Posts Tagged ‘label’


Sat 3/15/08   by Greg Fowler   in Lifestyle   0

Made Where?

“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

Sun 12/16/07   by Greg Fowler   in Politics   0

Food Additive Safety

Today’s Daily Telegraph warns that “HUNDREDS of popular Australian children’s snack foods and sweets are laced with suspect additives which international researchers have linked to adverse behavioural reactions…such as allergies, asthma, hyperactivity and rashes.”
According to Health Canada, “Generally speaking, a food additive is any chemical substance added to a food during manufacturing or processing that becomes a part of the food or affects … Continue Reading

Thu 11/8/07   by Greg Fowler   in Politics   0

Product of Canada?

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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