front-of-pack warning label

Article – Efficacy of front-of-pack warning label system versus guideline for daily amount on healthfulness perception, purchase intention and objective understanding of nutrient content of food products in Guatemala: a cross-over cluster randomized controlled experiment

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Front-of-package warning labels (FOPWL) have been adopted in many countries aiming at reducing the consumption of unhealthy food and drink products and have also been considered in Guatemala. The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of FOPWL versus Guidelines for Daily Amount (GDA) on products’ healthfulness perception (HP), purchase intention (PI) and the objective understanding of the nutrient content (UNC) in Guatemala.

FOPWL reduces products’ healthfulness perception and purchase intention, and increases understanding of products’ nutrient content compared to GDA.

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The Americas – Colombia: Invitation to tender opened for identification of front-of-pack warning label

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The Ministry of Health opened a public call to begin a study, with the “best available evidence”, to identify what type of front warning seal a package with high levels of sodium, sugars or saturated fats should have.
The tender is titled “Front labeling process” and requests the evaluation of the best available evidence to establish shapes, color, size, legends and location of the front warning labeling for processed products in Colombia. In the study, two reports must be submitted: the first one, 15 days after the bid is submitted, on how the study will be carried out; the second one, the complete results by July 17, 2022.

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