Bedran Priscilla, Bou-Mitri Christelle, Merhi Samar, Doumit Jacqueline, Fares Jessy El Hayek, Farhat Antoine G
Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Notre Dame University-Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, P.O.Box: 72, Zouk Mikael, Lebanon.
Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Khawarizmi International College, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
BMC Nutr. 2022 Apr 17;8(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s40795-022-00526-7.
Mislabeling is a type of fraud, that can lead to major health concerns, especially when used on staple foods like bread. This study aimed to assess the compliance of nutrition claims on pre-packaged Pita bread in Mount Lebanon with national (LIBNOR; NL 661:2017) and international (CODEX; CAC/GL -2-1985) standards.
A cross-sectional study was conducted and Lebanese bread samples (n = 75) were collected from all the registered bakeries in Mount Lebanon directorate (n = 25). The claim compliance assessment was based on values of the nutrition facts panel and standard nutrient analyses, following official methods.
Of all assessed breads, 84% carried nutrition claims, and 25.3% carried health claims. Among nutrition claims, 70.7% had non-addition claims, 56.0% had nutrient content claims, and 1.3% had comparative claims. The results showed a high prevalence of nutrition claims with majority non-compliant. Based on the nutrition facts panel, only 32.4% of the sugar related claims, 45.5% of the fiber claims, and 54.4% of salt claims were eligible to make those statements. Based on the chemical nutrient analyses, only 47.0% of sugar claims, 16.1% of fiber claims, and 37.5% of salt claims were compliant. All the claims related to protein (n = 7) were compliant.
These results suggest the urgent need to develop clear guidelines for the effective implementation of the current standard; in order to prevent mislead consumers from making poor decisions at the point-of-sale, which might affect their overall health and efforts towards proper nutrition.
标签错误是一种欺诈行为，可能引发重大健康问题，尤其是在用于面包等主食时。本研究旨在评估黎巴嫩山地区预包装皮塔饼上的营养声称是否符合国家（黎巴嫩标准协会；NL 661:2017）和国际（食品法典委员会；CAC/GL -2-1985）标准。
进行了一项横断面研究，从黎巴嫩山地区所有注册面包店（n = 25）收集了黎巴嫩面包样本（n = 75）。根据官方方法，基于营养成分表的值和标准营养分析对声称的合规性进行评估。
在所有评估的面包中，84%带有营养声称，25.3%带有健康声称。在营养声称中，70.7%有无添加声称，56.0%有营养成分声称，1.3%有比较声称。结果显示营养声称的患病率很高，大多数不符合规定。根据营养成分表，只有32.4%的糖相关声称、45.5%的纤维声称和54.4%的盐声称有资格做出这些声明。根据化学营养分析，只有47.0%的糖声称、16.1%的纤维声称和37.5%的盐声称符合规定。所有与蛋白质相关的声称（n = 7）均符合规定。
这些结果表明迫切需要制定明确的指南以有效实施现行标准；以防止误导消费者在销售点做出不良决策，这可能会影响他们的整体健康和实现合理营养的努力。
