Kristal A R, Levy L, Patterson R E, Li S S, White E
Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1998 Aug;88(8):1212-5. doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.8.1212.
This study compared use of food labels before and after implementation of new Food and Drug Administration regulations in 1994.
Data were obtained by random-digit-dial surveys of Washington State residents in 1993 (n = 1001) and 1996 (n = 1450).
After implementation of the new regulations, usual label use increased significantly, by 8.5 percentage points in women and 11.3 percentage points in men. More respondents looked for information on fat content and fewer failed to use labels because they "take too much time" or "are too hard to understand.
Use of food labels and satisfaction with their content have increased, but 70% of adults still want labels to be easier to understand.
本研究比较了1994年美国食品药品监督管理局实施新规定前后食品标签的使用情况。
数据通过对华盛顿州居民在1993年（n = 1001）和1996年（n = 1450）进行随机数字拨号调查获得。
新规定实施后，食品标签的常规使用显著增加，女性增加了8.5个百分点，男性增加了11.3个百分点。更多的受访者会查找脂肪含量信息，因“花费时间过多”或“太难理解”而不使用标签的受访者减少。
食品标签的使用及其内容的满意度有所提高，但仍有70%的成年人希望标签更易于理解。
