Proponents call it an “intuitive” system. Most everyone, after all, associates green with go,
amber with caution and red with stop, so it isn't that great a leap to think that, in relation to …

ObjectiveTo consider the use of systematic methods for categorising foods according to their
nutritional quality ('nutrient profiling') as a strategy for promoting public health through better …

The main concern with the paper is the flawed methodology. This relates to the use of a
truncated version of the Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criteria (NPSC). To understand the flaw …

Madam It was about time that someone dared to 'bell the cat'regarding the whole issue of
nutrition labelling and its effect or lack thereof, as Lachat and Tseng did in their recent …

The 16-member alliance has been fighting for better labelling for more than 3 years. Use of
the new, highly informative labels will likely become federal policy in 2001; manufacturers …

Madam We read with interest the recent editorial by Kanter et al.(1) which provides a timely
update on global front-of-pack (FOP) nutrition labelling activities. We note the editorial …

Prescribing'salt restriction'for patients with salt-related health problems-using diets
measuring sodium content and portion sizes-has been notoriously unpopular and …

Madam Luiten et al. divided foods available in New Zealand supermarkets into three groups
(1). They sought to compare the healthiness of the groups using a modification of the …

Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) is a bi‐national government agency forming
a partnership between all of Australia's States and Territories and the New Zealand …

Madam Carlos Monteiro's commentary (1) linking food guidance with food processing has
special relevance for current public health nutrition challenges. As he explains, the degree …