Table 4.
Proportion of products carrying front-of-pack claims per Schedule Ma food categories in FLIP 2010-2013
| Front-of-Pack claims | FLIP2010b,c | FLIP 2013d | p value overallf | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top food categories carrying front-of-pack claims in FLIP 2010a,e | Top food categories carrying front-of-pack claims in FLIP 2013a,e | |||||||
| % | Schedule M food categoriesa | % | n | % | Schedule M food categoriesa | % | ||
| Nutrient Specific Systems | 4.9% | Meal Replacements | 14.0% | 1036 | 6.8% | Cereals and Other Grain Products | 18.1% | <0.001 |
| Systems with symbols that display the amount per serving of select nutrients or use symbols based on nutrient content claim criteria. | Cereals and Other Grain Products | 12.9% | Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, and Yams | 12.9% | ||||
| Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, and Yams | 8.4% | Soups | 10.5% | |||||
| Nuts and Seeds | 8.3% | Fruit and Fruit juices | 8.8% | |||||
| Desserts | 7.6% | Bakery Products | 8.5% | |||||
| Summary Indicator Systems | 7.5% | Egg and Egg Substitutes | 46.0% | 726 | 4.7% | Egg and Egg Substitutes | 39.3% | <0.001 |
| Systems with a single symbol, icon, or score that provide summary information about the nutrient content of a product. | Soups | 18.9% | Fruit and Fruit juices | 13.9% | ||||
| Fruit and Fruit juices | 14.0% | Soups | 11.0% | |||||
| Bakery Products | 10.3% | Combination Dishes | 7.1% | |||||
| Combination Dishes | 9.5% | Vegetables | 7.0% | |||||
| Food Group/Ingredient Systems | 3.5% | Cereals and Other Grain Products | 12.2% | 726 | 4.7% | Cereals and Other Grain Products | 17.2% | <0.001 |
| Systems with symbols based on the presence of a food group or food ingredient. | Fruit and Fruit juices | 6.4% | Fruit and Fruit juices | 11.5% | ||||
| Vegetables | 5.8% | Bakery Products | 8.8% | |||||
| Snacks | 5.5% | Snacks | 7.7% | |||||
| Bakery Products | 4.2% | Vegetables | 5.0% | |||||
| Hybrid Systems | 7.0% | Legumes | 11.6% | 728 | 4.8% | Legumes | 16.1% | <0.001 |
| Systems where two or more of the NSS, FGIS or SIS were displayed. | Egg and Egg Substitutes | 10.8% | Fats and Oils | 9.2% | ||||
| Meat, Poultry, Their Products and Substitutes | 10.7% | Cereals and Other Grain Products | 8.5% | |||||
| Marine and Fresh Water Animals | 10.4% | Combination Dishes | 8.0% | |||||
| Bakery Products | 9.7% | Meal Replacements | 7.3% | |||||
| Calorie Specific Systemsg | - | 496 | 3.2% | Beverages | 17.8% | - | ||
| Systems that only display calorie or energy content. | Fruit and Fruit juices | 11.6% | ||||||
| Desserts | 7.4% | |||||||
| Meal Replacements | 7.3% | |||||||
| Salads | 5.7% | |||||||
aFood categories defined as per Schedule M of the Food and Drug Regulations [13]
bProportion of foods carrying each type of front-of-pack claim in FLIP 2010 (n = 10,487), as reported in Schermel et al., Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2013;38(6):666-672 [24]
cNumber of foods carrying each front-of-pack claim in FLIP 2010 were not included in this paper
dNumber and proportion of foods carrying each type of front-of-pack claim in FLIP 2013 (n = 15,286)
eProportion of foods carrying a front-of-pack claim in the top Schedule M food categories
fStatistical difference in the overall proportion of foods carrying front-of-pack claims between 2010 and 2013. A p value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant
gCalorie Specific Systems were introduced after 2010