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Ready for Policy? Stakeholder Attitudes Toward Menu Labelling in Toronto, Canada

Canadian journal of public health, 2013-05, Vol.104 (3), p.e229-e234 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2013 Canadian Public Health Association / Association canadienne de santé publique ;The Canadian Public Health Association 2013 ;COPYRIGHT 2013 Springer ;COPYRIGHT 2013 Canadian Public Health Association ;Copyright Canadian Public Health Association May/Jun 2013 ;ISSN: 0008-4263 ;EISSN: 1920-7476 ;DOI: 10.17269/cjph.104.3708 ;PMID: 23823887 ;CODEN: CJPEA4

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Title:
Ready for Policy? Stakeholder Attitudes Toward Menu Labelling in Toronto, Canada
Author: Mah, Catherine L. ; Vanderlinden, Loren ; Mamatis, Dia ; Ansara, Donna L. ; Levy, Jennifer ; Swimmer, Lisa
Subjects: Adolescent ; Adult ; Analysis ; Attitude to Health ; Beliefs, opinions and attitudes ; Canada ; Chain restaurants ; Computer literacy ; Confidence intervals ; Consumer surveys ; Fast food ; Female ; Food ; Food labeling ; Food Labeling - legislation & jurisprudence ; Health care ; Health surveys ; Humans ; Intervention ; Jurisdiction ; Labeling ; Laws, regulations and rules ; Legislation ; Likert scale ; Male ; Market research firms ; Medicine ; Medicine & Public Health ; Middle Aged ; Mixed Research ; Nutrition ; Nutrition Policy ; Nutrition research ; Polls & surveys ; Psychoeducational intervention ; Public Health ; Public opinion ; Qualitative Research ; Restaurant industry ; Restaurants ; Restaurants - legislation & jurisprudence ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Stakeholders ; Studies ; Young Adult
Is Part Of: Canadian journal of public health, 2013-05, Vol.104 (3), p.e229-e234
Description: OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this research was to assess key stakeholder attitudes regarding menu labelling in Toronto, the largest municipality in Canada. Menu labelling is a population health intervention where food-labelling principles are applied to the eating-out environment through disclosure of nutrient content of food items on restaurant menus at the point of sale. Menu-labelling legislation has been implemented in the United States, but has yet to be adopted in Canada. As provincial voluntary programs and federal analyses progress, municipal jurisdictions will need to assess the feasibility of moving forward with parallel interventions. METHODS:Data were collected and analyzed in late 2011 to early 2012, including: a consumer eating-out module incorporated into a public health surveillance telephone survey (n=1,699); an online survey of independent restaurant operators (n=256); in-depth key informant interviews with executives and decision makers at chain restaurants (n=9); and a policy consultation with local restaurant associations. RESULTS:Toronto residents, particularly men, younger adults, and those with higher income or education, frequently eat out. A majority indicated that nutrition information is important to them; 69% note that they currently use it and 78% reported they would use it if it were readily available. Resistance to menu-labelling requirements at the municipal level was articulated by franchise/chain restaurant executives and industry associations. Despite overall low interest among independent restaurant operators, 57% reported feeling some responsibility to provide nutrition information and 50% believed it could be good for business. CONCLUSIONS:This research supports earlier literature that indicates strong public support for menu labelling alongside perceived barriers among the restaurant and foodservices sector. Leverage points for effective operator engagement for menu-labelling adoption were identified, nonetheless, highlighting the need for public health support.
Publisher: Cham: Canadian Public Health Association / Association canadienne de santé publique
Language: English;French
Identifier: ISSN: 0008-4263
EISSN: 1920-7476
DOI: 10.17269/cjph.104.3708
PMID: 23823887
CODEN: CJPEA4
Source: MEDLINE
PubMed Central
ProQuest Central

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