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Table 2 Assessed samples with nutrition labels grouped according to country of origin (n = 500)

From: An assessment of nutrition information on front of pack labels and healthiness of foods in the United Kingdom retail market

S/N 

Country

HYD

GDA

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Absent

Total sample number

%

1

United Kingdom

169

77

3

5

82

10

346

69.2

2

United States

1

1

  

17

2

21

4.2

3

Republic of Ireland

6

2

  

4

 

12

2.4

4

Italy

7

1

 

1

2

 

11

2.2

5

France

6

1

  

3

2

10

2

6

Spain

4

3

  

2

1

9

1.8

7

EU*

1

4

  

4

 

9

1.8

8

Netherlands

6

1

  

1

5

8

1.6

9

New Zealand

4

2

   

2

6

1.4

10

Germany

1

1

  

3

 

5

1

11

Poland

 

1

 

2

2

 

5

1

12

Denmark

1

   

3

 

4

0.8

13

Greece

1

1

  

1

 

3

0.6

14

Turkey

   

3

  

3

0.6

15

Belgium

1

1

    

2

0.4

16

Argentina

 

2

    

2

0.4

17

Brazil

 

2

    

2

0.4

18

Chile

1

   

1

1

2

0.4

19

Kenya

 

1

 

1

  

2

0.4

20

Austria

    

2

 

2

0.4

21

Sweden

 

1

  

1

1

2

0.4

22

Romania

1

     

1

0.2

23

Luxembourg

    

1

 

1

0.2

24

Costa Rica

    

1

 

1

0.2

25

Egypt

1

     

1

0.2

26

India

1

     

1

0.2

27

Israel

    

1

 

1

0.2

28

Philippines

1

     

1

0.2

29

South Africa

    

1

 

1

0.2

30

Tunisia

1

     

1

0.2

31

Indonesia

    

1

 

1

0.2

32

Australia

    

1

 

1

0.2

33

Cyprus

1

     

1

0.2

34

Mexico

     

1

0

0

35

NP*a

3

  

2

  

5

1

  1. a(*) The product had no specific country of origin.