In Norway, the Keyhole labelling system works as an aid to selecting healthier food items. Keyhole-labelled products contain less fat, salt, sugar and more fibre compared to foods within the same ...

Traffic light food labelling encouraged healthier food choices among Japanese college students, and now has the potential to be used nationwide, say researchers. Researchers in Japan assessed the ...

The local government of Shanghai, China has launched a pilot traffic light labelling scheme for sugar-sweetened beverages, with grades to be implemented based on not only sugar but also saturated and ...

Amsterdam, the Netherlands: Consumers are five times more likely to identify healthy food when they see colour-coded traffic light nutrition labels than when labels present the information numerically ...

Packet of crisps hanging outdoors in street shop, Delhi, India. Credit: Pranay Chandra Singh / Shutterstock A two-colour traffic light system for front-of-pack labels (FoPL) on packaged goods has been ...

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and its branch, the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) are joining forces with 12 other European Health and consumer ...

Portugal’s Ministry of Health is looking to roll out the Nutri-Score traffic-light labelling system for food products sold in the country. The new policy is being introduced to establish a single, ...

The government is being urged to mandate front-of-pack nutrition labels on food products, amid the nation's ongoing "obesity crisis”. Consumer champion Which? said that a "better approach" is ...

Traffic light labels show consumers the levels of sugar, salt and fat contained in products. Green products can be eaten plentifully, while red should be consumed sparingly. But Tesco felt that the ...