In this Danish study the effectiveness of a healthy labelling certification program in improving dietary intake and influencing edible plate waste was evaluated in a quasi-experimental study design.
The results of the study highlight the potential of using healthy labelling certification programs as a possible driver for increasing both the availability and awareness of healthy meal choices, thereby improving dietary intake when eating out.
In certain realms, the distinction between left and right can be murky: "At a place like Demeter" — an international organic label, whose certification standards are based on Rudolf Steiner's teachings — "with its anthroposophic philosophy, an esoteric strain of Nazi thought can find a place, without calling attention to itself," he said.
But many of these labeling and certification programs are overseen by the industry they are supposedly policing.
Aaditya Mattoo, of the World Bank, points out that because trade barriers in Asia are already relatively low, the benefit of a small further reduction in barriers in one market is tiny.Bilateral deals come laden with complicated rules about where products originate rules which impose substantial costs of labelling and certification on firms.
The actions include effective regulation, standardisation, labelling and certification, innovation-friendly public procurement and sector-specific intellectual property conditions.
"Today Defra, the FSA and the Department for Communities and Local Government met with organisations involved in halal and kosher food to discuss labelling and certification.
To Lyon, the ideal system for regulating green marketing claims would entail comprehensive labeling and certification requirements.
She says there are thousands of labels and certifications for consumer products, ranging from the spurious to those that attest to the toughest standards.
After all, new environmental reports, labels and certifications come out every couple of weeks.
To combat this, Watts thinks that news stories need warning labels or certifications, not unlike nutrition labels on food, "a trusted integer that you can go to" so news consumers would know what they're getting.
