The effects of four front-of-pack labelling schemes compared to standard Nutrition Information Panel, on the healthiness of food Purchases among adult Australian consumers.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: food health; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Public Health - Other public health; Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000964617
• Lead Sponsor: The George Institute for Global Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-09-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2500

Inclusion Criteria

1.Can read and understand English
2.Have a compatible smartphone (iPhone with iOS 7 or Android device with OS versions 4.3 or 4.4)
3.Are the main shopper of the household (do at least 50% of household shopping)
4.Shop at a supermarket at least once a week
5.Are 18 years or over
6.Provide informed consent
7.Do not plan to be away during the 5 week study period
8. Have never used FoodSwitch

Exclusion Criteria

Past or current user of FoodSwitch smartphone app

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Healthiness of food purchases as evaluated by the mean nutrient profile score of all food and beverage products purchased over the four-week intervention period. Mean nutrient profiling score will be calculated using the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) nutrient profiling standard. Food purchase information is collected via electronic records (participants will be asked to scan barcodes of purchased items and take photos of the till receipts using the smartphone app and send to the study investigators. The app will then transmit the data to study database. Participants will also be asked to send in the hardcopies of their till receipts in a reply-paid envelop provided by the study. Food purchase information will later be collated from both electronic and paper sources for analysis. [Data collected during the four weeks post randomisation]