School of Public Health and Population Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Public Health Nutr. 2010 May;13(5):704-11. doi: 10.1017/S1368980009991613. Epub 2009 Sep 28.
To examine the use of nutrition and health claims on packaged foods commonly eaten in Ireland.
An assessment of the labels of packaged food products that are commonly eaten in Ireland to determine the level of use of nutrition and health claims. Where present, the exact text of the claims as observed was recorded for seventeen different food categories and the claims categorised in accordance with EU Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.
Four retailers in Dublin, Ireland.
Of the foods surveyed, 47.3 % carried a nutrition claim and 17.8 % carried a health claim. Frozen fruit & vegetables and Breakfast cereals were the food categories with the highest proportion of nutrition claims. The most widespread nutrition claim was that referring to 'fat' and, within this group, the most commonly used text was 'low fat'. The largest category of health claims observed in the present survey was general health claims. Claims referring to the digestive system were the most common followed by claims that a product will 'lower/reduce/regulate your cholesterol'. Yoghurt & yoghurt drinks was the food category with the highest proportion of health claims, of which improving or boosting the digestive system was the most common.
The use of nutrition and health claims on the Irish market is widespread. EU Regulation 1924/2006 requires monitoring of the market for these types of claims. The current study could provide baseline data for the food industry and regulators to monitor the development of this market in the future.
研究爱尔兰常见包装食品上营养和健康声称的使用情况。
评估在爱尔兰常见食用的包装食品标签，以确定营养和健康声称的使用水平。对于存在声称的产品，记录了十七种不同食品类别的声称的确切文本，并根据欧盟关于食品营养和健康声称的法规 1924/2006 进行了分类。
爱尔兰都柏林的四家零售商。
在所调查的食品中，47.3%带有营养声称，17.8%带有健康声称。冷冻水果和蔬菜以及早餐麦片是营养声称比例最高的食品类别。最常见的营养声称是指“脂肪”，在这一类别中，最常用的文本是“低脂”。本调查中观察到的最大健康声称类别是一般健康声称。声称涉及消化系统的最多，其次是声称产品将“降低/减少/调节你的胆固醇”。酸奶和酸奶饮料是健康声称比例最高的食品类别，其中改善或促进消化系统是最常见的。
营养和健康声称在爱尔兰市场的使用非常广泛。欧盟法规 1924/2006 要求对这些类型的声称进行市场监测。本研究可以为食品行业和监管机构提供基线数据，以便在未来监测这一市场的发展。
