Abstract The increasing incidence of nutrition related health concerns has made food labeling an important policy issue. Previous work suggests the importance of communicating nutrition information to consumers through product packaging. This paper investigates the role of labeling guidelines, which allow the rounding of calorie and nutrient levels on nutrition fact panels and affects front of package claims. We examine ready-to-eat cereal products as a bundle of nutrient attributes, and estimate the likelihood and magnitude of the rounding of specific nutrients and calories. We find systematic rounding, both up and down, of several nutrients, which affects allowable health claims and may influence consumer product choice and health outcomes.

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公司是否利用 FDA 的营养标签舍入规则来生成有利的营养事实面板或健康声明？

摘要 与营养相关的健康问题日益增多，使食品标签成为一个重要的政策问题。以前的工作表明通过产品包装向消费者传达营养信息的重要性。本文研究了标签指南的作用，这些指南允许将营养成分面板上的卡路里和营养水平四舍五入，并影响包装声明的正面。我们将即食谷物产品作为一组营养素属性进行检查，并估计特定营养素和卡路里四舍五入的可能性和大小。我们发现几种营养素的系统四舍五入，无论是向上还是向下，都会影响允许的健康声明，并可能影响消费品的选择和健康结果。