自愿与强制性食品标签,澳大利亚
Alexandra Jones1, Damian Maganja1, Maria Shahid1
1The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Level 18, International Towers 3, 300 Barangaroo Ave, SydneyNSW 2000, Australia.
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
|September 25, 2024
概括
强制性原产国标签在澳大利亚实现了93%的普及率,远远超过了自愿的健康星级评级.
科学领域:
- 食品标签政策 食品标签政策
- 消费者行为 消费者行为
- 公共卫生营养 公共卫生营养
背景情况:
- 包装前方的营养标签系统旨在为消费者提供信息.
- 自愿的健康星级 (HSR) 和强制性的原产国标签 (CoOL) 是澳大利亚的关键系统.
- 评估吸收率对于评估标签有效性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较自愿的健康星级 (HSR) 和澳大利亚在很大程度上强制性的原产国标签 (CoOL) 的采用率.
- 分析2015年至2023年间食品产品标签的趋势.
主要方法:
- 从2015年到2023年,对澳大利亚四大食品零售商进行年度调查.
- 计算显示HSR和CoOL的合格产品的比例.
- 对2023年产品标签普及率的分析.
主要成果:
- 健康星级评级的采用率稳步增长,在2021年达到42%的峰值,然后在2023年略有下降至39%.
- 强制性原产国标签在2023年快速实现93%的普及率.
- 在自愿类别中,到2023年,CoOL的使用率达到48%;50%的产品只有CoOL,35%有两者,5%只有HSR,11%没有任何.
结论:
- 强制性食品标签,就像CoOL一样,推动了广泛和快速的变化.
- 澳大利亚政府应该强制实施健康星级评级,以获得更大的消费者利益.
- 这种经验支持了全球最佳实践,即强制在包装前面贴上营养标签.
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