Effects of red meat taxes and warning labels on food groups selected in a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High consumption of red and processed meat contributes to both health and environmental harms. Warning labels and taxes for red meat reduce selection of red meat overall, but little is known about how these potential policies affect purchases of subcategories of red meat (e.g., processed versus unprocessed) or of non-red-meat foods (e.g., cheese, pulses) relevant to health and environmental outcomes. This study examined consumer responses to warning labels and taxes for red meat in a randomized controlled trial.

Methods

In October 2021, we recruited 3,518 US adults to complete a shopping task in a naturalistic online grocery store. Participants were randomly assigned to one of four arms: control (no warning labels or tax), warning labels only (health and environme

SUBMITTER: Willits-Smith A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11020801 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature