Evaluation of the implementation of the national standards on nutritional labelling of cookies for information consumer packaged. Lima - peru, 2013.

Authors

  • Gladys Tarazona Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
  • Alexandra Greiner Ponce Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
  • Elena Perea Villafranca Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
  • Zelmira Suarez Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
  • Milagros Calderon Iparraguirre Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
  • Lourdes Hernández Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
  • Ana María Escorza Hoyle Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
  • Leonor Ojeda Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/aletheia.2014.n2.1103

Keywords:

standards, cookies, packaging, nutrition labeling, peruvian standard

Abstract

In our country there is Labeling Law, Regulations and Standard Labeling Nutrition; documents that clearly indicate the information to be registered compulsorily on packages of processed foods. The aim of this investigation was to assess compliance with the Peruvian Technical Standards (209,038 NTP: NTP 209 652 2009: 2006 206 001 NTP: 1981) in packaged cookies distributed and marketed in the city of Lima. The research design was cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical cut, and a total of 158 containers was evaluated. During the analysis took into account the general information on the label and packaging, comparing compliance with Peruvian Technical Standards, for which 9 variables were evaluated. The same procedure was followed in the evaluation of the Nutrition Labeling (PTS 209 652: 2006). Among the results we can highlight a record of compliance of the 9 requirements in 82 % of the sample tested, while the remaining 18% had a partial fulfillment. Also, it was shown that 37% of labels assessed in relation to the nutritional information does not comply with the Technical Standard for Nutrition Labeling.

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Author Biography

Gladys Tarazona, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón

Ingeniero en Industrias Alimentarias (Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina). Mg. Sc. en Nutrición (UNALM). Especialidad: Ciencia de los Alimentos. Química de Alimentos. Nutrición. Control de la Calidad de Alimentos. Gestión de la calidad. Docente de Maestría en Nutrición y Dietética de la UNIFÉ y de la Maestría de Tecnología de Alimentos UNALM.

Published

2014-12-30

How to Cite

Tarazona, G., Greiner Ponce, A., Perea Villafranca, E., Suarez, Z., Calderon Iparraguirre, M., Hernández, L., Escorza Hoyle, A. M., & Ojeda, L. (2014). Evaluation of the implementation of the national standards on nutritional labelling of cookies for information consumer packaged. Lima - peru, 2013. Alétheia, 2(1), 157–163. https://doi.org/10.33539/aletheia.2014.n2.1103