NUTRITION LABELING: DOES THE MESSAGE REACH THE CONSUMER?

Mario Teisl (), Alan S. Levy and Nancy E. Bockstael

No 21021, 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Nutrition labeling does not necessarily lead to healthier diets. Consumers may substitute away from unhealthy products in food categories where differences in other quality characteristics (e.g., taste) are relatively small and towards unhealthy products in categories where differences may be large. The effects are largest among less-educated and younger individuals.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.21021

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