Current nutrition labels on food packets are a waste of time, according to a study by a PhD student.
Food labelling varies and confuses shoppers. It is difficult to understand.
The researchers favour introducing standardised front-of-pack labelling to help consumers make healthy choices.
The study, ‘A qualitative study of New Zealand parents’ views on front-of-pack nutrition labels’ was published in Nutrition & Dietetics, on 25 May 2010.
Read the Sunday Star Times article, 6 June 2010