ArticlePloS one2025
Sustainability logos and claims on food packaging and labels: The case of Türkiye.
Article in PloS one, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Enhancing consumer awareness of sustainable nutrition is a key factor in promoting public health and supporting environmentally friendly food systems. Logos and claims on food packaging that indicate the use of sustainable production methods have the potential to increase awareness, improve accessibility, and encourage producers. This study represents the first systematic audit aimed at assessing the current situation in Türkiye concerning the use of sustainability-related labels and claims, while also providing scientific insights for producers. The presence of sustainability-related logos and claims was examined on food packages displayed in the shelves of one branch from each major grocery chain in a district of Türkiye's Region 1. In total, 3,085 food products were assessed in three grocery stores. The analysis included logos and claims related to sustainability, such as animal welfare, organic production, recyclable packaging, the Green Dot (ÇEVKO), Rainforest Alliance certification, local production, geographical indication, good agricultural practices, and vegan/vegetarian declarations. All grocery stores provide recycling bins, and reusable shopping bags are strategically positioned in highly visible areas to encourage consumer use. It has been determined that the logo most frequently appearing on food packaging is the recycling logo (87.4%), while the least frequently appearing logos are the organic production logo (0.3%) and the animal welfare declaration (0.13%). The food categories displaying the greatest number of logos on their packaging, in order, were beverages, sugars (including candies), and meat, poultry, fish, and their products. There is a need to increase the number and visibility of sustainability-related logos and claims on food products. The food industry should be encouraged to adopt more environmentally sustainable practices, both in production and packaging.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What Socratic holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.