Behavioural food labelling

Defining and labelling 'healthy' and 'unhealthy' food.

OBJECTIVE To consider the use of systematic methods for categorising foods according to their nutritional quality ('nutrient profiling') as a strategy for promoting public health through better dietary choices. METHODS We describe and discuss several well-developed approaches for categorising foods using nutrient profiling, primarily in the area of food labelling and also with respect to adve...

New technologies and food labelling: the controversy over labelling of foods derived from genetically modified crops

Consumers’ views of genetically modified foods (GM foods) can influence food producers’ decisions as to whether to market GM foods or whether to use conventional varieties. Through labelling, supported by certification, consumers could differentiate a GM food from a conventional food. A working group of the Codex Committee on Food Labelling identified seven approaches to labelling of GM foods. ...

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Food allergens labelling in Argentina: a global approach

Food allergy is a public health concern in almost all over the world. Although allergic responses to food allergens vary markedly due to geographical differences, the lists of allergenic ingredients enshrined in different legislations are based on the original Codex recommendations with some regional variations. The patterns and prevalence of food allergy in Argentina -according to a survey car...

Health claims in the labelling and marketing of food products:

Since 1990 certain health claims in the labelling and marketing of food products have been allowed in Sweden within the food sector’s Code of Practice. The rules were developed in close dialogue with the authorities. The legal basis was a decision by the authorities not to apply the medicinal products’ legislation to ‘‘foods normally found on the dinner table’’ provided the rules defined in the...