Front-of-package nutrition labelling policy: global progress and future directions.

What it found

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Who cites it

147 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

1. Impact of Five Types of Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels on Consumer Behavior among Young Adults: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2024
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2. Systematic Review of Nutrient Profile Models Developed for Nutrition-Related Policies and Regulations Aimed at Noncommunicable Disease Prevention -An Update.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023
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3. Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling and Its Impact on Food Industry Practices: A Systematic Review of the Evidence.Nutrients · 2023
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4. Impact of color-coded and warning nutrition labelling schemes: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.PLoS medicine · 2021
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5. A Meta-Analysis of Food Labeling Effects on Consumer Diet Behaviors and Industry Practices.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019
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6. A Randomized Intercept Survey Trial to Test the Effectiveness of Multiple Traffic Light Labels on Online Grocery Shopping Behaviors in Bahrain.Nutrients · 2026
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7. Effectiveness of Three Front-of-Pack Food Labels in Guiding Consumer Identification of Nutrients of Concern and Purchase Intentions in Kenya: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2024
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8. Impact of nutrient warning labels on Colombian consumers' selection and identification of food and drinks high in sugar, sodium, and saturated fat: A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2024
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9. The Role of Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels with and without Explanatory Videos on Parent and Child Food Choices.Nutrients · 2023
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10. A randomised experimental study comparing perceptions of two energy drink health warning labels.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2023
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11. Impact of front-of-pack labels on the perceived healthfulness of a sweetened fruit drink: a randomised experiment in five countries.Public health nutrition · 2022
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12. Impact of nutrient warning labels on choice of ultra-processed food and drinks high in sugar, sodium, and saturated fat in Colombia: A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2022
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13. Nutri-Score: The Most Efficient Front-of-Pack Nutrition Label to Inform Portuguese Consumers on the Nutritional Quality of Foods and Help Them Identify Healthier Options in Purchasing Situations.Nutrients · 2021
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14. The efficacy of 'high in' warning labels, health star and traffic light front-of-package labelling: an online randomised control trial.Public health nutrition · 2021
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15. Impact of front-of-pack nutrition labels on consumer purchasing intentions: a randomized experiment in low- and middle-income Mexican adults.BMC public health · 2020
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16. A randomized controlled trial examining consumers' perceptions and opinions on using different versions of a FoodFlip© smartphone application for delivery of nutrition information.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020
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17. Taxes and front-of-package labels improve the healthiness of beverage and snack purchases: a randomized experimental marketplace.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019
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18. Assessing the implementation of public policies aimed at addressing the double burden of nutrition in Burundi: perspectives and recommendations.BMC nutrition · 2026
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19. Development of a nutrient profiling scoring system for Thai meals: a prototype for healthier meal choices in Thailand.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2026
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20. A controlled before-after quasi-experimental study examining the impacts of a supermarket on-shelf nutrition labelling intervention on food sales by type of food processing.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026
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87 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

Corrections and comments

• Commented on by
  Front-of-package nutrition labels need to be assessed on their nutrition science rigour.2018
• Commented on by
  Response to 'Front-of-package nutrition labels need to be assessed on their nutrition science rigour' by Lawrence and Woods.2018

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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