Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Nutrition Labelling, Nutrient Content Claims and Health Claims: CFIA Compliance Test to Assess the Accuracy of Nutrient Values - Appendix 3 - Rounding Core Information

	Bureau of Food Safety and Consumer Protection
	Fair Labelling Practices Program
	Nutrition Labelling Compliance Test
-	Summary
-	Part 1
-	Part 2
-	Appendix 1
-	Appendix 2
-	Appendix 3
-	Appendix 4

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Appendix 3 - Rounding Core Information - Nutrition Facts Table

Table 1 summarizes the rounding rules for the core information of nutrition labelling, consistent with section B.01.401 of the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR). (Rounding rules for additional information are provided in section B.01.402, FDR.) The table shows how a range of nutrient values is rounded off to a single value in the Nutrition Facts table. As the nutrient concentration increases, the range of values represented by the single rounded value also increases.

Table 2 shows the rounding and compliance limit impact for declarations of added vitamins and mineral nutrients where there is no tolerance. Table 3 shows the impact of applying the tolerance to the minimum or maximum limit prior to rounding. Thus, for a label value listed in column A, the outer limits of the pre-rounding range that is represented by the label value are provided in columns B and C. Column D provides the tolerance amount (calculated as 20% of the declared amount) and Column E provides their minimum or maximum compliance limit of the nutrient amount that may be found in the sample with respect to a given label value (column A), for the lot to be accepted.

Example: Table 3, Class II, Fat - A value of 2.5 g per serving is declared: rounding is to the nearest 0.5 g, so the maximum limit prior to rounding (pre-round) is 2.74 g ; a further 20% tolerance or 0.5 g is added to the pre-round to give a maximum acceptable limit = 2.74+ 0.5 = 3.24 g. Therefore, a sample containing 3.24 g fat or less would be accepted for a product declaring 2.5 g fat per serving in the Nutrition Facts table.

Table 1 Rounded Values

NUTRIENT	CONDITION	ROUNDING Calories, number, g, mg	ROUNDING % Daily Value
Energy ( Calories)	< 5 Calories, "free of energy"	0 Calories
	< 5 Calories, all other cases	nearest multiple of 1 Cal
	5 to 50 Calories	nearest multiple of 5 Cal
	> 50 Calories	nearest multiple of 10 Cal
Fat	< 0.5 g of fat, "free of fat" and saturated fat, trans fat declared as "0 g"	0 g	0%
	< 0.5 g of fat, all other cases	nearest multiple of 0.1 g	nearest multiple of 1%
	0.5 g to 5 g of fat	nearest multiple of 0.5 g	nearest multiple of 1%
	> 5 g of fat	nearest multiple of 1 g	nearest multiple of 1%
Saturated Fatty Acids	< 0.5 g of saturated fat, "free of saturated fat" [< 0.2 g ]	0 g
	< 0.5 g of saturated fat, all other cases	nearest multiple of 0.1 g
	0.5 g to 5 g saturated fat	nearest multiple of 0.5 g
	> 5 g of saturated fat	nearest multiple of 1 g
Trans Fatty Acids	< 0.5g of trans fat,"free of trans fatty acids" [< 0.2 g ]	0 g
	< 0.5 g of trans fat, all other cases	nearest multiple of 0.1 g
	0.5 g to 5 g of trans fat	nearest multiple of 0.5 g
	> 5 g of trans fat	nearest multiple of 1 g
Sum of Saturated Fatty Acids and Trans Fatty Acids	"0" g		0%
Sum of Saturated Fatty Acids and Trans Fatty Acids	all other cases		nearest multiple of 1%
Cholesterol	< 2 mg,"free of cholesterol"	0 mg	0%
Cholesterol	all other cases	nearest multiple of 5 mg	nearest multiple of 1%
Sodium	< 5 mg, "free of sodium or salt"	0 mg	0%
	< 5 mg, all other cases	nearest multiple of 1 mg	nearest multiple of 1%
	5 mg to 140 mg	nearest multiple of 5 mg	nearest multiple of 1%
	> 140 mg	nearest multiple of 10 mg	nearest multiple of 1%
Carbohydrate	< 0.5 g	0 g	0%
Carbohydrate	0.5 g	nearest multiple of 1 g	nearest multiple of 1%
Fibre	< 0.5 g	0 g	0%
Fibre	0.5 g	nearest multiple of 1 g	nearest multiple of 1%
Sugars	< 0.5 g	0 g
Sugars	0.5 g	nearest multiple of 1 g
Protein	< 0.5 g	nearest multiple of 0.1 g
Protein	0.5 g	nearest multiple of 1 g
Amount of Vitamins and Minerals	< 1%		0
	1% to < 2% all cases		2%
	2% to 10%		nearest multiple of 2%
	>10% to 50%		nearest multiple of 5%
	>50%		nearest multiple of 10%

Table 2 - Rounding and Complaince Limit for Class I, Added Vitamins and Mineral Nutrients (% Daily Value)

The mean nutrient content is not less than the declared (label) value adjusted for rounding

2% to 10% of Daily Value rounding rule is to nearest 2%
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C compliance limit
2	1.0	1.0
4	2.0	3.0
6	5.0	5.0
8	7.0	7.0
10	9.0	9.0

10% to 50% of Daily Value rounding rule is to nearest 5%
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C compliance limit
15	12.5	12.5
20	17.5	17.5
25	22.5	22.5
30	27.5	27.5
40	37.5	37.5
50	47.5	47.5

< 50% of Daily Value rounding rule is to nearest 10%
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C compliance limit
60	55	55
70	65	65
80	75	75
90	85	85
100	95	95

Table 3 - Rounding and Compliance Limit for Class II

Energy (Calories)
< 5 Calories rounding rule is to nearest 1 Calorie
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
0	0	4.99	1.00	6.00 (1)
1	0.5	1.4	0.2	1.6
2	1.5	2.4	0.4	2.8
3	2.5	3.4	0.6	4.0
4	3.5	4.4	0.8	5.2
(1) compliance limit for label value 0 if meets free of energy

5 Calories to 50 Calories rounding rule is to nearest 5 Calories
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
5	4.5	7.4	1.0	8.4
10	7.5	12.4	2.0	14.4
15	12.5	17.4	3.0	20.4
20	17.5	22.4	4.0	26.4
30	27.5	32.4	6.0	38.4
50	47.5	52.4	10.0	62.4

> 50 Calories rounding rule is to nearest 10 Calories
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
60	55	64	12	76
70	65	74	14	88
80	75	84	16	100
90	85	94	18	112
100	95	104	20	124

Fat, Trans and Saturates (g)
< 0.5 g rounding rule is to nearest 0.1
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
0	0	0.199	0.04	0.24 (2)
0	0	0.499	0.10	0.60 (3)
0.1	0.05	0.14	0.02	0.16
0.2	0.15	0.24	0.04	0.28
0.3	0.25	0.34	0.06	0.40
0.4	0.35	0.44	0.08	0.52
(2) compliance limit for saturated fat, trans fat label value 0 if meets free of saturated fat, free of trans fat (3) compliance limit for fat label value 0 if meets free of fat and saturated fat, trans fat declared as 0

0.5 g to 5 g rounding rule is to nearest 0.5
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
0.5	0.45	0.74	0.10	0.84
1.0	0.75	1.24	0.20	1.44
1.5	1.25	1.74	0.30	2.04
2.0	1.75	2.24	0.40	2.64
2.5	2.25	2.74	0.50	3.24
3.0	2.75	3.24	0.60	3.84
3.5	3.25	3.74	0.70	4.44
4.0	3.75	4.24	0.80	5.04
4.5	4.25	4.74	0.90	5.64
5.0	4.75	5.24	1.00	6.24

> 5 g rounding rule is to nearest 1
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
6	5.5	6.4	1.2	7.6
7	6.5	7.4	1.4	8.8
8	7.5	8.4	1.6	10.0
9	8.5	9.4	1.8	11.2
10	9.5	10.4	2.0	12.4

Cholesterol (mg)
< 2 mg rounding rule is to 0 mg
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
0	0	1.99	0.40	2.40

