Role of different nutrient profiling models in identifying targeted foods for front-of-package food labelling in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the degree of strictness and agreement of different nutrient profiling models (NPM) used to identify which foods would be required to show front-of-package (FOP) warning labels.

Design

Using data of 11 434 packaged foods found in the five largest food retailers in Brazil, we used two published NPM: the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) model and the NPM used in the Chilean nutritional FOP labelling policy, and compared them with a NPM proposed by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa). The proportion of foods that would be required to show FOP warning labels was calculated overall and by food category. We also tested whether a modified version of the PAHO NPM would behave similarly to the original version.

Setting

Brazil.

SUBMITTER: Duran AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025091 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature