Evaluation Practice · 1994 · 728 citations · 12 references
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Accurate, up‑to‑date nutrition labeling on prepacked foods is essential for consumers, policymakers, and legal compliance. The study evaluated how well prepacked foods meet declared salt, fat, and saturated fat levels against regulatory tolerance limits. Researchers analyzed 209 products across categories such as snacks, ready‑to‑eat meals, potato products, and bakery items, measuring declared versus actual nutrient content. Only about half of products with declared salt ≥1.25 g/100 g met tolerance limits, while fat compliance was highest and saturated fat compliance was 73%; cereal products achieved full compliance for fat and salt.
This study assessed compliance between declared and analysed values on prepacked foods, considering the tolerance limits for salt, fat and saturated fatty acids. Foods were distributed by food categories (e.g. snacks, ready-to-eat meals, potato and potato-products, bakery and pastry products) and a total of 209 products were analysed. Only half of the samples with a declared value ≥1.25 g/100 g were within tolerance limits for salt content. The lowest number of samples outside tolerance limits was observed for fat content; for saturated fatty acids, 27% of the samples were outside of tolerance limits. Only amongst “cereal products” were 100% of products compliant for fat and salt declarations. It is of utmost importance that manufacturers update continuously values declared for prepacked foods, because this information is crucial for consumers and food policy-makers as well as being a legal requirement.
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Timothy G. Roufs, John Van Maanen · The American Indian Quarterly · 1992 · 2.6K citations