Impact of a Front-of-pack Nutrition Label on the Nutritional Quality of Purchases in Campus Cafeterias

Food Labelling Clinical Trial

— 5-C CROUS  

Official title:

Impact of a Front-of-pack Nutrition Label on the Nutritional Quality of Purchases in Campus Cafeterias

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02663401
• Other study ID #: CROUS_NICE
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 19, 2016
• Last updated: September 29, 2017
• Start date: March 2016
• Est. completion date: July 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: University of Paris 13
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluates the impact of the introduction of a front-of-pack nutrition label on fods and beverages sold in a campus cafeteria in France on the nutritional quality of purchases. The design involves one site with the intervention and one control site with the same consumer and product characteristics.

Description:

The introduction of front-of-pack nutrition labelling is thought to help consumers making healthier choices at the point of purchase.

Recently, the French government is considering the introduction of the 5-Colour Nutrition Label as a front-of-pack nutrition label.

Evaluations of the 5-CNL suggest it is efficient in helping consumers making healthier choices. However, its impact in vulnerable populations has not yet been tested.

Students are thought to be a vulnerable population due to their limited resources and to their unhealthy food choices.

The objective of the present study is to investigate the impact of the introduction of the 5-CNL in campus cafeterias on the nutritional quality of food purchases.

The intervention is conducted during several months, with another similar cafeteria serving as control for the intervention.

Data on purchases is collected regularly, and the nutritional quality of purchases is evaluated over time between the intervention situation and the control situation

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1000
• Est. completion date: July 2017
• Est. primary completion date: July 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All subjects purchasing foods or beverages in the selected campus cafeterias

Exclusion Criteria:

No individual data is collected. Only purchases data is collected (cash register sales data)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Food Labelling

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Front-of-pack labelling 5-CNL
Introduction of the 5-CNL Front-of-pack nutrition label on shelf display tags for every food and beverage sold in the cafeteria

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	CROUS Nice - Toulon	Nice

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Paris 13

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Overall nutritional quality of purchases	Overall nutritional quality of purchases evaluated using the Food Standard Agency nutrient profiling system	Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Secondary	Energy content of purchases	Energy content of the purchases (kcal/100g)	Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Secondary	Saturated fat content of purchases	saturated fat content of the purchases (g/100g)	Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Secondary	Sugar content of purchases	Sugar content of the purchases (g/100g)	Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Secondary	Sodium content of purchases	Sodium content of the purchases (mg/100g)	Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Secondary	Fibers content of purchases	Fiber content of the purchases (g/100g)	Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Secondary	Protein content of purchases	Protein content of the purchases (g/100g)	Every 15 days, up to 6 months