Food labels: A critical assessment

Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 257-260

  Temple, Norman J ^a   Fraser, Joy ^a  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food labels; Serving sizes; Traffic light labels

Indexed keywords

FOOD LABELS; SERVING SIZES; TRAFFIC LIGHT LABELS;

CANADA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOD LABELING; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84894904309     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2013.06.012     Document Type: Review

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