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Food Labelling as Science Communication (Health and Nutrition) – Insights from Science and Technology Studies
- May 20, 2026
- Posted by: Thanasis Stathopoulos
- Category: Social
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Food labels are often treated as simple regulatory tools, yet they function as powerful forms of science communication. Drawing on insights from Science and Technology Studies (STS), this article explores how nutrition labels shape consumer understanding, behaviour and trust. From warning labels and traffic-light systems to the challenges of misinformation and fragmented audiences, it examines why effective food labelling depends not only on scientific accuracy, but on how people actually interpret and engage with information in everyday life.

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Author: Thanasis Stathopoulos

Thanasis Stathopoulos is an experienced Food Safety Manager with a proven track record in the food industry for almost 15 years, specializing in the design/ implementation of Food Safety Management Systems and FSMS Education and Training. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Quality Assurance - Food Technology and has broadened expertise through interdisciplinary studies with an MSc in Science-Technology-Society (STS). Currently pursuing a PhD in the History of Technology, with research focusing on the history of food packaging, Thanasis has also spent the past six years studying and applying global best practices in Food Safety Culture. Through Social Food, he works with food production organizations on Food Safety Culture.

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