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Canada’s tariffs on U.S. products: Impact on food, cosmetics, and health goods

04

Feb

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International Trade2025 News, Canada tariffs, cosmetics, food, Government of Canada, NHPs, Trade news

Canada’s tariffs on U.S. products: Impact on food, cosmetics, and health goods

On February 1, 2025, the Government of Canada formally responded to the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods by announcing its own set of countermeasures. These tariffs on U.S. products are scheduled to take effect on February 4, 2025. As part of this response, the Department of Finance released a detailed…

03

Mar

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Uncategorizedconsumer protection, consumer safety, COVID-19, Disinfectant, food, food safety, health canada, Thank you

COVID-19 and Food Safety

During a difficult time like a pandemic, the safety of our families and those we love is paramount. This affects those in our bubble or household—including ourselves. Scientific experts and food safety authorities around the world are closely observing the spread of COVID-19. Through this observation, evidence shows that there…

Are you ready for the U.S labelling changes?

30

Sep

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Uncategorizedcompliance, FDA, food, food labelling, labelling, nutrition, packaging, Updates, USA

Are you ready for the U.S labelling changes?

We mentioned in July that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given manufacturers a deadline to implement Nutrition labelling changes, and we wanted to remind you that it is fast approaching. For most manufacturers, January 1, 2020 is the date for compliance to the new Nutrition facts label.…

17

Jun

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UncategorizedBilingual Packaging Design, Canada, Canada Food Regulations, Canada Package Compliance, Canada Regulatory Compliance, Canadian Package Compliance, CFIA, compliance, food, Government of Canada, Made in Canada, Product of Canada

Where Was Your Food Made?

When shopping, do you find yourself looking for some indication that your food was made in Canada? But what does that really mean? As of now, the Canadian government allows for a couple different types of “origin” claims. Product of Canada Means virtually all major ingredients, processing and labour used…

10

Jun

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UncategorizedCanada, Canada Regulatory Compliance, cannabis, compliance, Edible Cannabis, Edibles, food, food safety, health canada

Regulating Weed Eaters

The newly published survey results from Deloitte anticipates the Cannabis edibles and infused products will create a booming $2.7 Billion annual market. From the 2,000 adult Canadians surveyed online, the likely edible users plan to consume gummy bears, cookies, brownies or chocolates at least every three months. The proposed new…

Adding a bit of Colour to your Ingredient List

22

Apr

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UncategorizedCanada, colouring agents, compliance, food, Food and Drug Regulations, health canada, Ingredient list

Adding a bit of Colour to your Ingredient List

Ingredient lists in Canada are getting more colourful, but not in the way they look! The specific common names of all colouring agents must be used, as opposed to the formerly allowed (and very non-descriptive) “colour”. With amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations coming into force December 2016, industry…

The Evolution of Clean Eating in North America

10

Apr

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UncategorizedClean eating, Consumer behaviour, Evolution, food, Food Business, Food marketing, Food retail, food trends, health, History, innovation, specialty food, trends

The Evolution of Clean Eating in North America

From Natural, to Artisanal to Clean. We know that there are large group of specific customers that value uncomplicated simplicity when choosing to purchase foods. They demand transparency, and it seems that they just want their products to be honest. Straightforward eating choices very often bring about the theory of…

04

Dec

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Uncategorizedfood, food trends, graphic design, labelling, natural health products, packaging

New Year, New Packaging Design Trends

Can you believe it? 2018 is almost behind us. Our team always likes to view the new year as a new opportunity for growth–and our in-house design team is no exception. Source designers are excited for this new year as an excuse to reflect on packaging design trends for the…

07

Feb

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Uncategorizedclaims, food, regulatory

Fighting back against false claims

– Leanne Lutomsky | Regulatory Affairs As much as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) tries to regulate all aspects of food labelling in Canada, sometimes false claims can sneak through the cracks. Consumers should be aware of false advertising and other tricks used by food manufacturers in order to…

Source paves the way for recent Health Canada approval for Stevia as a Sweetener in Meal Replacement and Snack Bars!

31

Aug

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Uncategorizedfood, health canada, meal replacements, snack bars, stevia

Source paves the way for recent Health Canada approval for Stevia as a Sweetener in Meal Replacement and Snack Bars!

On August 2, 2017, Health Canada approved a new end use for stevia as a sweetening agent in two popular food products: meal replacement/ nutritional supplement (i.e. protein) bars, and snack (i.e granola, cereal and fibre) bars. This is a major development for the food industry, as snack, cereal and…