In February 2007 the European Heart Network published a review of ‘Front of Pack’ nutrition schemes, which covered information up to and including November 2006.  Since then the European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Regulation on the provision of food information to consumers (COM(2008) 40 final)) to combine Directive 2000/13/EC on labelling, presentation and advertising with Directive 90/496/EC on nutrition labelling.

Research on ‘Front of Pack’ labelling, particularly consumer perceptions and use, has continued, and this brief paper attempts to summarise relevant research carried out since December 2006.

Summary of original research from December 2006 - June 2008 on consumer preferences and use of Front of Pack nutrition schemes.