Assessing the extent to which front-of-pack labelling regulations could support healthy eating among Canadians.

ABSTRACT: Canada mandated front-of-pack labelling (FOPL) regulations, requiring pre-packaged foods meeting and/or exceeding thresholds for nutrients-of-concern (saturated fat, sugars, sodium) to display a 'High in' nutrition symbol. Although FOPL regulations align with one of the recommendations of Canada's food guide (CFG), there is limited evidence on how well the regulations could support healthy eating among Canadians. The objective of this study was to evaluate the Canadian pre-packaged food supply according to FOPL regulations and to assess the extent to which the regulations could support healthy eating among Canadians using the Canadian Food Scoring System (CFSS), a nutrient profile model based on the recommendations of CFG. Using a branded food composition database (n = 17,008), pre-package

SUBMITTER: Lee JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12507316 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature