Food labels
Labelling requirements, claims, understanding labels, legislative framework, food fraud, notices to industry and updates.
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Services and information
Industry labelling tool
General principles, core information, composition, grades, claims, food-specific requirements.
Food labelling for consumers
Understanding food labels, country of origin, allergens, date marking, genetically engineered foods, food fraud.
Legislative framework
Purpose, key acts and regulations, shared responsibility for food labelling.
Labelling, standards of identity and grades
Regulatory changes, policies, notices to industry.
Record of updates
Record of food labelling and advertising updates listed by date.
Food fraud
How to spot it, where to report it and what the CFIA is doing to combat it.
What we are doing
Policies and guidance
- Food Product Innovation regulatory changes
- Implementation plan for amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (Supplemented Foods)
- Implementation plan for amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations (Nutrition Symbols, Other Labelling Provisions, Vitamin D and Hydrogenated Fats or Oils)
- Implementation plan for the 2016 nutrition and ingredient labelling changes
Features
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