BACKGROUND Obesity is a major public health threat and policies aimed at curbing this epidemic are emerging. National calorie labeling legislation is forthcoming and requires rigorous evaluation to examine its impact on consumers. The purpose of this study was to examine whether point-of-purchase calorie labels in New York City (NYC) chain restaurants affected food purchasing patterns in a samp...

n the last PAER the legal and regulatory aspects of the new Country-of-Origin-Labeling (COOL) law were discussed. The American Meat Institute, other meat-industry trade associations, and many USDA officials generally opposed the passage of the COOL legislation. Some economists are skeptical about the wisdom of this policy. These positions were publicly justified by assertions that the industry ...

In the absence of guidance from public health authorities regarding food allergen thresholds, the food industry has implemented the widespread use of various forms of voluntary advisory or precautionary “may contain” labeling in an attempt to manage the risk and protect food-allergic consumers. All stakeholders (regulators, food industry, clinical researchers and food-allergic consumers) agree ...

The French Observatory of Food Quality (Oqali) aims at collecting all nutritional data provided on labels of processed foods (nutritional information and composition), at branded products level, in order to follow nutritional labeling changes over time. This study carries out an overview of allergens labeling frequencies by distinguishing allergens used in recipes from those listed on precautio...

Background About 3-4 % of the population in industrial countries are adversely affected by food allergens [1]. Spice allergy represents 2 % of these cases. Spices are one of the most attractive ingredients to add a unique taste to food and are often used in blends. Spice blends in general consist of a variety of potentially allergenic ingredients which complicates the identification of the part...

let g(v,e) be a graph with p vertices and q edges. a graph g is said to have an odd mean labeling if there exists a function f : v (g) → {0, 1, 2,...,2q - 1} satisfying f is 1 - 1 and the induced map f* : e(g) → {1, 3, 5,...,2q - 1} defined by f*(uv) = (f(u) + f(v))/2 if f(u) + f(v) is evenf*(uv) = (f(u) + f(v) + 1)/2 if f(u) + f(v) is odd is a bijection. a graph that admits an odd mean lab...

This paper reviews the evolution of Thai food and nutrition label policies and Thailand's international role relating to food product safety and standards. The historical record has been interpreted to identify future trends and challenges related to food labelling. These challenges are arising in Thailand and many similar emerging economies. Thailand has a good reputation in world food markets...

The world-wide rise in obesity parallels growing concerns of global warming and depleting natural resources. These issues are often considered separately but there may be considerable benefit to raising awareness of the impact of dietary behaviours and practices on the food supply. Australians have diets inconsistent with recommendations, typically low in fruit and vegetables and high in energy...