Customer awareness and perceptions of the high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS) placement legislation and impacts on self-reported food purchasing

Alice R. Kininmonth, Victoria L. Jenneson, Francesca Pontin, Jason C.G. Halford, Alexandra M. Johnstone, Michelle A. Morris and Alison Fildes

Food Policy, 2025, vol. 135, issue C

Abstract: Legislation in England restricts the placement of high in fat, sugar or salt (HFSS) products in stores and online. This is the first study to investigate shoppers’ perceptions, and self-reported purchasing behaviours following its implementation.

Keywords: High in fat sugar and salt; HFSS legislation; Consumers; Purchasing; Supermarkets; Food insecurity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102941

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