Label identities and basic situation of health food in Changsha / 中南大学学报(医学版)
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
;
(12): 957-962, 2012.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-814758
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To study the relevant information on the label of health food in Changsha, and provide scientific evidence for health food hygienic supervision.@*METHODS@#Investigation was conducted in department stores, supermarkets, pharmacies, and wholesale markets in the 5 districts in Changsha with multistage stratified sampling method. Self designed basic information of health food questionnaire was used to investigate the quality of labels the health food products.@*RESULTS@#Among the 408 random samples, the unidentified rates of label items were ranked in descending order functional components (49.8%), unsuited community (27.9%), manufacturing date (23.0%), approval number and others (9.6%). The qualified rates of labels were different in different management types (χ(2)=59.793, P<0.05) the highest rate was in supermarkets (71.15%), followed by pharmacies (70.07%), shopping malls (57.47%), and wholesale markets (26.23%).@*CONCLUSION@#The supervision of label identities of health food should be strengthened, especially for the health food in the wholesale markets.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
China
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Sampling Studies
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Dietary Supplements
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Food, Organic
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Food Labeling
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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