Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Food labelling"
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Consumer knowledge and use of food and nutrition labelling in South Africa: a cross-sectional descriptive study
(Wiley, 2018)The noncommunicable disease burden can be addressed through population-wide interventions, including the promotion of healthy diets through the provision of adequate nutrition information on food labels. The study aimed ... -
The development of a single health-endorsement logo for South Africa
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2018)Objective To develop health-endorsement logos (HEL) for food products indicating healthy choices based on the South African nutrient profile model and to pilot test these logos with consumers. Design Multistage mixed-methods ... -
Price rather than nutrition information the main influencer of consumer food purchasing behaviour in South Africa: a qualitative study
(Wiley, 2018)In South Africa there has been a paucity of data on food and nutrition labelling since the publication of the new food‐labelling legislation. This study aimed to explore whether the nutrition information on food products ...