The French OQALI survey on dairy products: Comparison of nutrient contents and other nutrition information on labels among types of brands

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 323-333

  Menard, C ^a   Dumas, C ^b   Gillot, N ^a   Laurent, L ^a   Labarbe, B ^a   Ireland, J ^c   Volatier, J L ^a  

^a FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^b EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^c Danish Food Information (DFI)   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brand differences; Dairy products; Label information; Nutrition labelling

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FACTUAL DATABASE; FOOD PACKAGING; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; STANDARD;

DAIRY PRODUCTS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOOD LABELING; FRANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MINERALS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; VITAMINS;

EID: 84864002342     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2012.01235.x     Document Type: Article

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