Front-of-Package Nutrition Rating Systems and Symbols

Promoting Healthier Choices

Autor: Nathan, Romy; Yaktine, Ann; Lichtenstein, Alice H.; Wartella, Ellen A.
Editor: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309218238
eISBN Pdf: 9780309218245
eISBN Epub: 9780309218269
Lugar de publicación: Estados Unidos
Año de publicación digital: 2011
Mes: Diciembre
Páginas: 181
Idioma: Ingles

Descripción

This collection of papers by scholars of technology and society, based on a National Academy of Engineering symposium, explores the process of mutual adjustment between information technologies and social institutions. The topics addressed include recent developments and likely futures in information technology, comparison of information technology to historical developments in other technologies, and the interaction of information technology with businesses, homes, property rights in information, and various hierarchies of social organization.

Cover
Front Matter
Summary
1 Introduction
2 The Food Package Environment
3 The Regulatory Environment
4 Consumers' Use of Nutrition Information and Product Choices
5 Consumer Use and Understanding of Front-of-Package Labeling Systems
6 Effects of Food Package Information on Consumer Preferences, Choices, and Processing
7 A Model Front-of-Package Symbol System Including Criteria for Evaluating Nutrients
8 Promotion, Evaluation, and Monitoring for Front-of-Package Symbol Systems
9 Recommendations
Appendix A: Acronyms and Glossary
Appendix B: History of Nutrition Labeling
Appendix C: FDA Regulatory Requirements for Nutrient Content Claims
Appendix D: Approach to Literature Review
Appendix E: Evaluation of Nutrient Content of Selected Example Foods
Appendix F: Workshop Agenda
Appendix G: Committee Member and Consultant Biographical Sketches