Table 2 Description of interactions with Health Canada regarding the Healthy Eating Strategy by industry and non-industry stakeholders, October 2016 to June 2018
From: Strategies used by the Canadian food and beverage industry to influence food and nutrition policies
| Industry (N = 113) | Non-industry (N = 85) | Industry and non-industry (N = 4) | All interactions (N = 202) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Initiation of the interaction | ||||
| Stakeholder initiated | 106 (93.8) | 42 (49.4) | 2 (50) | 150 (74.3) |
| Health Canada initiated | 7 (6.2) | 43 (50.6) | 2 (50) | 52 (25.7) |
| Type of interaction | ||||
| Correspondence | 33 (29.2) | 13 (15.3) | 2 (50) | 48 (23.8) |
| Meeting | 80 (70.8) | 72 (84.7) | 2 (50) | 154 (76.2) |