Foods,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
12(15), С. 2941 - 2941
Опубликована: Авг. 3, 2023
Eco-labels
are
an
instrument
for
enabling
informed
food
choices
and
supporting
a
demand-sided
change
towards
urgently
needed
sustainable
system.
Lately,
novel
eco-labels
that
depict
product’s
environmental
life
cycle
assessment
on
multi-level
scale
being
tested
across
Europe’s
retailers.
This
study
elicits
consumers’
preferences
willingness
to
pay
(WTP)
eco-label.
A
Discrete
Choice
Experiment
was
conducted;
representative
sample
(n
=
536)
the
Austrian
population
targeted
via
online
survey.
Individual
partworth
utilities
were
estimated
by
means
of
Hierarchical
Bayes.
The
results
show
higher
WTP
positively
evaluated
label,
revealing
perceived
benefits
colorful
labels
over
binary
black-and-white
designs.
Even
negatively
label
associated
with
compared
one
no
pointing
limited
effectiveness
eco-labels.
Respondents’
independent
from
their
subjective
eco-label
knowledge,
health
consciousness,
concern.
attribute
“protein
source”
most
important,
preference
animal-based
protein
source
(beef)
strongly
correlated
meat
attachment,
implying
shift
more
sources
is
challenging,
sustainability
have
only
small
impact
product
choice
average
consumers.
European Journal of Nutrition,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
64(3)
Опубликована: Март 12, 2025
Abstract
Purpose
Nutri-Score
aims
to
aid
consumers
in
making
informed
food
choices
based
on
nutritional
quality.
To
guide
regarding
both
the
quality
and
environmental
impact
of
foods,
it
would
be
beneficial
when
could
also
discriminate
foods
by
impact.
This
study
investigated
association
with
indicators
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
emissions
blue
water
consumption.
Methods
classifications
were
calculated
for
generic
Dutch
Food
Composition
Database,
combined
GHG
(kg
CO
2
equivalents)
consumption
(m
3
)
using
Life
Cycle
Assessment
database
(
n
=
1,611).
Spearman
correlations
between
(expressed
as
numerical
final
score
points
algorithm
components)
indicators.
was
performed
(i.e.
general
added
fats,
nuts
seeds,
beverages)
group.
Selected
groups
studied
further.
Results
(final
score)
correlated
significantly
r
0.29),
seeds
0.25),
negatively
=-0.51).
Saturated
fatty
acids
protein
0.52
0.43)
some
consumption,
namely
bread
0.60
0.53)
savoury
sauces
0.53).
Conclusion
Currently,
Nutri-Score’s
ability
according
is
limited.
use
Front-of-Pack
labeling
impact,
exploration
revisions
or
additional
tools
needed.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
13
Опубликована: Окт. 13, 2022
Referent
groups
can
moderate
the
perception
of
social
norms
and
individuals’
likelihood
to
model
these
in
food
choice
contexts,
including
vegetable
intake
reduced
meat
consumption.
The
present
study
investigated
whether
having
a
close
vs.
distant
group
as
referent
changed
perceptions
around
making
healthy
eco-friendly
choices.
It
also
assessed
changes
were
associated
with
difference
health
environmental
impacts
virtual
grocery
shopping
task.
A
nationally
representative
sample
UK
adults
(
N
=
2,488)
reported
their
choices
being
norm
among
people
they
share
meals
(close
group)
most
(distant
group).
former
was
more
commonly
perceived
be
both
(Z
−12.0,
p
<
0.001)
−13.27,
than
latter.
Perceptions
referring
significantly
(β
−0.90,
95%
CIs:
−1.49,
−0.28)
−0.38
0.05,
−0.68,
−0.08)
participants’
No
such
relationship
found
for
=0.43,
>
−1.12,
0.25)
−0.06,
−0.37,
impacts.
Framing
refer
may
change
ability
encourage
sustainable
purchasing.
In
spite
of
the
significant
progress
towards
sustainable
cosmetics,
mass-produced
packaging
has
proven
to
be
a
challenge.
The
complexity
environmental,
economic,
social,
technological
and
policy
considerations
in
conjunction
with
varying
consumer
behaviors
corporate
goals
can
make
it
difficult
select
an
optimal
strategy
across
heterogeneous
supply-chain
components
spread
over
globe;
cost
effort
developing,
testing
validating
alternative
strategies
discourages
empirical
exploration
potential
alternatives.
This
review
discusses
challenges
that
expected
context
broader
sustainability
efforts,
as
well
experience
gained
related
fields
such
cosmetics
packaging,
identify
pitfalls
promising
trends
development
packaging.
findings
suggest
there
may
little
from
attempting
induce
customers
change
their
behavior;
waiting
for
increase
global
recycling
infrastructure;
or
expecting
regulatory
constraints
substitute
lack
business
solutions.
A
research
is
delineated
that,
appropriate
support,
could
minimize
externalities
provide
acceptable
both
consumers
producers.
Nutrients,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
15(15), С. 3367 - 3367
Опубликована: Июль 28, 2023
Within
the
Farm
to
Fork
Strategy,
European
Commission
ask
for
a
unified
Front
Of
Pack
nutritional
label
food
be
used
at
level.
The
scientific
debate
identified
Nutri-Score
(NS)
as
most
promising
candidate,
but
within
political
discussion,
some
Member
States
brought
attention
several
issues
related
its
introduction.
This
misalignment
led
postponement
of
final
decision.
With
aim
shed
light
on
current
stances
and
contribute
forthcoming
debate,
objective
present
work
is
understand
what
extent
research
addresses
raised
by
general
public.
We
applied
structural
topic
model
tweets
from
four
countries
(France,
Germany,
Italy,
Spain)
abstracts
papers,
all
dealing
with
NS
topic.
Different
aspects
are
discussed
in
different
countries,
research,
while
addressing
them
(e.g.,
comparison
between
other
labels),
disregards
others
relations
traditional
products).
It
advisable,
therefore,
widen
scope
properly
address
concerns
society
provide
policymakers
robust
evidence
support
their
decisions.
PLoS Medicine,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
20(9), С. e1004284 - e1004284
Опубликована: Сен. 18, 2023
Policies
to
reduce
red
meat
intake
are
important
for
mitigating
climate
change
and
improving
public
health.
We
tested
the
impact
of
taxes
warning
labels
on
purchases
in
United
States.
The
main
study
question
was,
will
purchases?
Appetite,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
190, С. 107026 - 107026
Опубликована: Сен. 7, 2023
Meat
consumption
has
been
linked
to
adverse
health
consequences,
worsening
climate
change,
and
the
risk
of
pandemics.
is
however
a
popular
food
product
dissuading
people
from
consuming
meat
proven
difficult.
Outside
realm
consumption,
previous
research
shown
that
pictorial
warning
labels
are
effective
at
curbing
tobacco
smoking
reducing
sugary
drinks
alcohol.
The
present
extends
this
work
hypothetical
meal
selection,
using
an
online
decision-making
task
test
whether
people's
choices
can
be
influenced
by
focused
on
health,
climate,
or
pandemic
risks
associated
with
meat.
Setting
quotas
for
age
gender
approximate
UK
nationally
representative
sample,
total
n
=
1001
adult
consumers
(aged
18+)
were
randomised
into
one
four
experimental
groups:
label,
control
(no
label
present).
All
reduced
proportion
meals
selected
significantly
compared
group,
reductions
ranging
−7.4%
−10%.
There
no
statistically
significant
differences
in
selection
between
different
types
labels.
We
discuss
implications
future
research,
policy,
practice.
