Consumer Insights

Multimedia Centre

EUFIC is pleased to invite you to the Multimedia Centre: It offers podcasts, webinars and an Image Bank of high-res images that are free to download and use.

Press releases

Read EUFIC's press releases to learn all about the latest results from its extensive consumer research programmes.

Lack of attention and motivation major obstacles for nutrition labelling use, says EU study 31/01/2012

Nutrition labelling can guide consumers but a lack of motivation and attention stand in the way of healthier food choices 24/11/2011

Let your child sleep and play their way to a healthy weight 15/11/2011

Europe's babies put at risk due to variance in nutrient recommendations 28/10/2011

Do Europeans want governments to direct their eating choices? 26/10/2011

How do consumers respond to portion information?

How do consumers respond to portion information on food and drink labels?

Listen to EUFIC’s recorded webinar in the EUFIC Multimedia Centre, and

read EUFIC Forum No. 5 "Consumer response to portion information on food and drink packaging. A pan-European study"

EUFIC Consumer Research

The long-term goal of EUFIC is to contribute to a behavioural change of consumers towards healthier and more balanced eating habits by communicating science-based information on food in an understandable and effective way. In that context it is important to understand the contribution and potential of nutrition labels in consumers’ decisions of choosing a healthy and balanced diet.

Publications: Open Access

EUFIC's peer-reviewed science-based research on food is available via Open Access wherever possible. Recent publications:

Penetration of nutrition information on food labels across the EU-27 plus Turkey, September 2010 in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Nutrition knowledge, and use and understanding of nutrition information on food labels among consumers in the UK, May 2010 in Appetite

Use and understanding of nutrition information on food labels in six European countries, January 2010 in Journal of Public Health

Consumer preferences for front-of-pack calories labelling, February 2008 in Public Health Nutrition

A review of European research on consumer response to nutrition information on food labels, April 2007 in Journal of Public Health

Food Labelling to Advance Better Education for Life

FLABEL

The 3-year EU Seventh Framework-funded project FLABEL (Food Labelling to Advance Better Education for Life), will provide state-of-the-art science on nutrition labels and consumer behaviour as well as best practice guidelines for future research, industry and policy-makers.