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EUFIC Forum n° 2 - Consumer attitudes to nutrition information & food labelling (English only)

Desk research carried out by EUFIC in 2003 revealed that a certain amount of consumer research is already available concerning consumer understanding of the nutrition label content and format (both current format as well as tested alternatives). But this exercise also identified significant gaps.

EUFIC Forum n° 3 - An energy-based approach to nutrition information on food labels

EUFIC Forum n° 4 - Pan-European consumer research on in-store observation, understanding & use of nutrition information on food labels, combined with assessing nutrition knowledge

Nutrition labelling is regarded as a useful tool to help consumers make healthier choices. For this reason, nutrition information, normally found on the back of food packages, has begun to appear on the front of food packages. Various front-of-pack nutrition labelling schemes have emerged as governments, food manufacturers and retailers, and health and consumer organisations strive to find a label design that is the most effective. However, little is ...

EUFIC Forum n° 5 - Consumer response to portion information on food and drink packaging - A pan-European study

In a climate of overweight and obesity, the amount consumers eat or drink is just as important as what is eaten. Nutrition information on food labels is regarded as a major means for encouraging consumers to make healthier choices when shopping for food. But it is not only what people eat that is important, it is how much of a given food they eat.Current legislation requires nutrition information to be provided on pack per 100 grams or 100 millilitres. ...