Consumer Research Needs from the Food and Drug Administration on Front-of-Package Nutritional Labeling

Americans have increasingly busy lifestyles and desire quick and nutritious food choices. To provide consumers with at-a-glance nutrition information, many food manufacturers have introduced front-of-package (FOP) nutritional labeling systems. The purpose of this review is to reach out to the market...

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Published in:Journal of public policy & marketing 2014-04, Vol.33 (1), p.1-1ff
Main Authors: Andrews, J Craig, Lin, Chung-Tung Jordan, Levy, Alan S, Lo, Serena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumers
Descriptive labeling
Food
Food processing industry
Labeling
Marketing
Nutrition
Public policy
Regulation
Studies
United States Food and drug administration
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Summary:Americans have increasingly busy lifestyles and desire quick and nutritious food choices. To provide consumers with at-a-glance nutrition information, many food manufacturers have introduced front-of-package (FOP) nutritional labeling systems. The purpose of this review is to reach out to the marketing and public policy discipline by identifying research needs on FOP systems not only to aid decision making for federal agencies, but also to help advance research on this important topic. We describe the many FOP systems, the FDA's regulatory background and approach to FOP systems, recent experimental research and gaps in knowledge, and research needs on FOP nutrition labeling.
ISSN:0743-9156
1547-7207