Bulgarian consumers' objective understanding of front-of-package nutrition labels: a comparative, randomized study

Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique
Valentina A AndreevaChantal Julia

Abstract

Bulgaria continues to lag behind other EU Member States with respect to chronic disease morbidity and mortality prevention. In line with efforts targeting the improvement of dietary practices, this comparative study assessed objective understanding of five different front-of-package labels (FOPL) (Reference Intakes, Multiple Traffic Lights, Warning label, Nutri-Score, and Health Star Rating) in a sample of 1010 Bulgarian adults. Objective understanding was assessed by comparing the results of two nutritional quality ranking tasks (with and without FOPL) in an online randomized experiment featuring three food categories (pizza, cakes, breakfast cereals). Multivariable ordinal logistic regression models within and across food categories were fit. Compared with the Reference Intakes group, participants randomized to Nutri-Score exhibited the largest improvement in product ranking ability across food categories (OR = 2.33; 95% CI: 1.55-3.51), followed by those randomized to Health Star Rating (OR = 1.99; 95% CI: 1.32-3.00). Nutri-Score also performed best within two (pizza and breakfast cereals) of the three food categories. The Multiple Traffic Lights and Warning label groups did not display any significant improvement in objectiv...Continue Reading

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