Development of the Chilean front-of-package food warning label.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Front-of package (FoP) nutrition labels are an option to guide consumer's decision at the point of food purchase. Chile was the first country worldwide to implement a FoP warning label and thereafter several countries have followed this model. The objective of this study is to describe the process of development of the Chilean FoP warning label.

Methods

A stepwise study was conducted including literature review, qualitative phase (lay audience & expert group meetings) and quantitative phase in women/adolescents from low-middle-socioeconomic status neighborhoods, Santiago, Chile (2 sub-studies, using point-of-sale questionnaires). Outcomes were prototype visualization, ease of understanding, and ability to modify purchase behavior.

Results

The literature rev

SUBMITTER: Reyes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6615240 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature