Are you ready for another potentially huge change in food and beverage labelling?
Health Canada is developing a healthy eating strategy aimed at improving the food environment in Canada and make it easier for Canadians to make healthier choices. Consultations have been underway for the past 2 years taking suggestions from consumers, researchers, health professionals and industry members on how to make positive changes and help Canadians make better eating habits.
Changes to assist in these healthy eating strategies are already well underway with the new labelling regulations regarding ingredient declaration and similar reference amounts of foods. Part of these consultations are the proposal of mandatory front-of-package labelling on foods that are high in saturated fat and/or sugars and/or sodium with a logos such as:
Front-of-packaging labelling will help consumers be able to quickly and easily identify harmful foods they are potentially buying. There is a strong lean towards this new labelling requirement among health professionals and industry members. Will you be ready for it? Contact us today!
