• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2018

The objective of this study is to provide direction in the improvement of sodium labeling in an effort to reduce consumption. We surveyed confirmation and importance of food labeling and nutrition information and we also analyzed the willingness to pay on new nutrients labeling. Consumers checked the sell-by-date, product name, method of intake, but not nutritional information. They also checked for calories and carbohydrates but they were not interested in sodium, sugar, and trans fat which are health hazard nutrients. It is necessary to improve nutrition labeling, because consumers are experiencing difficulties in obtaining sodium information under the nutrition labeling system. Consumers will pay about 0.66% more if new sodium labeling is introduced. In conclusion, food labeling system can be improved by smooth and efficient access of information. for health-hazard nutritional components, such as sodium, it is important to introduce policies that reduce their intake. This can be done by providing consumers with clear and concise information. The social costs of high sodium intake could be reduced, hence improving the national health.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.244-257
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• 2017

Nutrition labeling can provide information in order for people to select products suitable for their own health, and sodium content labeling for processed foods is important since sodium is one of the main causes of cardiac diseases. This study had carried out to propose the desirable sodium content labeling by conducting surveys on the awareness of sodium content in processed foods, understanding of sodium content labeling, and requirements for new sodium comparative claims. The survey period was from 12th of September, 2016 through the 24th, during which a self-administered questionnaire survey was given to 1,003 persons through demographic quota sampling by age and region. As a result of the survey, 66.0% of respondents assuring nutrition labeling answered they check sodium content labeling, whereas 83.2% were aware of excessive intake of sodium having a negative effect on health. Exactly 49.9% of respondents answered that the current system for nutrition labeling on processed foods does not help one to understand the content of sodium, whereas 72.9% answered they wanted to compare sodium contents with those of other products when buying or taking processed foods. As 92.5% cited the importance of sodium comparative claims made by processed foods, preparation of a new system for food labeling should be considered by which consumers can easily compare sodium contents with those of other similar products.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.581-593
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• 2010

This study was performed to find out the correct recognition and stabilization of the food labeling system, and the dietary behavior of college students for processed food as well as their recognition of the food labeling system as observed according to their residence type. A questionnaire was composed with three divisions containing general items, the dietary behavior for processed food and the effectiveness of the nutrition labeling system. The data was analyzed by SPSS WIN 17.0 and the results are as follows; The findings showed differences according to residence type were the intake frequency of processed food, the ways of preservation and the reasons of returning or exchange of the purchased processed food. And there was no difference in the recognition of dietary behavior for processed food and food nutrition labeling system. For overall perception of the dietary behavior and the recognition of the food labeling system, the ratio of college students who considered selection standard related to health when purchasing processed food was low. And the ratio of those who checked the label for milk and dairy products or instant food which is concerned with decomposition was high. On the contrary, the ratio of checking was relatively low for beverages, noodles and cookies. Many answered that the reason for having checked the food label was to find out the safety of the food and that of having read the nutrition label was to control weight and to check the nutrition ingredients. In general, many answered positively for the recognition and the necessity of food labeling system, but the actual practice of selecting and managing processed food was poor.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.123-136
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• 2014

Bakery nutrition labeling has been implemented in the company, but most consumers have no idea about it due to lack of promotion of the product nutrition labeling information or do not have a big interest in it. As a result, various studies based on the forecast about changes in consumption patterns of the bakery market due to nutrition labeling information are needed. Especially nowadays, when buying bakery products the involvement of consumers in health and nutrition is growing. So, we need to understand that nutrition labeling information makes any causal relationship between consumer attitude and confidence, purchasing behavior in bakery products. It can be said to be a very important research. For that reason, I think this research will help to settle and activate the nutrition labeling information system for the rational purchasing decisions of consumers in the bakery market. In addition, this research could be a base material for various marketing strategies.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.525-531
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• 2005

This study was carried out to establish the consumer-centric food labeling system by investigating usage state, importance evaluation, problems and satisfaction, etc. on the current food labeling system by consumer. For usage state of checking the food label, 50.2% of respondents were replied ‘mostly check the label’, and they were indicated a significant difference on ‘education level(p<.05)’, and in case of married respondents, most were relied 'absolutely check the label', For the reason to check the food label, 61.8% of respondents were replied 'to determine whether it is stable or not', and they were indicated a significant difference on age(p<.01), marital status(p<.01), and job(p<.01). For the item considered as important things on the label of the whole food, 49.8% of respondents were replied that 'expiration and manufacture date is important', and they were indicated a significant difference(p<.001) on age, marital status, job. For item considered as important things on the label of each food, it was indicated that they considered food company as important thing in case of snack, soft drink, edible oils, and noodles, and food company in case of ice cream, and expiration and manufacture date in case of milk product and meat product. For the problems on the current food labeling system, the clauses 'Poor marking on food additives and materials contents' and 'untrue marking of nutrition contents' were indicated a significant difference on age(p<0.05, p<0.001), and the clause 'untrue marking of nutrition contents' were indicated a significant difference on marital status(p<.01) and job(p<.01).

