The availability and accessibility of nutrition information in fast food outlets in five states post‐menu labelling legislation in New South Wales

Autor: Lyndal Wellard, Michelle Havill, Clare Hughes, Wendy L. Watson, Kathy Chapman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, Vol 39, Iss 6, Pp 546-549 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1753-6405
1326-0200
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12428
Popis: Abstract Objectives: 1) Explore the availability and accessibility of fast food energy and nutrient information post‐NSW menu labelling legislation in states with and without menu labelling legislation. 2) Determine whether availability and accessibility differed compared with pre‐menu labelling legislation in NSW. Methods: We visited 210 outlets of the five largest fast food chains in five Australian states to observe the availability and accessibility of energy and nutrient information. Results were compared with 197 outlets surveyed pre‐menu labelling. Results: Most outlets (95%) provided energy values, half provided nutrient values and 3% provided information for all menu items. The total amount of information available increased post‐NSW menu labelling implementation (473 versus 178 pre‐implementation, p
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