Traffic lights and health claims: a comparative analysis of the nutrient profile of packaged foods available for sale in New Zealand supermarkets.

Conclusions: More than half of NZ packaged foods are 'less healthy' according to criteria underpinning two front-of-pack labelling systems. A number of foods eligible to carry health claims would display at least one red traffic light if MTL were introduced.
PMID: 23731112 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - June 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rosentreter SC, Eyles H, Ni Mhurchu C Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research