Traffic lights and health claims: A comparative analysis of the nutrient profile of packaged foods available for sale in New Zealand supermarkets

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 278-283

  Rosentreter, Simone C ^a   Eyles, Helen ^a   Mhurchu, Cliona Ni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Health claims; Multiple traffic lights; Nutrient profiling; Nutrition labelling

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LAW; NEW ZEALAND; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; ARTICLE; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; COMMERCE; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PACKAGING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; NEW ZEALAND; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES;

EID: 84879305066     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12071     Document Type: Article

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