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Nutrition Labelling Toolkit

The Nutrition Facts tables, illustrations and photographs used in this Toolkit are for illustrative purposes only. Nutrient values within the tables do not represent any particular food or product. Any resemblance of the pictures and illustrations to any products is co-incidental and does not represent any specific product found in the market place.

The Nutrition Labelling Toolkit provides guidance on the interpretation of the nutrition labelling requirements under the Food and Drug Regulations.

This guidance document is intended for use by inspectors of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. It may also be used by manufacturers, importers and distributors of food products, and consultants.

The information in this document is intended for instructional purposes only and does not in any way override the Food and Drugs Act or the Food and Drug Regulations. Where there is a conflict between the Food and Drugs Act and/or the Food and Drug Regulations and this Toolkit, the Act and/or Regulations will supersede the Toolkit.

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Note: To assist readers in finding the answers to specific questions, each section begins with an expanded and annotated Table of Contents.

When using the printer-friendly pdf documents, please note that sections E, J and K have multiple files.