Evaluating compliance with local and International Food Labelling Standards in urban Tanzania: a cross-sectional study of pre-packaged snacks in Dar Es Salaam

Table 2 Product-related factors associated with adherence to international labelling

Variables	International(Codex) Adherence Status		Bivariate analysis	Multivariate analysis
Variables	Fully Adherent (n = 180)	Partially Adherent (n = 180)	P value	aOR (95% CI)	P value
Product Category
Savoury	24	21		3.29 (1.20–9.01)	0.05
Sweetened beverages	17	28	0.02*	1.04 (0.40–2.72)	0.92
Confectionaries	24	21		0.75 (0.32–1.76)	0.52
Bakery	10	35		Reference
Product Origin
Imported Product	50	44	0.001*	0.31 (0.16 -0.64)	0.002*
Local Product	25	46		Reference
Package Size
Large	22	16		1.76 (0.57–5.38)	0.319
Medium	36	63	0.016*	4.09 (1.23–10.9)	0.005*
Small	17	11		Reference

*Product factors that showed an association with the level of adherence (p value < 0.05); aOR, adjusted odds ratio

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