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Labeling grocery products with the amount of added sugar they contain may not make much of a difference to consumer’s shopping habits. This is according to new research from Australia in collaboration with Cliona Ni Mhurchu from the University of Auckland.  Emilia spoke to Cliona this morning about her research.

Labeling grocery products with the amount of added sugar they contain may not make much of a difference to consumer’s shopping habits. This is according to new research from Australia in collaboration with Cliona Ni Mhurchu from the University of Auckland.  Emilia spoke to Cliona this morning about her research.

Does Labelling Added Sugar on Grocery Items Change Shopping Habits? w/ UoA's Cliona Ni Mhurchu: August 31, 2022

Not only are food star ratings helping us know what's better to buy, it's starting to spur manufacturers to make healthy products.A trans-Tasman review of the ratings found the biggest decline in sugar and salt content among the products that were viewed as least healthy.Cliona Ni Mhurchu, professor in population health at University of Auckland, told Kate Hawkesby that generally nutrition labels have been "Our work that they are encouraging manufacturers to make healthier products, so that's a win-win."She says that the changes shows that there is less reliance on shoppers to make the decisions themselves. "Our work is really positive in that, if these changes are happening, what it means is that we are relying less on shoppers to use the labels."She says that, as the system is voluntary, there isn't much incentive for manufacturers to put the label on the least healthy options.

Not only are food star ratings helping us know what's better to buy, it's starting to spur manufacturers to make healthy products. A trans-Tasman review of the ratings found the biggest decline in sugar and salt content among the products that were viewed as least healthy. Cliona Ni Mhurchu, professor in population health at University of Auckland, told Kate Hawkesby that generally nutrition labels have been  "Our work that they are encouraging manufacturers to make healthier products, so that's a win-win." She says that the changes shows that there is less reliance on shoppers to make the decisions themselves.  "Our work is really positive in that, if these changes are happening, what it means is that we are relying less on shoppers to use the labels." She says that, as the system is voluntary, there isn't much incentive for manufacturers to put the label on the least healthy options.

Cliona Ni Mhurchu: Food health star ratings influencing manufacturers