Nutrition labels: a survey of use, understanding and preferences among ethnically diverse shoppers in New Zealand

2008140 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Cliona Ní Mhurchú · University of Auckland

Abstract

There are clear ethnic and income disparities in ability to use the current mandatory food labels in New Zealand (NIP) to determine if foods are healthy. Conversely, MTL and STL label formats demonstrated high levels of understanding and acceptance across ethnic and income groups.

Topics & Keywords

Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Nutritional Studies and Diet Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hungerNo poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Public Health Nutrition

Volume 12, Issue 9, pp. 1359-1365

DOI: 10.1017/s1368980008004059

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