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Food Front-of-Pack Labelling and the Nutri-Score Nutrition Label—Poland-wide Cross-sectional Expert Opinion Study

Mariusz Panczyk
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Hubert Dobrowolski
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Beata I. Sińska
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Alicja Kucharska
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Mariusz Jaworski
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Iwona Traczyk
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Version 1 : Received: 15 May 2023 / Approved: 15 May 2023 / Online: 15 May 2023 (14:27:49 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 7 June 2023 / Approved: 8 June 2023 / Online: 8 June 2023 (10:06:48 CEST)

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Panczyk, M.; Dobrowolski, H.; Sińska, B.I.; Kucharska, A.; Jaworski, M.; Traczyk, I. Food Front-of-Pack Labelling and the Nutri-Score Nutrition Label—Poland-Wide Cross-Sectional Expert Opinion Study. Foods 2023, 12, 2346. Panczyk, M.; Dobrowolski, H.; Sińska, B.I.; Kucharska, A.; Jaworski, M.; Traczyk, I. Food Front-of-Pack Labelling and the Nutri-Score Nutrition Label—Poland-Wide Cross-Sectional Expert Opinion Study. Foods 2023, 12, 2346.

Abstract

Front-of-pack labelling (FoPL) systems, such as the Nutri-Score, play a crucial role in promoting healthy diets and raising consumer awareness. Our study aimed to gather the opinions of Polish experts on the Nutri-Score and its relation to an ideal information system. We conducted a survey with 75 experts, who had an average of 18.1±12.7 years of experience and were mainly employed at medical and agricultural universities. The results showed that the most important features of an FoPL system were clarity, simplicity, consistency with healthy eating recommendations, and the ability to objectively compare products within the same group. While more than half of the respondents believed that the Nutri-Score provides an overall assessment of a product’s nutritional value and facilitates quick purchasing decisions, it falls short in helping consumers compose a balanced diet and cannot be applied to all product groups. The experts also expressed concerns about the system’s ability to account for a product’s degree of processing, full nutritional value and carbon footprint. In conclusion, Poland’s current labelling system needs expansion, but the Nutri-Score requires significant and deep changes and validation against national guidelines and expert expectations before implementation.

Keywords

Nutri-Score; front-of-pack label; nutrition labelling; consumer awareness; dietary choices; healthy eating

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Food Science and Technology

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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