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Impact of front-of-package nutrition labels on acceptability and objective understanding: A randomized experiment in Latin American adults
Authors: Cecilia I. Oviedo-Solís, Lizbeth Tolentino-Mayo, Kathia Larissa Quevedo, Sonia Ana Naumann, Gustavo Cediel, Mercedes Mora, Victoria Abril-Ulloa, Israel Ríos-Castillo, Victoria Valdes, Flavia Fontes, Janine Sagaceta, Daniela García, Mariana Andrea Janjetic, Lecticia Azzaretti, Gabriela Flores, Eliana Hansen, María Valeria Souto Brey, Andrea Paula Cravero Bruneri, Natalia Romero Mathieu, Alejandra Ja ́uregui, Simo ́n Barquera
From April to July 2022, a five-arm, unblinded, online randomized experiment was conducted as part of the broader “Nutritional Labeling Study among Latin American Consumers.” A cross-sectional online survey was applied to adults aged ≥18 years from five Latin American countries: Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Panama. The study assesses several domains of nutrition labeling, including objective understanding, acceptability, and potential impact on purchase intentions.
Highlights:
•Randomized experiment of front-of-package nutrition labeling systems effectiveness.
•Latin American consumers from Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Panama.
•Warning labels most effectively communicated high contents of critical ingredients.
•Multiple traffic lights and warning labels had the highest acceptance.
•Warning labels are a robust policy to address Latin America non-communicable diseases. (READ MORE)
