Impact of front-of-package food labeling on cocoa consumption

Abstract

This paper studies the impact of the incorporation of the Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA) regulation for food labeling on cocoa consumption in different countries. We implement a difference-in-differences model to measure the impact of adherence to the front-of-pack food labeling regulation and show different robustness checks to show the causal effect of this measure. We found a positive effect on cocoa consumption after ten years of the regulation.