Deadline to comply: December 31, 2025 What is it? The nutrition symbol is a visual aid developed by Health Canada to help consumers make quick and informed choices when shopping for food. The symbol is intended to easily identify foods high in nutrients of public health concern, i.e., saturated fat, sugars and sodium. The symbol […]
ACC Label is now a regular at McGill University, where its president, Carole Fournier, gives lectures to dietetic students year after year: November – Annual lecture since 2017 on Canadian Food Labelling and Nutritional Analysis Methodology for reliable results, as part of the Food Service Systems Management course (Nutr 345 – 2nd year of undergraduate studies). January […]
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Here is a summary of the main modifications.
In 2021, $560,000 in fines were charged to Canadian companies for deceptive labelling, including: $10,000 to a Montreal company for selling extra virgin olive oil in a manner that was false, misleading or deceptive or was likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character, value, composition and merit, which is an offence under subsection […]
Last month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported 17 food recalls, including 7 for undeclared allergens and 10 for chemical (e.g. cleaning product), physical (e.g. pieces of plastic or metal) or microbiological contamination. Avoid costs associated with non-compliance; leave your labelling to the experts at ACC Label
Another great collaboration with P.-G. Duhamel of McGill’s Food Service Systems Management class (NUTR 345). Mr. Duhamel prepared a fun interactive quiz for the students based on a presentation by ACC Label’s president, C. Fournier, on food labelling and nutritional analysis.
Proper food labelling is not only a legal matter, but also a moral one. For some, improperly declared allergens could be the difference between life and death. With the boom in food distribution due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many consumers are not being provided with the information needed to make safe and informed choices. Sylvain […]
ACC Label presented a new lecture on “The Food Label, a tool to make informed food choices” to McGill 1st year dietetic students, on January 22nd 2021.
Now available at #Costco: #Folios Parmesan Cheese Wraps from #LotitoFoods, distributed by #Norseland in a packaging approved by #ACCLabel. Folios: endless possibilities for creative chefs!
Now available: Ski Queen Cheeses from Tine, in their new packaging approved by ACC Label.
