Nutrition labels' strengths & weaknesses and strategies for improving their use in Iran: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to explain the strengths and weaknesses of the Traffic light label (TLL) and nutrition facts label (NFL) and the strategies for improving their use in Iran, based on the perspectives of different stakeholders, including mothers, food quality control experts (FQC), nutritionists and food industry experts.

Methods

We conducted 10 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with 63 mothers, 10 semi-structured interviews with FQCs, 1 FGD with 6 nutritionists and 1 FGD with 8 food industry experts. To clarify some of the questions that arose from the interviews, the researcher interviewed three policy makers who had sufficient information about the TLL. The discussions and interviews were transcribed verbatim and MAXQDA10 software was used for coding.

Results

SUBMITTER: Seyedhamzeh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7598474 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature