Front-of-pack (FOP) labelling of foods and beverages

M. Dean; M. Spence; C. Hodgkins; M. M. Raats

doi:10.1533/9781782420934.2.113

Front-of-pack (FOP) labelling of foods and beverages

M. Dean^*, M. Spence, C. Hodgkins, M. M. Raats

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Queen's University Belfast

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Abstract

Many food and drink products now display nutritional information on the front of the food package, so called front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labels or nutrition signpost labels, which serve to provide a simple and visible summary of the products nutritional quality. This chapter reviews FOP labelling in the EU. It covers the history of FOP development, the different types of FOP labelling, the underpinnings of the different FOP schemes as well as ways of classifying FOP schemes. The impact FOP labels have on consumers and the food industry are discussed with a useful section on future trends. A list of review papers are presented for further reading.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Food and Beverage Labelling
Subtitle of host publication	Information and Regulations
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	113-131
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9781782420934
ISBN (Print)	9781782420859
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1533/9781782420934.2.113
Publication status	Published - 12 Nov 2014

Keywords

FOP
Front-of-pack
Nutrition labelling

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General Engineering
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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