Beware of “Product of Canada”
8 05 2008Is product labeled “Product of Canada” really from Canada?? The Canadian label laws are somewhat lax and allow product that has at least 51% of the production costs of a food item added in Canada and some transformation has taken place, then it can be labeled as “Product of Canada”.
What does it mean? It means apple juice maybe product of China, or olives from Spain can be product of Canada, or frozen carrots mixed with Canadian peas can be product of Canada, and peanut butter and coffee beans bear the product of Canada label yet neither are grown in Canada.
Let the consumer beware.
Read the article here from Globe and Mail.
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