January 1, 2026, deadline for compliance with the supplemented foods requirements
All supplemented foods must meet the supplemented foods requirements by the deadline. The CFIA Industry Labelling Tool reflects the requirements for supplemented foods under division 29 of the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR).
Introduction
On July 20, 2022, Health Canada published amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations mostly in a new division for Supplemented Foods (Division 29) in the Canada Gazette Part II (CGII). The regulations set out specific requirements for supplemented foods including new labelling requirements, as outlined in Supplemented foods: Regulations and compliance.
These regulations fall within the scope of the joint Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Food labelling coordination policy.
The transition period for these amendments ended on December 31, 2025. This update provides information on CFIA's compliance and enforcement approach after this date.
Compliance and enforcement after December 31, 2025
CFIA inspection activities will monitor compliance with the supplemented foods requirements. All labels are expected to comply with these regulations, except the rounding rules for the declaration of supplemental ingredients, which will continue to follow Health Canada's Interim policy statement on rounding rules. This policy permits manufacturers to apply similar rounding rules used for the Nutrition Facts table for certain nutrients added as supplemental ingredients until those specific regulations are amended.
Additionally, the CFIA may take action on inaccurate, false or misleading labelling information and will address food safety issues under division 29 – Supplemented Foods of the FDR. Health Canada will conduct health risk assessments in support of CFIA's compliance activities and support on incident response. Unless food safety concerns arise, prepackaged products imported to or manufactured in Canada before January 1, 2026 (those previously authorized by Health Canada during the transition period) can remain in the warehouse and continue to be sold on store shelves.
Enquiries
For all food labelling questions, including those on the supplemented foods requirements, the primary resource is the Industry Labelling Tool. Questions related to inspection tasks or on-going investigations and inspection decisions must be directed to a CFIA local office. Health Canada will continue to respond to enquiries about the interpretation and intent of the supplemented foods requirements, including product categorization and related topics. These enquiries can be sent to supplementedfoods-alimentssupplementes@hc-sc.gc.ca.
Health Canada will also continue to support questions related to the tolerance approach and rounding rules, until the regulations are amended. To request the most current information on the tolerance approach, e-mail supplementedfoods-alimentssupplementes@hc-sc.gc.ca with the subject line "Requesting Compliance of supplemental ingredients declared on labels of supplemented foods".
While Temporary Marketing Authorization (TMA) holders would no longer be required to submit documents to Health Canada, Safe Food for Canadians Regulations license holders will continue to be responsible for notifying the CFIA if an investigation establishes that their food presents a risk of injury to human health.
Related links
- Supplemented foods: Regulations and compliance
- Guidance document: Supplemented Foods Regulations
- Templates for label designers: supplemented food facts tables, supplemented food caution identifiers and lists of cautionary statements
- Public involvement and partnerships – Consultations and notifications