Front-label health claims: when less is more |
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Authors: | Brian Wansink Steven T Sonka Clare M Hasler |
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Institution: | aApplied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA;bNational Soybean Research Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA;cRobert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, University of California, Davis, USA |
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Abstract: | Growing global attention has been directed toward labeling the ingredients, processing methods, and health claims of food. Accompanying this attention is an interest in how consumers process or understand the information on such labels. This article examines how the length of a front-label claim influences the nutritional beliefs and evaluation of a product when used in combination with complete back-label information. The results indicate that the presence of a shorter health claim on the front of the package (in combination with a more complete claim on the back) leads a person to generate more attribute-specific thoughts about the product and fewer general evaluative thoughts compared to longer health claims. These shorter health claims also led to more favorable beliefs about the product and to a more positive image of the product. This article concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for policy makers, consumers and researchers. |
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Keywords: | Health claims Package labels Labeling Nutritional beliefs Label format and length |
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