Submissions to the Australian and New Zealand Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy support traffic light nutrition labelling

White, John Kenneth; Signal, Louise

doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00913.x

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“…In 2009, the Council of Australian Governments commissioned a review into front-of-pack nutrition labelling to assist consumers to make healthier food choices. 12,13 In December 2011, Ministers from all jurisdictions and New Zealand, meeting as the Forum on Food Regulation, responded to Labelling Logic: Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy (2011) and requested "an interpretive front-of-pack labelling system be developed by December 2012 through a coordinated approach". 14 A project committee chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Ageing was established to develop such a system.…”

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Public say food regulatory policies to improve health in Western Australia are important: population survey results

Pollard

Daly

Moore³

et al. 2013

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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ObjectiveTo investigate the level of support among Western Australian adults for food control policies to improve diet, reduce obesity and protect the environment.MethodsAttitudes towards government food control policies on food labelling, food advertising, and the supply of environmentally friendly food data were pooled from two Nutrition Monitoring Survey Series telephone surveys of 2,147 adults aged 18–64 years collected in 2009 and 2012. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were conducted using survey module of STATA 12.ResultsThe majority of adults believe it is important that government regulates food policy options under consideration: nutrition information on food labels (97% versus 2% who think it is not important); health rating on food labels (95% versus 3%); food advertising (83% versus 11%); and the supply of environmentally friendly food (86% versus 9%).ConclusionsCommunity perception is that government control or regulation of food labelling, food advertising and the supply of environmentally friendly food is important.ImplicationsCurbing excess weight gain and related disease burden is a public health priority. Australian governments are considering food regulatory interventions to assist the public to improve their dietary intake. These findings should provide reassurance to government officials considering these regulatory measures.

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Public say food regulatory policies to improve health in Western Australia are important: population survey results

Pollard

Daly

Moore³

et al. 2013

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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“…For the purposes of the present study, FoPL refers to comprehensible nutritional information displayed on the front of packaged foods to enable consumers to easily compare foods at the point of purchase . The Government received several submissions from the health sector mostly supporting the TLS and from the food industry mostly opposing the TLS . In 2011, the Government supported the recommendation to develop a FoPL system but deferred a decision regarding the TLS …”

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“…8 The panel produced a report titled Labelling Logic 9 in 2011 in which frontof-pack labelling (FoPL) was recommended, in particular the Traffic Light System (TLS) which uses colours to indicate the healthiness of packaged food. 8 For the purposes of the present study, FoPL refers to comprehensible nutritional information displayed on the front of packaged foods to enable consumers to easily compare foods at the point of purchase. 10 The Government received several submissions from the health sector mostly supporting the TLS and from the food industry mostly opposing the TLS.…”

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“…10 The Government received several submissions from the health sector mostly supporting the TLS and from the food industry mostly opposing the TLS. 8 In 2011, the Government supported the recommendation to develop a FoPL system but deferred a decision regarding the TLS. 11 Nutrition policy is a contested space in which nutrition advocates and industry compete for influence.…”

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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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“…Voluntary measures have been criticised as being small, indistinct and seriously flawed, as well as too confusing for the average consumer to understand [15]. Additionally, due to the voluntary nature of the scheme, they are often absent from energy dense (high-fat/high-sugar) foods [16].…”

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Public Preferences for the Use of Taxation and Labelling Policy Measures to Combat Obesity in Young Children in Australia

Comans

Moretto

Byrnes

2017

IJERPH

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Objective: Childhood obesity is a serious concern for developed and developing countries. This study aimed to assess the level of support in Australia for regulation and to assess whether systematic differences occur between individuals who support increased regulation and individuals who oppose it. Methods: An online survey (n = 563) was used to assess parental/caregiver preferences for taxation policy options and nutrition labelling designed to address the incidence of childhood obesity. Participants were parents or caregivers of young children (3 to 7 years) who were actively enrolled in an existing birth cohort study in South-East Queensland, Australia. Results: The majority of the parents (over 80%) strongly agreed or agreed with labelling food and drink with traffic light or teaspoon labelling. Support for taxation was more variable with around one third strongly supporting and a further 40% of participants equivocal about using taxation; however, a quarter strongly rejected this policy. Cluster analysis did not detect any socio-demographic differences between those who strongly supported taxation and those who did not. Conclusions: Better food labelling would be welcomed by parents to enhance food choices for their children. Taxation for health reasons would not be opposed by most parents. Implications for Public Health: Governments should consider taxation of unhealthy drinks and improved labelling to encourage healthy food purchasing.

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Submissions to the Australian and New Zealand Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy support traffic light nutrition labelling

Abstract: Implications:The findings have significant implications for the development of frontof-pack nutrition labelling currently being considered in Australia and New Zealand.

Cited by 10 publications

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Public say food regulatory policies to improve health in Western Australia are important: population survey results

Public say food regulatory policies to improve health in Western Australia are important: population survey results

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

Public Preferences for the Use of Taxation and Labelling Policy Measures to Combat Obesity in Young Children in Australia

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