Food labels

A food label is one of the most important ways that you can find out about food products, including

• brand name,
• list of ingredients, and
• nutritional information.

Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) share responsibility for federal food labelling policies in Canada. The CFIA verifies that the information consumers see on labels is truthful and not misleading. It does this by enforcing Canada's packaging, labelling and advertising laws.

• food labelling
• nutrition labelling, nutrition claims and health claims
• Product of Canada

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