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.424-432
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• 2016

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Most consumers are able to recognize allergenic foods. However, the frequency of checking such foods is reportedly low, resulting in higher prevalence of food-related allergic reactions in Korea compared to other countries. Thus, this study was performed to investigate the overall perception of allergenic food labeling and its practice level in food manufacturing company employees. SUBJECTS/METHODS: The survey was administered to food safety employees and food development teams at food companies located in metropolitan areas. A total of 399 (93.8%) valid samples were used in the final analysis. Statistical analyses, including Frequency Analysis, t-test, Anova, PCA (Principal Component Analysis), and Pearson Correlation Analysis using SPSS ver. 21.0, were performed. RESULTS: The correct answer rate in the analysis of allergy-related knowledge level ranged from 15.0% to 89.7%. Analysis of differences in allergy-related perception by knowledge level showed significant differences in introduction of a food recall system, strengthening of relevant laws and regulations, content labeling, description of substitutional food, and differentiated package by age. CONCLUSIONS: It can be concluded that labeling of allergenic foods should be made easier and more convenient for checking by employees, developers, and consumers, and it is necessary to provide contents through the development of publicity, guidelines, or APP along with labeling.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.491-506
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• 2013

The allergenic food labeling system for 12 foods has been operated in Korean school food service since 2012. This study was conducted to evaluate the food allergy status of Korean elementary school children's and their parents' perceptions of allergenic food labeling system. The parents of school aged(6-9yr olds) children in Gyeongbuk area were recruited to assist in this survey. Surveys were conducted by 404 parents. The prevalence of food allergy was 18.1%(73 students) and about one-half of the food allergic children had a family history of allergies, in particular, maternal family history. The major symptoms were related to skin and the major allergenic foods were mackerel, eggs, milk, wheat, crab and tomatoes. The parents eliminated the allergenic food from diet of 43.8% of the children with food allergy. Participants had an average knowledge score of 68% correct. The average knowledge score was higher for parents with food allergic children than for parents with intact children(p<.05). Over 61% of the respondents were not satisfied with allergenic food labeling system operated in school food service. The requirements for the allergenic food labeling system were the front-of-package labeling, conspicuous description and insert of warning sign. The parents estimated that the most important effect of the allergenic food labeling system was the improvement of psychological and physical health in children with food allergy. Because the only prevention method for food allergy is the restriction of allergenic food, the institutional device to expand the food labeling to unpackaged food as well as packaged food and to make people trust the food labeling should be prepared.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.517-522
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• 2015

