The Availability and Quality of Food Labelling Components in the Canadian E-Grocery Retail Environment
| Autor: | Madyson Weippert, Jennifer J Y Lee, Alyssa Schermel, Tianyi Zhang, Mary R. L’Abbé, Mavra Ahmed |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
Canada e-grocery media_common.quotation_subject food retail environment E-commerce Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Food Labeling Humans e-commerce Nutrition information Quality (business) TX341-641 030212 general & internal medicine Marketing Supermarkets Side panel media_common Internet 030109 nutrition & dietetics Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Nutrition. Foods and food supply Commerce Consumer Behavior food labelling Purchasing Product (business) Cross-Sectional Studies Food labelling online grocery business Nutritive Value Food Science Internet Access |
| Zdroj: | Nutrients, Vol 13, Iss 2611, p 2611 (2021) Nutrients Volume 13 Issue 8 |
| ISSN: | 2072-6643 |
| Popis: | Background: Although packaged foods sold in retail stores must follow food labelling regulations, there are no e-grocery food labelling regulations to mandate and standardize the availability and presentation of product information. Therefore, the objective of the study was to evaluate the availability and quality of food labelling components in the Canadian e-grocery retail environment. Methods: A sample of fresh and pre-packaged products was identified on eight leading grocery retail websites in Canada, to assess the availability and quality of food labelling components. Results: Out of 555 product searches, all products were accompanied by product images with front-of-pack images more readily available (96.0%) than back-of-pack (12.4%) and other side panel images (3.1%). The following mandatory nutrition information was available for 61.1% of the products: nutrition facts table (68.8%), ingredient (73.9%), and allergen (53.8%) information. The majority of the nutrition information was available after scrolling down, clicking additionally on the description page, or viewing only as an image. Date markings were not available packaging material information was available for 2.0% of the products. Conclusions: There was wide variability and inconsistencies in the presentation of food labelling components in the e-grocery retail environment, which can be barriers in enabling Canadians to make informed purchasing decisions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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