“The soaring Canadian dollar has spurred manufacturers to replace Canadian ingredients with imports…As our currency has run up, so has…buying power outside of Canada. It makes sense to source cheaper products outside of Canada.” 01 That may be well and good for food manufacturers, but should we care?
Assuming that the origin of ingredients is known, the main consideration for most people may automatically be whether or not any savings … Continue Reading
If you think that you can trust a ‘Made in Canada’ label, think again! Those ingredients could come from anywhere, because the label simply means that 51 per cent of the production cost was incurred in Canada.
Consumers should be concerned, especially in light of recent food safety problems involving Chinese imports.
On another (related) note… then there are those ‘Best Before’ dates…
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