Most commercial food products sold around the world require varying degrees of nutrition content and ingredient disclosure on their packaging. In countries where the regulations are more stringently codified, the…
Tag: Health Canada Nutrition Label
How to Create a Health Canada Compliant Label
Generating nutrition labels for food products sold in other countries can be a daunting task, especially after an update in regulations. There’s the layout, font size, mandatory nutrient list, changed…
Genesis R&D Food 11.6 Update Overview
Genesis R&D Food Version 11.6 includes important updates for labeling and compliance. These updates include: The addition of an Added Sugar symbol and statement for the U.S. 2016 Nutrition Facts…
How Calories are Calculated in Different Countries
How you calculate Calories for your food product depends largely on where you will sell your product and the laws governing the food labeling in that country or region. This…
PHOs Are No Longer Considered GRAS Here's How We Can Help
Both the US FDA and Health Canada are working towards reducing trans fats from the food supply by banning the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs). For companies with a…
Health Canada's Nutrition Facts Table Nutrient Changes Part 2
With Health Canada’s final label ruling, a number of changes have been implemented into the Nutrition Facts tables, particularly with regard to Daily Value (DV) figures. Daily values are reference amounts of…