Development of international criteria for a front of package food labelling system: The International Choices Programme

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1190-1200

  Roodenburg, A J C ^a   Popkin, B M ^b   Seidell, J C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer health information; food labeling; food standards; health promotion; nutrients; nutritive value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH PROGRAM; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FOOD LABELING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 80455164703     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.101     Document Type: Article

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