Exploring global consumer attitudes toward nutrition information on food labels

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Wills, Josephine M ^a   Schmidt, David B ^b   Pillo Blocka, Francy ^c   Cairns, Georgina ^d  

^a European Food Information Council EUFIC ^*  (Belgium)

^b International Food Information Council   (United States)

^c Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumers; Food labeling; Nutrition information

Indexed keywords

ASIA; CALORIE; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EUROPE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EUROPE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68849087266     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00170.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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