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Mandatory food labeling of trans fat acids: qualitative analysis of the public consultation

Lei de rotulagem de alimentos em gordura trans: análise qualitativa da consulta pública

Ley de rotulación de alimentos con grasa transgénica: análisis cualitativa de consulta pública

The objective of this paper is to identify the stakeholders and their contributions to the public consultation carried out with regard to the mandatory trans fat acids food labeling proposal in Brazil.

Methodology

thematic analysis of the documents.

Results

25 stakeholders made suggestions regarding the proposed law, and the majority belonged to the food industry sector. The following issues were raised: lack of knowledge among the consumers about trans fat acids; lack of information about trans fat acids in food composition tables and infrastructure to analyse the trans fat content of foods; voluntary trans fat labelling.

Conclusions

The stakeholders addressed important issues, such as improving nutritional knowledge among the population. However, few stakeholders linked to consumers took part in the public consultation, which might lead to disproportionate influence of the food industry on the development of future food policies.

Public consultation; Trans fat acids; Food labeling


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