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Front-of-pack labelling is a prominent tool to inform consumers about the product’s nutritional value and guide them in choosing healthier products. Therefore, it is considered a tool to combat obesity and non-communicable diseases. Considering the potential of front-of-pack labelling (FoPL), many researchers are interested in this domain. Since no such bibliometric analysis has been done so far, this research paper attempts to fill the gap and provide readers insight into the topic. The study represents a comprehensive review from 2008 to July 2022 of 393 papers obtained. This paper will concentrate on the results of influential authors, articles, countries, and journals. This paper also attempted to recognize various themes formed and evolved over the active years with the help of co-citation and co-occurrence networks. A growing number of research articles and the adoption of FoPL in multiple countries make it essential to conduct bibliometric analysis to provide a complete set of information that will help researchers approach the most appropriate work done so far by using VOS Viewer and Biblioshiny software to unravel various areas of the FoPL research domain and provide some of the future research directions.

Keywords

Front-of-pack-labeling, Bibliometric analysis, Food label, Nutritional information, Biblioshiny, VOSViewer

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