Food scores or warning labels? New study offers clues for Europe's nutrition labeling debate

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A German–Israeli eye-tracking study found that nutrition-label design and familiarity influence what consumers notice and how they interpret food products. Participants in Germany and Israel considered Israel’s warning-label system easier to understand and more useful for healthy choices than Nutri-Score, informing ongoing labeling debates in Europe and the United States.

A German–Israeli eye-tracking study found that both the design and familiarity of front-of-package nutrition labels shape what consumers notice and how they interpret food products. Participants in both countries found Israel's warning-label system easier to understand and more helpful for making healthy choices than Nutri-Score, offering timely evidence as Europe and the United States reconsider how nutrition information should appear on packaged foods.