A multi-country comparison of jurisdictions with and without mandatory nutrition labelling policies in restaurants: analysis of behaviours associated with menu labelling in the 2019 International Food Policy Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine differences in noticing and use of nutrition information comparing jurisdictions with and without mandatory menu labelling policies and examine differences among sociodemographic groups.

Design

Cross-sectional data from the International Food Policy Study (IFPS) online survey.

Setting

IFPS participants from Australia, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom and USA in 2019.

Participants

Adults aged 18-99; n 19 393.

Results

Participants in jurisdictions with mandatory policies were significantly more likely to notice and use nutrition information, order something different, eat less of their order and change restaurants compared to jurisdictions without policies. For noticed nutrition information, the differences between policy groups w

SUBMITTER: Essman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641604 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature