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Canada Updates Regulations on Nutrition Labeling on Food and Drug

Pubtime:2015-07-17Author:Source:WTO Hits:

On June 19th, 2015, Canada released G/TBT/N/CAN/451 Notification, proposing updating nutrition labeling in Food and Drug Regulation (FDR or Regulation). The Regulation mainly includes: pre-packaged products which contains more than one ingredient should indicate its ingredients or compositions in list of ingredients; food coloring regulation and certification requirements on synthetic food coloring; readability of weight, sugar label and list of ingredients; expansion of applicable range of fruit and vegetable health statement; and reconciling laws and regulations level on food coloring with other food additives.