Nutrition function, health and related claims on packaged Australian food products - Prevalence and compliance with regulations

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-20

  Williams, Peter ^a   Yeatman, Heather ^a   Ridges, Leisa ^b   Houston, Annalie ^b   Rafferty, Julian ^b   Roesler, Anna ^b   Sobierajski, Megan ^b   Spratt, Bronwyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b University of South Australia City East Campus North Terrace   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumers; Food labelling; Food Standards Australia New Zealand; FSANZ; Health claims; Packaged foods

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33644760282     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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