Table 1.

Sample overview (sampling method and number of foods).

	UK	Netherlands	Germany	Slovenia	Spain	Total
Large supermarket/ national retailer	floor plan, n = 248	store list, n = 252	store list, n = 248	store list, n = 260	store list, n = 251	1259 (62%)
Discounter	floor plan, n = 75	store list, n = 81	store list, n = 76	store list, n = 78	store list, n = 78	388 (19%)
Neighborhood store	floor plan, n = 75	store list, n = 83	floor plan, n = 75	store list, n = 78	store list, n = 76	387 (19%)
Total no of foods	398 (20%)	416 (20%)	399 (20%)	416 (20%)	405 (20%)	2034 (100%)

Foods were sampled from retail outlets in two ways: either using a store/stock list or failing that a floor plan.