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate food allergens and prevalence rates of food allergies, followed by comparison of consumer attitudes and preferences regarding food allergy labeling by diagnosis of food allergies. SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total of 543 individuals living in Seoul and Gyeonggi area participated in the survey from October 15 to 22 in 2013. RESULTS: The results show that the prevalence of doctor-diagnosed food allergies was 17.5%, whereas 6.4% of respondents self-reported food allergies. The most common allergens of doctor-diagnosed and self-reported food allergy respondents were peaches (30.3%) and eggs (33.3%), respectively, followed by peanuts, cow's milk, and crab. Regarding consumer attitudes toward food labeling, checking food allergens as an item was only significantly different between allergic and non-allergic respondents among all five items (P < 0.001). All respondents reported that all six items (bold font, font color, box frame, warning statement, front label, and addition of potential allergens) were necessary for an improved food allergen labeling system. PLSR analysis determined that the doctor-diagnosed group and checking of food allergens were positively correlated, whereas the non-allergy group was more concerned with checking product brands. CONCLUSIONS: An effective food labeling system is very important for health protection of allergic consumers. Additionally, government agencies must develop policies regarding prevalence of food allergies in Korea. Based on this information, the food industry and government agencies should provide clear and accurate food labeling practices for consumers.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance-performance analysis for country-of-origin labeling at restaurants. There is a growing concern over food safety as well as interest in the country-of-origin for food ingredients served at restaurants. In this study, the importance-performance analysis for the labeling of country-of-origin at restaurants, revealed that there were significant differences in all 12 attribute items, and the importance was scored higher than the performance in all items. Also, the importance-performance analysis for the attributes of the country-of-origin labeling showed that 'supportive government policies', 'system of controls for violation of the country-of-origin labeling', and 'penalty for violation of the country-of-origin labeling' are included in the second quadrant, which has a high level of importance but a low level of performance.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.197-206
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 영양분석 소프트웨어 인터페이스인 Nutri-API (Application Programming Interface)를 활용하여 영양표시를 위한 메뉴 라벨링 시스템을 개발하였다. 영양표시에 표시되는 각 항목들은 영양성분이 추가 또는 변경이 될 수 있도록 유연한 설계를 하였으며 본 메뉴 라벨링 시스템은 다양한 변경사항들을 사용자가 직접 수정 할 수 있도록 설계되었다. 또한, 식품단위의 정보제공뿐만 아니라, 음식 또는 식단의 영양표시 정보도 제공한다. 주요 내용을 요약 하면 다음과 같다. 식품 및 메뉴 검색 메뉴 라벨링 시스템의 식품 및 메뉴의 검색은 유의어 검색 기능과 의미 정보 및 분류 정보를 통한 검색 기능을 가지고 있으며 영양소를 검색할 수 있으며 영양소 함량 정보가 없는 경우에는 missing 표시 (-)을 하였다. 메뉴작성 및 식품관리 메뉴 라벨링 시스템은 기존 데이터베이스화된 기본 식품만을 사용하여 영양 표시에 사용하는 것뿐만 아니라, 식품의 조합인 메뉴를 포함하여 정보를 제공하였으며 Nutri-API의 NutriMenu 기능을 확장하여 메뉴 작성 기능과 추가 및 관리기능을 추가하였다. 메뉴 라벨링 시스템에서 제공되는 정보로는 메뉴설명, 메뉴이미지, 재료중량, 열량 등의 영양소, 3대 영양소비율과 원그래프 제공뿐만 아니라, 메뉴의 구성분류에 따른 영양소 정보도 제시하고 있다. 메뉴 라벨링을 위한 영양소 정보로는 농촌진흥청 모든 영양소를 포함하여 당류, 포화지방, 트랜스지방, 콜레스테롤 등이 있다. 그리고 메뉴의 영양섭취기준과 영양소기준치에 대한 비율 (%) 정보도 제공하며, 동시에 메뉴의 그리고 메뉴의 구성분류의 식품이나 중량 등을 입력/수정/변경 할 수 있다. 식품 추가 기능 본 시스템에서는 기본으로 제공되는 식품 정보 외에 시스템에서 제공하고 있지 않은 식품 또는 식품의 정보를 수정을 위해 식품 추가 기능을 제공하고 있으므로 새로운 식품을 추가하여 식품설명, 사진과 영양소 정보를 입력하여 저장할 수 있다. 기본 제공되는 식품과 구별하기 위해서 사용자 식품으로 별도 저장 및 관리한다. 메뉴 라벨링 정보 메뉴 라벨링 정보에서는 메뉴의 식품재료 중량뿐만 아니라 메뉴의 조리 후 중량, 1회 제공량 (portion size), 총 제공량 (total serving size) 등의 정보를 제공하도록 하였다. 메뉴 라벨링을 위해 추가된 식품 및 메뉴는 라벨링 항목에서 추가 및 수정이 가능하다. 메뉴 라벨링에서 추가 및 수정된 정보는 기본 메뉴 정보와는 별도로 저장 및 관리한다. 메뉴 라벨링 형식으로는 사용자는 표준형, 가로형, 선형, 쌍방형, 영양성분 전면표시형으로 출력할 수 있으며 식당의 메뉴판 영양표시형태도 출력할 수 있다. 메뉴 및 라벨링 관리 사용자가 작성한 메뉴 및 라벨링 정보의 지속적인 관리를 위해 별도의 관리기능을 제공하고 있어서 메뉴의 히스토리뿐만 아니라 이미 작성된 메뉴를 복사하여 새로운 메뉴를 작성하거나, 새로운 메뉴를 구성하는 기본 메뉴로 사용할 수 있다.