Only 43 World Health Organization members have any kind of front-of-package labelling, either mandatory or voluntary
LONDON, U.K. (Reuters) — Packaged food and drinks should have easy-to-read nutritional information on the front of the products to help consumers make healthier choices, according to the World Health Organization’s first-ever draft guidelines that stopped short of recommending harsher warning labels. Increased consumption of processed foods high in salt, sugar and fat is a […] Read moreTag Archives labelling
Cloned animals add wrinkle to divisive meat labelling debate
Barbecue season is in full swing, and most Canadians take advantage of warmer weather to cook meals outside. It keeps houses cooler and it just seems to make food more delicious. Meat is by far the most popular food item to barbecue, and hamburgers top lists compiled by research firms and foodie websites, followed closely […] Read more
Product of USA rule alarms producers
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s livestock sector will monitor the effects of a new U.S. voluntary country-of-origin labelling ruling announced March 11. “It is crucial to address any issues that threaten or diminish the cattle and beef trade between Canada and the U.S.,” said Nathan Phinney, president of the Canadian Cattle Association, in a media release. […] Read more
New American pork regulations will likely boost inflation
In the next months, American consumers are going to be getting a textbook case of inflation creation as pork prices respond to recent snags regulated into the industry. Canadian farmers are going to be experiencing a textbook example of how regulatory inefficiencies often cost everybody money and benefit almost nobody, as well as achieving few […] Read more
Product of USA labelling may need marketing focus
The labelling rule announced by the United States March 11 to define how the “Product of USA” label can be used is being viewed with suspicion and even alarm north of the border. Exports are critical to Canada’s livestock industry. Farm Credit Canada figures show that at nearly $5 billion per year, this country is […] Read more
Front of package, back of the line
Health Canada’s plan to put warnings on ground beef and pork makes little sense and can’t be logically explained to Canadians. In a few months the nation’s most trusted food advisor intends to place front-of-package warnings on some of the most popular, safe and affordable foods Canadians can consume: ground beef and ground pork. Paradoxically, […] Read more
Producers seek exemption for ground beef labelling
Passing beef through a grinder would cause it to receive special consideration for labelling under new Health Canada rules
ASSINIBOIA, Sask. — The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association intends to mount a “full court press” against front-of-package labelling that would warn consumers about fat levels in ground beef. President Reg Schellenberg said Health Canada’s proposed regulations would require ground beef to be labelled as high in saturated fat. CCA wants an exemption, similar to other single-ingredient […] Read more
GMO labelling saga comes to an end
In the end, it was consumer demand at the grocery counter that largely solved the GMO labelling issue before the wheels of government regulation imposed a standard. “We have a vocal minority for whom it’s an issue,” said Mike von Massow, a food economist in the University of Guelph’s food, agricultural and resource economics department. […] Read more
Cheerios to drop gluten-free label in Canada
Breakfast cereal maker General Mills has confirmed that it will voluntarily remove “gluten-free” labels from Cheerios products effective Jan. 1. The company announced the labels will be removed on all Cheerios products sold in Canada until Canadian regulators develop consistent testing protocols that provide reasonable assurance that all products containing gluten-free labels are in fact, […] Read more
Canola labels to take Aussie approach to fight blackleg
Canadian agriculture doesn’t import much from Australia, but the canola industry plans to adopt the Aussie approach to blackleg resistance ratings in the next year-and-a-half. Instead of Canada’s present simple but misleading R and S ratings, the new system will break the R and S rating categories into families according to what genes offer resistance […] Read more
