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| It was created and used in Australia and New-Zealand, in 2014. It does not appear to be of interest to other countries at this stage. | | It was created and used in Australia and New-Zealand, in 2014. It does not appear to be of interest to other countries at this stage. |
| ==What?== | | ==What?== |
− | [...] | + | The Health Star Rating (HSR) system is a system that is designed to provide a quick and easy way for consumers to make healthier food choices by displaying a star rating on food products. It uses a star rating scale from 0.5 to 5 stars, with more stars indicating a healthier product. This rating takes into account various nutritional factors, including energy, saturated fat, total sugars, and sodium, and gives a balanced view of the product’s overall nutritional profile. |
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| + | It uses a star rating scale from 0.5 to 5 stars, with more stars indicating a healthier product. This rating takes into account various nutritional factors, including energy, saturated fat, total sugars, and sodium, and gives a balanced view of the product’s overall nutritional profile. |
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| + | There is recent discussion in Australia making mandatory HSR labelling on certain types of food, but as of yet, it is still a voluntary system. |
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| + | An Excel-powered [http://www.healthstarrating.gov.au/internet/healthstarrating/publishing.nsf/Content/excel-calculator Health Star Rating Calculator] is provided by the Department of Health. |
| ==The Health Star Rating System in Open Food Facts database== | | ==The Health Star Rating System in Open Food Facts database== |
| The HSRS is in the label taxonomy. We can identify [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/label/health-star-rating 113 products] as of 2020-09-17. | | The HSRS is in the label taxonomy. We can identify [https://world.openfoodfacts.org/label/health-star-rating 113 products] as of 2020-09-17. |
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| * [https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/logos/deep-search?type=label&value=en%3Ahealth-star-rating-4-5 Health Star 4.5 (infinite annotation)] | | * [https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/logos/deep-search?type=label&value=en%3Ahealth-star-rating-4-5 Health Star 4.5 (infinite annotation)] |
| * [https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/logos/deep-search?type=label&value=en%3Ahealth-star-rating-5 Health Star 5 (infinite annotation)] | | * [https://hunger.openfoodfacts.org/logos/deep-search?type=label&value=en%3Ahealth-star-rating-5 Health Star 5 (infinite annotation)] |
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| == See also == | | == See also == |