Investigation on the Nutrition Labels of Prepackaged Foods

Objective To understand the current status of labelling nutrition information,food composition,and claims for nutrition and nutrient function on prepackaged products. Method Taking photographs or transcribing the logos on prepackaged foods sold in supermarkets of Beijing and Shanghai to record the information of nutrition labels. Results The rate of labelling food nutrition was 59. 5 % ; The rate of labelling NRV% for core nutrients,based on the instructions of Standardizing the Management of Food Nutritional Labels,was more than 50% . The rate of labelling claims for nutrition composition and the function of nutrients was 40% and 16. 9% respectively. There was a significant difference of nutrition labelling between different food categories. Labelling food nutrition has not been normalized. Conclusion In comparison with the days before the issue of Standardizing the Management of Food Nutritional Labels in 2008,the rate of labelling food nutrition on prepackaged food have increased,but the nutrition logos were still not normalized now. The supervision and inspection of nutrition labelling should be enhanced.