ArticlePublic health nutrition2019
The effects of voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labels on volume shares of products: the case of the Dutch Choices.
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- That's My Cue to Eat: A Systematic Review of the Persuasiveness of Front-of-Pack Cues on Food Packages for Children vs. Adults.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Revision of the Choices Nutrient Profiling System.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Indonesian Adolescents' Perceptions of Front-of-Package Labels on Packaged Food and Drinks.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Trends (2014-2018) in the healthiness of packaged food purchases of Australian consumers before and after the introduction of voluntary Health Star Rating nutrition labels.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Effect of voluntary Health Star Rating labels on healthier food purchasing in New Zealand: longitudinal evidence using representative household purchase data.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2022Article
- Understanding and Use of Nutrition Labels of Prepackaged Food by University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chongqing, China.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Development of the Choices 5-Level Criteria to Support Multiple Food System Actions.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Effects on Consumers' Subjective Understanding and Liking of Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labels: A Study on Slovenian and Dutch Consumers.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Analysis of Factors Influencing Food Nutritional Labels Use in Nanjing, China.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- The Effect of Front-of-Pack Nutritional Labels and Back-of-Pack Tables on Dietary Quality.Nutrients · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe study examines the impact of a front-of-pack label (Dutch Choices) on household purchase patterns.
designChange in households' volume share of products eligible for the label (treatment group) is estimated as a function of changes in the market share of products displaying the label (treatment), while controlling for other relevant factors.
settingHome-scan data for five food categories, subdivided into eighteen food groups, for households participating in a Dutch consumer panel. The data are from the period 2005 to 2009, which includes the date of the introduction of the Choices label.
participantsBetween 831 and 7216 households from all over the Netherlands.
resultsAn increase in the market share of products displaying the label led to an increase in the volume share purchased of products eligible for the label for dairy products, yoghurts and for sauces. For some of the products, the partial effect is considerable (e.g. a 10 percentage point (pp) increase in the share of products displaying the label is associated with a 11·5 and 14·0 pp increase in the volume share of eligible products for chocolate milk and quark, respectively).
conclusionsThe results suggest a positive effect from the presence of the Choices label on the volume share of eligible products purchased. Provided that eligible products are healthier than non-eligible products, the Choices label is a good guide for consumers in order to help them make healthier food choices. The positive effect is found mainly in food groups with a mix of both healthy and unhealthy food products.
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