> 2 mg rounding rule is to nearest 5 mg
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
5	2.5	7.4	1.0	8.4
10	7.5	12.4	2.0	14.4
15	12.5	17.4	3.0	20.4
20	17.5	22.4	4.0	26.4
25	22.5	27.4	5.0	32.4
30	27.5	32.4	6.0	38.4
50	47.5	52.4	10.0	62.4
100	97.5	102.4	20.0	122.4
200	197.5	202.4	40.0	242.4

Sodium (mg)
< 5 mg rounding rule is to nearest 1 mg
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
0	0	4.99	1.00	6.00 (4)
1	0.5	1.4	0.2	1.6
2	1.5	2.4	0.4	2.8
3	2.5	3.4	0.6	4.0
4	3.5	4.4	0.8	5.2
(4) compliance limit for label value 0 if meets free of sodium

5 mg to 140 mg rounding rule is to nearest 5 mg
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
5	4.5	7.4	1.0	8.4
10	7.5	12.4	2.0	14.4
15	12.5	17.4	3.0	20.4
20	17.5	22.4	4.0	26.4
30	27.5	32.4	6.0	38.4
50	47.5	52.4	10.0	62.4
100	97.5	102.4	20.0	122.4
140	137.5	142.4	28.0	170.4

> 140 mg rounding rule is to nearest 10 mg
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
150	145	154	30	184
200	195	204	40	244
300	295	304	60	364
400	395	404	80	484
500	495	504	100	604

Sugars (g)
< 0.5 g rounding rule is to 0
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
0	0	0.499	0.10	0.60

0.5 g rounding rule is to nearest 1g
A label value	B minimum pre-round	C maximum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C+D) compliance limit pre-round + 20% label
1	0.5	1.4	0.2	1.6
2	1.5	2.4	0.4	2.8
3	2.5	3.4	0.6	4.0
4	3.5	4.4	0.8	5.2
5	4.5	5.4	1.0	6.4

Carbohydrate, Fibre (g)
< 0.5 g rounding rule is to 0
A label value	B maximum pre-round	C minimum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C-D) compliance limit pre-round - 20% label
0	0.499	0	0.10	0.00

Protein (g)
< 0.5 g rounding rule is to nearest 0.1 g
A label value	B maximum pre-round	C minimum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C-D) compliance limit pre-round - 20% label
0.1	0.14	0.05	0.02	0.03
0.2	0.24	0.15	0.04	0.11
0.3	0.34	0.25	0.06	0.19
0.4	0.44	0.35	0.08	0.27

Protein, Carbohydrate, Fibre (g)
0.5 g rounding rule is to nearest 1 g
A label value	B maximum pre-round	C minimum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C-D) compliance limit pre-round - 20% label
1	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.3
2	2.4	1.5	0.4	1.1
3	3.4	2.5	0.6	1.9
4	4.4	3.5	0.8	2.7
5	5.4	4.5	1.0	3.5
6	6.4	5.5	1.2	4.3
7	7.4	6.5	1.4	5.1
8	8.4	7.5	1.6	5.9
9	9.4	8.5	1.8	6.7
10	10.4	9.5	2.0	7.5

Vitamins and Mineral Nutrients (% Daily Value)
2% to 10% of Daily Value rounding rule is to nearest 2%
A label value	B maximum pre-round	C minimum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C-D) compliance limit pre-round - 20% label
2	3.0	1.0	0.4	0.6
4	5.0	3.0	0.8	2.2
6	7.0	5.0	1.2	3.8
8	9.0	7.0	1.6	5.4
10	11.0	9.0	2.0	7.0

> 10% to 50% of Daily Value rounding rule is to nearest 5%
A label value	B maximum pre-round	C minimum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C-D) compliance limit pre-round - 20% label
15	17.4	12.5	3.0	9.5
20	22.4	17.5	4.0	13.5
25	27.4	22.5	5.0	17.5
30	32.4	27.5	6.0	21.5
40	42.4	37.5	8.0	29.5
50	52.4	47.5	10.0	37.5

> 50% of Daily Value rounding rule is to nearest 10%
A label value	B maximum pre-round	C minimum pre-round	D 20% of label	E (C-D) compliance limit pre-round - 20% label
60	64	55	12	43
70	74	65	14	51
80	84	75	16	59
90	94	85	18	67
100	104	95	20	75

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