Table 3.
Function claim and product content information
| Absence | Authorised presence | Non-authorised presence | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Vitamins* | Absence | 2 | 100·00 | 84 | 100·00 | 210 | 59·80 | 296 | 67·70 |
| Authorised presence | 0 | 0·00 | 0 | 0·00 | 12 | 3·40 | 12 | 2·70 | |
| Non-authorised presence | 0 | 0·00 | 0 | 0·00 | 129 | 36·80 | 129 | 29·50 | |
| Total | 2 | 100·00 | 84 | 100·00 | 351 | 100·00 | 437 | 100·00 | |
| Minerals† | Absence | 2 | 100·00 | 22 | 26·20 | 321 | 91·50 | 345 | 78·90 |
| Authorised presence | 0 | 0·00 | 62 | 73·80 | 0 | 0·00 | 62 | 14·20 | |
| Non-authorised presence | 0 | 0·00 | 0 | 0·00 | 30 | 8·50 | 30 | 6·90 | |
| Total | 2 | 100·00 | 84 | 100·00 | 351 | 100·00 | 437 | 100·00 | |
| Others‡ | Absence | 1 | 50·00 | 84 | 100·00 | 161 | 45·90 | 246 | 56·30 |
| Authorised presence | 0 | 0·00 | 0 | 0·00 | 0·00 | 0 | 0·00 | 0·00 | |
| Non-authorised presence | 1 | 50·00 | 0 | 0·00 | 190 | 54·10 | 191 | 43·70 | |
| Total | 2 | 100·00 | 84 | 100·00 | 351 | 100·00 | 437 | 100·00 | |
*
Function Claim and Vitamins χ 2: 51 004; Significance: P < 0·000.
†
Function Claim and Minerals χ 2: 304 578; Significance: P < 0·000.
‡
Function Claim and Others χ 2: 80 753; Significance: P < 0·000.