Canada announces new requirements for food labels – CTV
July 02, 2025
Consumers are noticing some nutritional information is migrating from the back of food packaging to the front.
“Yeah, they’re starting to appear at the grocery store,” says Sylvain Charlebois.
The director of Dalhousie University’s Agri-Foods lab says the up-front details are not something food producers are eager to see on their product.
“No manufacturer wants these labels on their package so they’re reformulating and we’re likely going to have access to healthier products moving forward.”
The labelling initiative is a directive from Health Canada. The regulations were first introduced in July 2020, as food companies had four years to update their packaging.
“We know it is highlighting sodium, sugar and saturated fat, which is really important for the consumer to know because it increases our risk of chronic disease,” says dietician Laurie Barker-Jackman.
Front-of-the-package labelling is needed if the product exceeds 15 per cent of the recommended daily intake of those ingredients.
