美国调查发现更多消费者关注食品标签

    食品伙伴网导读：2010年3月2日，美国FDA一项最新的饮食习惯调查显示，大部分消费者阅读食品标签，并且更加关注良好营养与减少疾病风险的关系。

    原文报道：

A majority of consumers read food labels and are increasingly aware of the link between good nutrition and reducing the risk of disease, according to the latest survey of dietary habits released today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The 2008 U.S. Health and Diet Survey of more than 2,500 adults from all 50 states and the District of Columbia found that, for the first time, more than half of those surveyed “often” read a label the first time they buy a product. Yet, while the number of consumers reading a food label the first time they buy a product has risen, consumers are skeptical of industry claims such as “low fat,” “high fiber,” or “cholesterol free” on the front of packages.

The 2008 survey is the 10th such survey since 1982. It was based on a random-digit-dialing telephone survey weighted for the number of phone lines and adults in a household, gender, race/ethnicity, and education. Calls for the survey were made between Sept. 6, 2008, and Dec. 7, 2008. The overall 95 percent confidence level is plus or minus 2 percentage points.

For more information:

• Fact Sheet: Key Findings from 2002 and 2008 U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Health and Diet Survey
• Consumer Updates: Survey Shows Gains in Food-Label Use, Health/Diet Awareness
• 2008 Health and Diet Survey

    详情见：http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm202768.htm