Nutrition warning labels are hitting shelves near you — earlier than expected – CBC
Health Canada’s black-and-white labels warn shoppers if a product is high in sugar, sodium or saturated fat
Jul 01, 2025
Health Canada’s new front-of-package nutrition warning labels are beginning to appear on store shelves six months ahead of the food industry’s deadline.
First announced in 2022, the black-and-white labels alert shoppers if a product is high in sugar, sodium and/or saturated fat, which the federal department says can lead to increased health risks like stroke, obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and some types of cancers.
“I think these can be a really great starting point for people that are looking to use labels as nutrition information sources. But I do think that there are some limitations,” said Brittany Brown, a dietitian based in Dartmouth, N.S.
“… Right now, it’s just going to be kind of functioning as a nutrition warning label, so it’s going to give consumers the information when things are high in sodium, high in saturated fat [and] high in sugar, but it’s not really going to tell them more details than that.”
