Impact of Front-of-Pack Labels on the Perceived Healthfulness of a Sweetened Fruit Drink: A Randomised Experiment in Five Countries

Citation

Jáuregui, Alejandra; White, Christine M.; Vanderlee, Lana; Hall, Marissa G.; Contreras-Manzano, Alejandra; Nieto, Claudia; Sacks, Gary; Thrasher, James F.; Hammond, David; & Barquera, Simón (2022). Impact of Front-of-Pack Labels on the Perceived Healthfulness of a Sweetened Fruit Drink: A Randomised Experiment in Five Countries. Public Health Nutrition, 25(4), 1094-1104. PMCID: PMC9991717

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling is a globally recommended strategy to encourage healthier food choices. We evaluated the effect of FOP labels on the perceived healthfulness of a sweetened fruit drink in an international sample of adult consumers.
DESIGN: Six-arm randomised controlled experiment to examine the impact of FOP labels (no label control, Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA), Multiple Traffic Lights, the Health Star Ratings (HSR), Health Warning Labels, and 'High-in' Warning Labels (HIWL)) on the perceived healthfulness of the drink. Linear regression models by country examined healthfulness perceptions on FOP nutrition labels, testing for interactions by demographic characteristics.
SETTING: Online survey in 2018 among participants from Australia, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom (UK) and United States.
PARTICIPANTS: Adults (

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980021004535

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2022

Journal Title

Public Health Nutrition

Author(s)

Jáuregui, Alejandra
White, Christine M.
Vanderlee, Lana
Hall, Marissa G.
Contreras-Manzano, Alejandra
Nieto, Claudia
Sacks, Gary
Thrasher, James F.
Hammond, David
Barquera, Simón

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC9991717

Data Set/Study

International Food Policy Study (IFPS)

Continent/Country

Australia
Canada
Mexico
United Kingdom
United States of America

ORCiD

Hall - 0000-0002-8690-9498