Evaluating the application of front-of-package labelling regulations to menu labelling in the Canadian restaurant sector using menu food label information and price (Menu-FLIP) 2020 data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the application of front-of-package (FOP) labelling regulations to menu labelling in the Canadian restaurant sector by assessing the proportion of menu items that would be required to display the 'high-in' FOP symbol if the policy were extended to the restaurant sector.

Design

Nutrition information of 18 760 menu items was collected from 141 chain restaurants in Canada. Menu items were evaluated using the mandatory FOP labelling regulations promulgated in Canada Gazette II by Health Canada in July of 2022.

Setting

Chain restaurants with ≥20 establishments in Canada.

Participants

Canadian chain restaurant menu items including beverages, desserts, entrées, sides and starters.

Results

Overall, 77 % of menu items in the Canadian restaur

SUBMITTER: Jeong H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11645116 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature