New labelling guidelines get tough on product content in Canada
2008-11-28
New food-labelling guidelines announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Canada went further to benefit and secure consumers.
The changes are critical because products labeled with Product of Canada will include virtually all Canadian ingredients. The label will put harsher requirements on the products.
At a news conference at Cherry Avenue Farm in Beamsville, Harper stated the main point of changing labeling guidelines is to more correctly and conveniently trace or investigate origins of food purchased in Canada.
Under the current labelling guidelines, consumers could get access to the information that the product is MADE in Canada which may only contain 51 percent of Canadian ingredients. So it is possible that a bottle of apple juice with a Made in Canada label is partly made from Chinese fruit or the chocolate bar might be made with beans from Brazil.
Under the influence of global trading marketplace, it is more difficult to exactly trace back each product’s production background. With the new Product of Canada label, consumers could definitely and immediately make sure that the product contains Canadian ingredients and decide surely if they want to purchase the on-hand commodities or not.
Labels of Made in Canada will be still utilized on products that contain foreign complements. But aligning with the guidelines, information will be revealed enough that the product does exactly contain ingredients coming out its Canada home.
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