08-Sep-2020 | Market Research Store
Food labeling has turned out to be an important concept now as the displaying of nutritional information on food products tends to give the consumers an exact data regarding the quantity and content, such as salt, sugar, calorie, etc. The nutritional data encourages people to choose a better diet. The researchers from the universities of Bath and Bristol have published the study detailing the impact of Front-of-Pack nutritional labeling on the branded food products in the Journal of Health Economics. However, the poor displaying of quantity of labeled store-branded food purchased pushes people toward making bad choices in terms of food.
For an overall improvement in the nutritional consumption of the consumers it is necessary to have the composition displayed on the labeled store-branded food. The food shopping habits were found to be significantly better in the poorer households. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) had introduced the Front-of-Pack (FOP) labeling on their store-brand products including burgers, sausages, ready meals, pizzas, pies, cereal, sandwiches, breaded or coated meats. There were many retailers who had taken the recommendation seriously. Furthermore, there were two types of nutritional labeling named Traffic Light System and hybrid system (traffic light system + Guideline Daily Amounts (GDAs)).The colors red (high), green (low), amber (medium) and each contents role toward the adult GDA were displayed through the nutritional labeling.
Speaking of labeling, the consumers and retailers both hope that there will be a change in the food choices being made in terms of food shopping. It is believed that many will shift toward healthy diet by making an improvement in their diet by keep track of the calories. The fundamental goal of this research was to find new strategies to tackle obesity and COVID-19 issues by making people aware of the importance of calorie labeling to encourage healthier choices. The nutritional labeling will help people shift their behaviors toward healthier food.
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