shows that the impact of accurate nutrition labeling relates to the overall improvement of consumer health through more informed food choices and there is an opportunity to reduce the enormous economic costs that are associated with poor food choices in the process [ 45 ].…”

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Eating Out-of-Home in Adult Residents in Shanghai and the Nutritional Differences among Dining Places

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Background: With the rapid development of Shanghai’s economy, diet habits have undergone great changes. The study aimed to examine the situation of out-of-home (OH) eating in Shanghai adults and the nutrition characteristics of eating in different dining places, and to assess the social demographic determinants of eating OH. Method: Data was sourced from the Shanghai Diet and Health Survey (SDHS) involving people aged 18 years or older in 2012–2013. The food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and three-day 24-h dietary recall (24-HDR) were used to collect dietary intake data on how people eat out in a cross-sectional study of 1689 adults. OH food refers to the food prepared or consumed away from home. We define that people who eat at least one meal prepared away from home in each survey have a habit of eating outside. The multiple linear and logistic regression methods were used for statistical analysis. Results: The prevalence of eating OH and at restaurants was only 55.1% and 31.8%, respectively. There was an increase in energy, protein, carbohydrate, fat, and iron intake while eating OH. Restaurant and company/school canteen consumption were both associated with an increase in daily total energy intake of 140 kcal and 91 kcal, and fat intake of 6.0 g and 4.3 g, respectively. However, eating at restaurants was associated with higher intake of 548 mg of sodium. However, no significant association was observed between eating at canteens and higher sodium intake. Conclusions: Eating OH related to a poor diet quality, and the diet quality was different between restaurant and canteen food. There may be a need for interventions to target residents’ overall dining-out behavior, particularly focusing on the consumption of restaurant food.

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Eating Out-of-Home in Adult Residents in Shanghai and the Nutritional Differences among Dining Places

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“…Researchers have also noted the success of grocery store shelf-labelling programmes ( 22 ), an intervention which may be transferable to countries such as South Africa where grocery store chains play an increasingly important role in the food environment ( 55 ). Finally, many countries are adopting regional regulations and requirements, seen in Southeast Asia and the Mercosur countries in Latin America; sub-Saharan Africa should also explore the potential health and economic benefits of regional label harmonisation ( 20 , 68 ).…”

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Nutrition labelling: a review of research on consumer and industry response in the global South

Mandle¹,

Tugendhaft²,

Michalow³

et al. 2015

Global Health Action

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BackgroundTo 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 research.DesignNarrative review.ResultsThis review identified nutrition labelling research from 20 countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Consumers prefer that pre-packaged food include nutrition information, although there is a disparity between rates of use and comprehension. Consumer preference is for front-of-pack labelling and for information that shows per serving or portion as a reference unit, and label formats with graphics or symbols. Research on the food and beverage industry's response is more limited but shows that industry plays an active role in influencing legislation and regulation.ConclusionsConsumers around the world share preferences with consumers in higher income countries with respect to labelling. However, this may reflect the research study populations, who are often better educated than the general population. Investigation is required into how nutrition labels are received in emerging economies especially among the urban and rural poor, in order to assess the effectiveness of labelling policies. Further research into the outlook of the food and beverage industry, and also on expanded labelling regulations is a priority. Sharing context-specific research regarding labelling between countries in the global South could be mutually beneficial in evaluating obesity prevention policies and strategies.

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“…Currently, there is some appetite for global standardisation of NL and even calls for Codex to consider FoPL given the global burden of diet‐related NCDs, the transnational nature of the food industry, the increasing demand by consumers for higher quality food, and variation in how NL is regulated worldwide . Some reasons why global NL standards are not in line with consumer demand can be found in literature on global health policy.…”

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Australia's Health Star Rating policy process: Lessons for global policy‐making in front‐of‐pack nutrition labelling

Kumar

Gleeson

Barraclough

2017

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Legislation — Impact and Trends in Nutrition Labeling: A Global Overview

Cited by 28 publications

References 18 publications

Eating Out-of-Home in Adult Residents in Shanghai and the Nutritional Differences among Dining Places

Eating Out-of-Home in Adult Residents in Shanghai and the Nutritional Differences among Dining Places

Nutrition labelling: a review of research on consumer and industry response in the global South

Australia's Health Star Rating policy process: Lessons for global policy‐making in front‐of‐pack nutrition labelling

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