On November 24, 2015, Diana Ickx, Nutritionist and Project Manager at ACC Label, gave a lecture on nutritional analysis to nutrition students at the University of Montreal. The course presented: a description of nutritional analysis methods factors to consider in the choice of method elements required for nutritional analysis purchasing criteria for a nutritional analysis […]
The objective of this seminar was to introduce delegates of the Food and Drug Administration of the province of Jiangxi in China to the Canadian labelling standards, and to inform them about how ACC Label can help Chinese food manufacturers who wish to export their products to Canada. Presented by Carole Fournier, Nutritionist and President […]
The objective of this conference was to train future nutritionists on nutritional analysis methods and teach them factors to consider in the selection of the most appropriate nutritional analysis method considering the nature of the product and the targeted goals. Then, database analysis was discussed in detail: elements required to perform the nutritional analysis and […]
This seminar aimed to introduce American food manufacturers to Canadian food labelling regulatory requirements. The Canadian specificity with respect to language requirements, the declaration of net quantity, nutritional labelling and nutrient related claims, as well as ingredient and allergen declarations were presented. Requirements specific to the labelling of certain commodities were also discussed: the mandatory […]
This seminar aimed to inform Costco Wholesale Canada’s Fresh Food Department team about the Sodium Reduction Strategy proposed by Health Canada, and to discuss how Costco can implement the sodium reduction strategy in-house. The lecture began with explanations of what is sodium and why we should reduce its consumption. Nutritional recommendations regarding sodium consumption were […]
Is food labelling useful? What are the fundamentals of food labelling in Canada? This conference presented an overview of the various regulatory requirements of food labelling, namely with respect to the declaration of ingredients and allergens, nutritional labelling and the various value-added claims. The subject of nutritional analysis methods to determine the nutritional composition of […]
This seminar aimed to raise awareness of Costco Wholesale Canada’s Fresh Foods Department team about the new Enhanced Labelling for Food Allergen and Gluten Sources and Added Sulphites. The ultimate objective was to initiate the label review process. Presented by Céline Sosamrith-Lor, Nutritionist and Project Manager to Costco Wholesale Canada’s Fresh Foods Department April 14, […]
