[China Packaging Reuters (Author: Joan Zeng) recently, "The Second China 2014 Conference and dissemination of nutrition Amway Nutrilite nutrition in China" in Beijing started, reporters learned from the meeting, most people do not know to buy food should look at the nutrition label , not to have the relevant knowledge, but also rarely pay special attention to the choice of food.
The 2014 China Public Nutrition Literacy Survey published at the conference showed that as of June 17, 2014, a total of 39,228 people participated in the survey. Ma Guansheng, a researcher at the Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that the survey revealed that many Internet users in China’s awareness of nutrition and health are “protracted†and “new problems.†For example, the public’s awareness of how much oil and salt can be eaten every day has been low. The survey showed that 60.6% of people think that oil intake is 25g - 30g, and 30g more than 28%. 11.5% of people think that daily salt intake can reach 15 grams or 18 grams. There is 13.7% of them think that the daily drinking water is below 600 milliliters, and these data make the experts stunned. It is reported that Chinese residents' dietary guidelines recommend that cooking oil not exceed 25g or 30g per day, salt not exceeding 6g, and drinking water at least 1200ml per day.
It is worth reminding that "new issues" need more attention. Ma Guansheng pointed out that nutrition labeling is an effective tool for consumers to understand the nutritional value of packaged foods and promote rational selection. However, most people do not know about nutrition labels and do not have relevant knowledge. They rarely pay special attention to food selection. It is reported that China's "General Principles of Nutrition Labelling for Prepackaged Food" was formally implemented on January 1, 2013, but the survey shows that Internet users still have very little knowledge of food nutrition labels. Knowing that only 5.5% of the implementation is implemented, only 24.5% of the comprehensible NRV ("China Food Labelled Nutrient Reference Value") is a reference standard for food labels that compares the content of nutrients in foods. A nutritional reference scale when selecting foods). The survey shows that Internet users know very little about food nutrition labels, 20.9% of food purchasers never pay attention to nutrition labels, 52.9% of food purchasers occasionally pay attention to nutrition labels, and only 26.2% of food purchasers each time Follow the nutrition label.
It is understood that most of the pre-packaged foods currently on sale have been printed in accordance with the national standard of the nutrition composition table, referred to as "four plus one", "four" is the core nutrients, namely, protein, fat, carbohydrates and sodium, "a" It refers to energy, and the percentage data can be used to calculate the maximum amount of food that can be consumed daily. Ma Guansheng believes that the public in the supermarket to buy food should learn to use habits to see the nutrition label, according to their own physical condition or suffering from different diseases to calculate the total amount of core nutrients, select different foods, so that it is more conducive to health.
The editor of China Packaging Network believes that if you take a closer look at the labels and make healthy purchases, you will be responsible for your own health and you will be able to spend better in the right places so as to promote the development of the packaging industry while safeguarding your life.