ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia2022
A review of front-of-pack nutrition labelling in Southeast Asia: Industry interference, lessons learned, and future directions.
Review in The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review of nutrient profile models for front-of-pack nutrition labelling.Nature food · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review on how environmental sustainability and social responsibility food labels influence consumers' food choices and purchasing decisions.Public health nutrition · 2026Pooled it
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- Consumer understanding, preferences and acceptance of front-of-pack labels in Thailand: foundational evidence for policy development.Public health nutrition · 2026Article
- From gene to plate in Indonesia: a food system framework for the triple burden of malnutrition.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Which front-of-pack nutritional label (FOPNL) is most effective in promoting healthier dietary choices? An experimental study in Indonesia.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- A scoping review of assessment of front-of-pack labeling policy implementation and response in low-and middle-income countries.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Enacting healthy checkout policies: lessons from Berkeley and Perris, California.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Toward Multidimensional Front-of-Pack Labels: Integrating Nutritional, Environmental, and Processing Information.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Dietary Guidance, Sensory, Health and Safety Considerations When Choosing Low and No-Calorie Sweeteners.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Nutrient Profiling Models in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Considering Local Nutritional Challenges: A Systematic Review.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Review
- Assessing the healthfulness of pre-packaged beverages and investigating sugar thresholds for revising front-of-pack labels: a case study in Thailand.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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- Developing structures to support researchers studying health-harming industries.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Comparing Canada's 2018 proposed and 2022 final front-of-pack labelling regulations using generic food composition data and a nationally representative dietary intake survey.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Voluntary versus mandatory food labels, Australia.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2024Article
- Energy, nutrient and overall healthiness of processed packaged foods in Fiji, a comparison between 2018 and 2020.BMC public health · 2024Article
- 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
- Strengthening national salt reduction strategies using multiple methods process evaluations: case studies from Malaysia and Mongolia.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Socio-demographic Determinants of Filipino Consumers Reading Food Product Labels and Nutrition Facts: Findings from the 2018-2019 ENNS.Acta medica Philippina · 2024Article
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Abstract
Front-of-pack nutrition labelling is an evidence-based nutrition intervention that is recommended by the World Health Organization and other health agencies as an effective non-communicable disease prevention strategy. To date, the types of front-of-pack labels that have been identified as being most effective have yet to be implemented in Southeast Asia. This has been partly attributed to extensive industry interference in nutrition policy development and implementation. This paper outlines the current state of food labelling policy in the region, describes observed industry interference tactics, and provides recommendations for how governments in Southeast Asia can address this interference to deliver best-practice nutrition labelling to improve diets at the population level. The experiences of four focal countries - Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Viet Nam - are highlighted to provide insights into the range of industry tactics that are serving to prevent optimal food labelling policies from being developed and implemented. Funding: This research was supported by the United Kingdom Global Better Health Programme, which is managed by the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and supported by PricewaterhouseCoopers in Southeast Asia.
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