Russia: opinion on quality of nutrition labels 2018

This statistic shows the results of a survey on the quality of the information provided on food labels in Russia from November to December 2018. According to the results, 67 percent of respondents believed that labels provided enough information on food products.

The survey was conducted before the voluntary 'traffic light' labelling in Russia that was launched on June 1, 2019.

Do you think that food labels provide sufficient information about a product?*

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Release date

June 2019

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

November to December 2018

Number of respondents

800,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Russian residents of cities with a population of over 250,000 people, main purchasers of food products in a household who purchased ice cream, sauces, mayonnaise, ketchup, spices, herbs, bread, meat products, dairy products, cheese, fresh fruit, fish, seafood, or cereal (at least three of the listed goods/categories).

Method of interview

Online Access Panel

Supplementary notes

* The original question was worded by the source as follows: 'Do you think that food labels now provide sufficient information about a product (contents, nutrition value, presence of some or other components) or not?'

Methodology: the online access panel was in accordance with the ESOMAR, ISO 20252, and ISO 26362 standards with a sample size of 2,000 respondents. Every respondent was certified.

The 'traffic light' labelling is a label that can be placed on pre-packaged food and drinks to show nutritional information with details on the energy, fat, saturated fat, sugars and salt content.

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