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Another Loblaw store fined $10K for promoting imported food as Canadian. Sobeys could be next
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is cracking down on grocery stores that promote imported food as Canadian. So far this year, the federal food regulator has issued two fines to Loblaw-owned grocery stores for this type of violation. The CFIA has also launched an investigation into labelling and advertising practices a...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/loblaw-fine-canadian-9.7130933?cmp=rss

Gerlinde Feine Feb 19

Was an der Berichterstattung über #epstein auffällt, ist das #labelling. Da ist ausschließlich von den Straftaten im Bereich Sexualität die Rede. Dabei geht es doch offensichtlich auch um Wirtschaftskriminalität und politische Einflussnahme. Möglicherweise waren die Sexualstraftaten da vor allem nur Mittel zum Zweck (was sie nicht weniger verwerflich macht). Sollte man das nicht auch benennen?

Matthew Rimmer Feb 11

Health star rating system for food and nutrition under review. The scheme's implementation thus far has been haphazard. The regime has also been undermined by uncooperative industry players.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/move-to-mandate-health-star-ratings-on-food-and-drink/106231700 #health #food #nutrition #auspol #auslaw #labelling

Major change could be coming to supermarket shelves

The nation's food ministers will this week take a crucial step towards mandating the Health Star Rating scheme on packaged food products.

Alexander J. Stein Jan 29

Policies to reduce the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages include #taxes, warning #labelling, agricultural/farm policies, marketing regulations & public procurement rules. Taxes & warning #labels are most effective in reducing SSB intake: doi.org/10.1038/s430... #sugar #nutrition #health

The growing public health prob...

CBC Health Jan 19

New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?
Canada Health’s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.

#health #labelling #consumers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-health-warnings-are-a-good-start-9.7048777?cmp=rss

CBC Canada Jan 19

New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?
Canada Health’s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.

#health #labelling #consumers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-health-warnings-are-a-good-start-9.7048777?cmp=rss

CBC New Brunswick Jan 19

New health warnings considered a good start, but do they go far enough?
Canada Health’s new front-of-package labelling is giving consumers more nutritional information at a glance. A magnifying-glass graphic is now mandatory to alert shoppers about foods high in saturated fat, sugar or sodium.

#health #labelling #consumers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-health-warnings-are-a-good-start-9.7048777?cmp=rss

rob Dec 9

There is an ingredient called "cross linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose". How am I supposed to tell what that is? #labelling

Alexander J. Stein Nov 26

#Sustainability: A future-oriented #labelling policy includes a limited number of mandatory #labels for key attributes, interpretative colour-coded multi-level labels (like #NutriScore), scientifically validated assessment algorithms, and #communication to promote awareness: doi.org/10.1007/978-...

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Alexander J. Stein Nov 15

(2/3) … than just #transportation, not least consumers' dietary choices (i.e. #meat, #dairy & #eggs vs #plantbased). Rather than using "local" as a proxy for #sustainability, introducing a mandatory #labelling scheme that reflects a product's performance… doi.org/10.1016/B978... #foodmiles #diets