Reporting of <i>trans-</i>fat on labels of Brazilian food products

Silveira, Bruna Maria; Gonzalez-Chica, David; Proença, Rossana Pacheco da Costa

doi:10.1017/s1368980013000050

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“…In addition, trans fat labelling in packaged foods are mandatory in Brazil [17,24]; and the presence of such fat in processed foods has been increasing [26]. Trans fat labelling is not mandatory in United Kingdom, but Roe et al [27] have shown a considerable decrease in the utilisation of trans fat by the British food industry.…”

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Preferences for menu labelling formats of young adults in Brazil and in the United Kingdom

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Objective This pilot study was aimed at exploring preferences of young adults in two different contexts on restaurant menu labelling formats. Methods Five focus groups were conducted with 36 participants, two focus groups with 11 participants in Brazil and three focus groups with 25 in the United Kingdom. Themes originating from the content analysis of the transcriptions were organised around four possible menu labelling formats: 1) numerical information on calories; 2) numerical information on calories and nutrients; 3) traffic light system plus Guideline Daily Amounts; 4) food information with ingredients list plus highlighted symbols. Results In both countries, participants preferred the ingredients list plus symbols format, considered more comprehensive and useful to make an informed food choice. Organic food and vegetarian symbols were the ones considered most important to appear on restaurant menu labels with ingredients list. However, most participants in Brazil and in the United Kingdom rejected the information restricted to calories and calories plus nutrients formats, saying that these would not influence their own choices. Conclusion This is the first multicultural qualitative study exploring preferences of people living in different countries with different eating habits, but where menu labelling is voluntary. Results evidenced similarities in participants’ likes and dislikes for menu labelling formats in these two different contexts. Discussions showed participants in both countries prefer qualitative information than numerical information, suggesting that ingredients list and symbols provide information that people want to see on the menu.

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Preferences for menu labelling formats of young adults in Brazil and in the United Kingdom

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“…The issues addressed by the stakeholders during the public consultation in Brazil have been raised in other publications about trans fat acids [11][12][13][14][15] , and should be taken into account. For example, stakeholders' concern regarding consumers' knowledge is an issue of considerable importance for the success of food labeling.…”

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Mandatory food labeling of trans fat acids: qualitative analysis of the public consultation

Davies

Jaime

2016

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The objective of this paper is to identify the stakeholders and their contributions to the public consultation carried out with regard to the mandatory trans fat acids food labeling proposal in Brazil. Methodology thematic analysis of the documents. Results 25 stakeholders made suggestions regarding the proposed law, and the majority belonged to the food industry sector. The following issues were raised: lack of knowledge among the consumers about trans fat acids; lack of information about trans fat acids in food composition tables and infrastructure to analyse the trans fat content of foods; voluntary trans fat labelling. Conclusions The stakeholders addressed important issues, such as improving nutritional knowledge among the population. However, few stakeholders linked to consumers took part in the public consultation, which might lead to disproportionate influence of the food industry on the development of future food policies.

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“…Thus, it can be seen that uncertainty about the presence of trans fat in a product can persist even after consumers read the product label information [56]. Danish documents also raise the issue of ingredient names that leave unclear whether or not a vegetable fat is hydrogenated [57].…”

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Comparison between Experimentally Determined Total, Saturated and <i>Trans</i> Fat Levels and Levels Reported on the Labels of Cookies and Bread sold in Brazil

Hissanaga-Himelstein¹,

Oliveira²,

Silveira³

et al. 2014

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In Brazil, the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) made the labeling of trans fats in foods mandatory from July 2006. The claim "trans fat free" can be used only for foods with trans fat content lower than 0.2g and saturated fat content lower than 2g per serving. This study determined fatty acid profile by gas chromatography and total fat content of nine cookie types and three bread types and the results obtained were compared with the values reported on the labels of these products. According to the results, 92% of the products contained trans fat, although only 33% reported this on their labels. There was no significant difference with the experimentally determined levels of the products that reported the presence of trans fat. In 67% of the products that reported an absence of trans fat on their labels, less than 0.2g of trans fat per serving was experimentally detected. The results revealed that the food product manufacturers studied are labeling trans fat content properly according to the law as they report products that have less than 0.2g trans fat as "trans fat free". However, it bears noting that claiming that a product is free of trans fat on the label does not always guarantee that it is not present in the product and that the maximum suggested daily intake of 2g will not be exceeded relatively easily considering that consumers do not always consume only the amount identified as the serving size on the label. Also, the paper enabled a discussion about the lack of standardization in the description of fat used as ingredient in foods.

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Reporting of trans-fat on labels of Brazilian food products

Cited by 31 publications

References 25 publications

Preferences for menu labelling formats of young adults in Brazil and in the United Kingdom

Preferences for menu labelling formats of young adults in Brazil and in the United Kingdom

Mandatory food labeling of trans fat acids: qualitative analysis of the public consultation

Comparison between Experimentally Determined Total, Saturated and <i>Trans</i> Fat Levels and Levels Reported on the Labels of Cookies and Bread sold in Brazil

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