Nutrition Info and Other Front-of-Package Labels and Simulated Food and Beverage Purchases: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In January 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a proposed rule to require front-of-package nutrition information (Nutrition Info) labels that would signal when packaged foods contain low, medium, or high levels of saturated fat, sodium, or added sugars (ie, nutrients of concern). However, it is unknown whether this labeling system would encourage healthier food and beverage purchases.

Objectives

To test whether Nutrition Info labels similar to those proposed by the FDA could lead to healthier food and beverage purchases compared with other existing or proposed labeling systems.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial was conducted online from October 31 to November 21, 2024. Participants included a national samp

SUBMITTER: Grummon AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12534843 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature