The response to nutritional labels: Evidence from a quasi-experiment.
J Health Econ
; 72: 102326, 2020 07.
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| ID: mdl-32526549
ABSTRACT
This paper evaluates a UK policy that aimed to improve dietary information provision by introducing nutrition labelling on retailers' store-brand products. Exploiting the differential timing of the introduction of Front-of-Pack nutrition labels as a quasi-experiment, our findings suggest that labelling led to a reduction in the quantity purchased of labelled store-brand foods, and an improvement in their nutritional composition. More specifically, we find that households reduced the total monthly calories from labelled store-brand foods by 588â¯kcal, saturated fats by 14â¯g, sugars by 7â¯g, and sodium by 0.8â¯mg.
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Assunto principal:
Comportamento do Consumidor
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Rotulagem de Alimentos
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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