Policies to reduce the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages include #taxes, warning #labelling, agricultural/farm policies, marketing regulations & public procurement rules. Taxes & warning #labels are most effective in reducing SSB intake: doi.org/10.1038/s430... #sugar #nutrition #health

The growing public health prob...

New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?
Canada Health’s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.

#health #labelling #consumers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-health-warnings-are-a-good-start-9.7048777?cmp=rss

New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?
Canada Health’s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.

#health #labelling #consumers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-health-warnings-are-a-good-start-9.7048777?cmp=rss

New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?
Canada Health’s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.

#health #labelling #consumers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-health-warnings-are-a-good-start-9.7048777?cmp=rss

There is an ingredient called "cross linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose". How am I supposed to tell what that is? #labelling

#Sustainability: A future-oriented #labelling policy includes a limited number of mandatory #labels for key attributes, interpretative colour-coded multi-level labels (like #NutriScore), scientifically validated assessment algorithms, and #communication to promote awareness: doi.org/10.1007/978-...

The Role of Sustainable Food L...

(2/3) … than just #transportation, not least consumers' dietary choices (i.e. #meat, #dairy & #eggs vs #plantbased). Rather than using "local" as a proxy for #sustainability, introducing a mandatory #labelling scheme that reflects a product's performance… doi.org/10.1016/B978... #foodmiles #diets

The implementation of front-of-package #labeling in low- & middle-income countries was linked to reductions in total #sugar and sodium in packaged food products, depending on the type of scheme implemented: doi.org/10.3389/fnut... #labelling #label #salt #nutrition

Frontiers | Evolution of the n...

UK: Mandatory front-of-pack #nutrition labelling (esp. warning #labels) would reduce the prevalence of #obesity & related #deaths, compared to the current voluntary implementation of traffic light #labelling, and should therefore be considered by the government: doi.org/10.1016/j.la... #labeling

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MPI recalls Regal salmon dip batch after discovering labelling error

NZ Herald 24 Oct, 2025 06:38 AM2 mins to read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #after #batch #being #date #dip #discovering #error #incorrect #labelling #mpi #NewZealand #NZ #packaging #printed #recalled #recalls #Regal #salmon #urgently #useby
https://www.newsbeep.com/205765/

S’pore joins multinational effort to create common #cybersecurity #labelling scheme for #smartdevices
#GCLI 🧐"which aims to provide tiered reference to #security levels tt can guide #consumers into mak'g informed decisions.. nations r #Singapore, Brunei, #Australia, #SouthKorea, #Japan, United Arab Emirates, #Finland, Hungary, #Germany, #UK & #Canada.. It’s our job as #government agencies, as policymakers, to provide tt level of #transparency"
>> Kudos, long overdue! #IOT
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/spore-joins-multinational-effort-to-create-common-cybersecurity-labelling-scheme-for-smart-devices

'Ireland was set to become the first EU country to put cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks. But following a massive lobby campaign by Big Booze – stretching from Dublin and Brussels to Washington – the plan has been delayed. An investigation reveals how the industry relied on the lobbying playbook once used by Big Tobacco, and why its victory has sparked fears for public health across Europe.' https://www.ftm.eu/articles/alcohol-industry-health-warnings-lobby-campaign #Ireland #alcohol #labelling #lobbying

New World admits error after ‘meatless bone’ pack sold in Whangārei store

A Foodstuffs spokesperson told the Herald customers always expect the label to match what’s in the pack. “In…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #admits #admitted #after #bone #customers #error #have #in #incorrect #labelling #meatless #mishap #new #NewZealand #NZ #pack #pick #price #selling #sold #store #whangrei #which #with #World
https://www.newsbeep.com/161196/

High meat consumption presents significant #environment challenges. Interventions to reduce #meat intake, such as #carbon labelling, have shown modest results. However, #labelling the protein content of #plantbased alternatives (that contain more protein) … (1/2) doi.org/10.3389/fsuf... #protein

Sustainability #labelling is important to guide #consumers. It should be underpinned by clear goals & robust methodologies. Alternatives to #LCA approaches need detailed examination to ensure a robust evaluation of food products: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... #sustainability #sustainable #labeling #label

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UK: The current voluntary traffic-light #labelling system for #nutrition levels is estimated to prevent cardiovascular #diseases by reducing #salt consumption. Mandating this #labeling for all packaged products may further reduce the future burden of cardiovascular diseases: doi.org/10.1136/jech...

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(2/2) … much healthier foods like many #plantbased products are taxed at 19%. Linking the #taxation of foods to their Nutri-Score (A = #taxfree, E = maximum tax) could improve the effect of the label: doi.org/10.1002/fft2... #nutrition #label #labelling #tax

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#Meta will #stop selling and showing #politicalads in the #EU from October due to the EU’s Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (#TTPA) regulation. The TTPA mandates clear #labelling of political ads, #disclosure of #sponsors and #targetingmechanisms, and #consent for #datause, which Meta finds too complex and legally uncertain. https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/25/meta-to-stop-selling-political-ads-in-the-eu-from-october/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

(3/4) … less #irrigation expansion, a reduction in #pasture areas, and #forest recovery. However, such a transformation may require a policy mix (e.g. #education campaigns, product #labelling, price incentives) and the involvement of various #foodsystem actors… www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Food labeling: #Consumers with a more systematic cognitive approach prefer structured, fact-based info (e.g. back-of-package #labeling). Individuals who rely on heuristic processing respond to simplified visual cues, such as traffic lights or the Nutri-Score… (1/2) doi.org/10.1186/s401... #labelling

Bottom-up and top-down factors...