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- Title
Benchmarking online food delivery applications against menu labelling laws: a cross-sectional observational analysis.
- Authors
Cassano, Sophia; Jia, Anna; Gibson, Alice A; Partridge, Stephanie R; Chan, Virginia; Farrell, Penny; Phongsavan, Philayrath; Allman-Farinelli, Margaret; Jia, Si Si
- Abstract
Objective: It is unknown how well menu labelling schemes that enforce the display of kilojoule (kJ) labelling at point-of-sale have been implemented on online food delivery (OFD) services in Australia. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of kJ labelling on the online menus of large food outlets with more than twenty locations in the state or fifty locations nationally. A secondary aim was to evaluate the nutritional quality of menu items on OFD from mid-sized outlets that have fewer locations than what is specified in the current scheme. Design: Cross-sectional analysis. Prevalence of kJ labelling by large food outlets on OFD from August to September 2022 was examined. Proportion of discretionary ('junk food') items on menus from mid-sized outlets was assessed. Setting: Forty-three unique large food outlets on company (e.g. MyMacca's) and third party OFD (Uber Eats, Menulog, Deliveroo) within Sydney, Australia. Ninety-two mid-sized food outlets were analysed. Participants: N/A. Results: On company OFD apps, 35 % (7/23) had complete kJ labelling for each menu item. In comparison, only 4·8 % (2/42), 5·3 % (2/38) and 3·6 % (1/28) of large outlets on Uber Eats, Menulog and Deliveroo had complete kJ labelling at all locations, respectively. Over three-quarters, 76·3 % (345/452) of menu items from mid-sized outlets were classified as discretionary. Conclusions: Kilojoule labelling was absent or incomplete on a high proportion of online menus. Mid-sized outlets have abundant discretionary choices and yet escape criteria for mandatory menu labelling laws. Our findings show the need to further monitor the implementation of nutrition policies on OFD.
- Subjects
LOCAL delivery services; FOOD labeling; NUTRITION policy; LABELING laws; FOOD industry
- Publication
Public Health Nutrition, 2024, Vol 27, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1368-9800
- Publication type
Abstract
- DOI
10.1017/S1368980024000673