Prevalence of High Fat Sugar Salt Products, Labeling Characteristics, and Categories of Foods Sold within In-Store Restricted Areas: A Survey in 3 UK Supermarkets after the 2022 Implementation of the Food (Promotion and Placement) Regulations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regulations restricting the promotion of some less-healthy products high in fat, sugar, or salt (HFSS) within "restricted areas" (RAs) of supermarkets came into force in October 2022 in England.

Objectives

To evaluate the prevalence of HFSS products and front-of-pack nutrition labeling (FOPNL) characteristics of foods sold within RAs in a sample of supermarket stores.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of products in RAs in 3 supermarkets was undertaken from November 2022 to February 2023 using photographs, recording the display of FOPNL. Identified via the online supermarket, product nutrition and ingredient data were collected and used to categorize each as either "in" or out-of-scope of the regulations. The UK Nutrient Profiling Model was used to determine

SUBMITTER: Hurst E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681850 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature