Development of international criteria for a front of package food labelling system: the International Choices Programme.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A global push to reduce the amount of saturated and trans-fatty acids, added salt and sugar in processed food, and to enhance fruit, vegetable and whole grain intake, while limiting energy intake, exists for most populations.

Objectives

To redesign the International Choices Program (note: this is unrelated to the US Smart Choices Program), initially Netherlands focused, by an international board of scientists to create a generic, global front-of-pack nutrition logo system that helps consumers make healthier food choices and stimulates product reformulation.

Methods

The Programme is a product-group-specific-nutrient-profiling approach with a distinction between basic and discretionary foods. The basic product groups are main contributors of essential and ben

SUBMITTER: Roodenburg AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3208753 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature