Category: Canada
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Food Health Claims in Canada Topic of Upcoming Webcast
The Canadian government has announced a January 20, 1010, webcast titled “Health Claims in Canada: An Update on Function Claims and Probiotic Claims for Food.” Presented by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the Webcast will (i) “provide an update on the development of a modernized framework for…
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Cereal Makers Testify Before Canadian Health Committee
The Canadian House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Health (HESA) recently heard testimony from Nestlé S.A. and Kellogg Co. representatives about dietary salt reduction. The representatives reportedly backed recent efforts to reduce salt levels in popular products, noting that breakfast cereals account for only 3 percent of the salt in the Canadian diets. Nestlé Director…
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Canadian Health Check Program Revamps Front-of-Packaging Nutrition Labeling
The Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Health Check™ program has reportedly revised its front-of-package (FOP) labeling scheme to better reflect current nutritional guidelines. Similar to the Smart Choices® system recently discontinued in the United States, Health Check allows subscribing manufacturers to use its FOP logo on products that meet specific nutritional requirements. Partly in response…
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Health Canada Announces Recall of Beverages Marketed to “Vulnerable Population”
Health Canada has advised consumers not to purchase Chaotic Beverages sold under the brand names Mind Strike, Fearocity, Elixir of Tenacity, and Power Pulse “because they are unauthorized products marketed to a vulnerable population (children) with ingredients that may pose a health risk.” According to an agency press release, “The drinks are tied to a…
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Mexico Turns to WTO in Challenge to COOL Regulations
Shortly after Canada filed its challenge to U.S. country-of-origin labeling (COOL) requirements, Mexico apparently followed suit, asking the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish a panel to undertake a dispute settlement process. Mexico’s agricultural authority reportedly contends that the rules may unfairly discriminate against the country’s meat industry by requiring U.S. meat processors to segregate…
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Canada Seeks WTO Resolution of COOL Dispute with United States
Canada’s government has reportedly asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish a dispute settlement panel to hear its claims that U.S. country-of-origin labeling requirements for meat have unfairly reduced demand for Canadian products. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Trade Representative Ron Kirk responded to the request by stating, “We regret that formal consultations…
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CSPI Report Critical of Salt Content in Canadian Packaged Foods, Restaurants
The Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI Canada) has issued a report claiming that excess sodium “likely kills more Canadians every year than any other chemical substance” added to food. Titled “Salty to a Fault: Varied Sodium Levels Show Lowering Salt in Processed Foods IS Feasible,” the report surveyed 318 foods and purportedly…
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False Advertising Claims Briefly Made Against Juicy Juice® Maker
A putative class action was reportedly filed in a California state court against Nestlé, alleging that the company falsely advertises its “Juicy Juice Brain Development Fruit Juice” as a product that will improve toddlers’ brain function. Plaintiff Alexis Farmer, who then dismissed the complaint without prejudice several days later, reportedly claimed that she purchased the…