Trans-fat labelling information on prepackaged foods and beverages sold in Hong Kong in 2019

• Published in: Public health nutrition Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 315 - 322
• Main Authors: Cheng, Christopher Chi Wai, Wu, Jason HY, Louie, Jimmy Chun Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Accuracy; Alcoholic beverages; Bakery products; Brand names; Cholesterol; Continuity (mathematics); Descriptive labeling; Food; Food labelling; Food supply; Global Trade Item Number; Hong Kong; Hydrogenation; Indicators; Ingredients; International trade; Labeling; Labels; Monitoring and surveillance; Nutrition; Oils & fats; Packaged food; Pre-packaged foods; Research Paper; Statistical analysis; Trans-fat; Variance analysis; Vegetable oils; Hong Kong China; China; Food labelling; Trans-fat; Accuracy; Hong Kong; Pre-packaged foods

To examine the labelling status of -fat of pre-packaged foods sold in Hong Kong. Data from 19 027 items in the 2019 FoodSwitch Hong Kong database were used. Ingredient lists were screened to identify specific (e.g. partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, PHVO) and non-specific -fat ingredient indicato...