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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

Consumers' Perception About Front of Package Food Labels (FOPL) in India: A Survey of 14 States.

Sudip Bhattacharya, Om Prakash Bera, Vandana Shah

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Sudip BhattacharyaDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Madurai, India.
Om Prakash BeraGlobal Health Advocacy Incubator, Mumbai, India.
Vandana ShahGlobal Health Advocacy Incubator, Mumbai, India.

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Abstract

Introduction: Front of Package Food Labels (FoP) help consumers make healthier food choices at the point of purchase by giving details about the nutrients available in the packaged food items. Aim and Objective: A prospective multi-centric cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021 across India to evaluate the existing knowledge and attitude regarding food labels on packaged foods and beverages. Also, the objective understanding of the consumers' knowledge on different types of FoP label practiced across the world was determined. Methodology: A self-administered questionnaire was given to the respondents to gather their attitudes regarding the FoP label. Besides, they were given colored pictures of different FoP labels to seek their perception and preference for different FoP label designs. Results: Results found that packaged food and beverages were consumed by 91.3% of the participants. Awareness about the food package labeling was widely held by 95% of the participants and 88.6% of them considered this information helpful. Over half (55.4%) of the respondents considered packaged foods as healthy. Warning Labels (WL) were the most preferred food labels (93%), followed by Multiple Traffic Lights (MTL) and the difference between the two was statistically significant ( Conclusions: The awareness about FoP labels is low among the consumers. Recommendations: Evidence-based research is recommended regarding the knowledge and perception of people on the feasibility of FoP label design which may lay a foundation to formulate laws and policies regarding the front of pack labeling.

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Choice BehaviorFood LabelingCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNutritive ValuePerceptionProspective StudiesSurveys and Questionnairesfood labelingfront of package (FoP) labelsFSSAINCD and risk factorsnutrition

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