The Influence of Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling on Consumer Behavior and Product Reformulation

Countries worldwide have implemented mandatory or voluntary front-of-package nutrition labeling systems. We provide a narrative review of ( ) real-world evaluations of front-of-package nutrition labels that analyze objective sales data and ( ) studies that objectively assess product reformulation in...

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Published in:Annual review of nutrition Vol. 41; p. 529
Main Authors: Roberto, Christina A, Ng, Shu Wen, Ganderats-Fuentes, Montserrat, Hammond, David, Barquera, Simon, Jauregui, Alejandra, Taillie, Lindsey Smith
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 11.10.2021
Subjects:
Commerce
Consumer Behavior
Food Labeling
Food Preferences - psychology
Humans
Nutritive Value
dietary choices
food labeling
natural experiments
reformulation
front-of-package
nutrition labeling
ISSN:1545-4312, 1545-4312
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Summary:Countries worldwide have implemented mandatory or voluntary front-of-package nutrition labeling systems. We provide a narrative review of ( ) real-world evaluations of front-of-package nutrition labels that analyze objective sales data and ( ) studies that objectively assess product reformulation in response to a front-of-package nutrition label implementation. We argue that there is sufficient scientific evidence to recommend that governments implement mandatory front-of-package nutrition labeling systems to improvepopulation health. We also present a conceptual framework to describe front-of-package label influence and provide recommendations for the optimal label design, emphasizing that labeling systems should be highly visible and salient, be simple and easy to understand, leverage automatic associations, and integrate informational and emotional messaging. The existing research suggests that Guideline Daily Amount labels should be avoided and that the Health Star Rating and Nutri-Score systems are promising but that systems with warning labels like the one in Chile are likely to produce the largest public health benefits.
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ISSN:1545-4312
1545-4312
DOI:10.1146/annurev-nutr-111120-094932