Current Aims and Next Steps
- Continue work to refine and improve the scoring algorithm to improve its performance and validity across all products
- Extend Food Compass to additional large product datasets
- Obtain data on contents of artificial flavors/colors, corn syrup, MSG, partially hydrogenated or interesterified oils, trans fat, and (where possible) iodine, which were not available in NHANES
- Extend Food Compass to rate retailer, restaurant, and company portfolios
- Assess uses and understanding of Food Compass for front-of-pack labeling
- Incorporate Food Compass into ESG investment metrics around nutrition and health
- Consider personalization of Food Compass based on individual characteristics, conditions, and health goals
- Identify opportunities for using Food Compass to inform industry reformulation
- Assess use of Food Compass for informing government and private sector procurement