Facts-up-front: should food companies follow the FDA or industry label format? The effects of combining virtue and vice information on consumer evaluations

Volume: 30, Issue: 3-4, Pages: 321 - 334
Published: Nov 20, 2019
Abstract
This research examines consumers’ processing of Facts-up-front food labels as implemented by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). Facts-up-front labels include both positive (virtues) and negative (vices) nutritional icons. The processing and relative efficacy of Facts-up-front labels are compared to the original FDA proposal of front-of-pack labels which only included vices. The results suggest heuristic processing of these labels,...
Paper Details
Title
Facts-up-front: should food companies follow the FDA or industry label format? The effects of combining virtue and vice information on consumer evaluations
Published Date
Nov 20, 2019
Volume
30
Issue
3-4
Pages
321 - 334
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