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Consumers who scan nutrition labels on pre-packaged foods for fat content might be surprised to learn that some of the information may not be accurate, according to a Canadian researcher who has tested hundreds of products.
Oh great. We get a law that makes you tell us whats in the stuff, and you openly lie on the label ?
While federal regulations legally allow for 20 per cent variability on the food labels, Holub said that up to 15 per cent of products surveyed exceeded the legal limit. Holub identified two products, breaded fish sticks and frozen breakfast waffles, as two offenders but he declined to name the companies that produced the products.
They're *ALLOWED* to lie to us by 20% , but even that isn't enough for them ?
And you're not going to tell us who they are ? Thanks for the "feel good but worthless" news article.
In 2006, the CFIA investigated 123 food label complaints. Six companies were taken to court and received fines.
Ah..... the hacker in me rises again. Court cases are public arn't they ? I wonder if I can pull that up ...
... got one....
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Certain imported food products have failed to declare milk protein on their labels, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has advised.
BenCafe International Flavors’ instant coffee mix is being voluntarily recalled.
Wow, the cbc archives health and recall advisories is a gold mine !
People with allergies to egg proteins should not eat President's Choice brand pork and ham pâté, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday.
The manufacturer, Charcuterie La Tour Eiffel Inc., failed to list egg on its label.
Maybe I'll stop looking up that year old stuff and move on to more modern incidents
Thursday, April 26, 2007 | 12:42 PM ET
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled 16 kinds of sandwiches sold in Alberta and British Columbia because they contain egg, milk and soy that are not declared on the label.
The sandwiches, made by Mrs. Willman’s Baking Ltd. under the brand names Take Away Café and North Country Foods, have "best before" dates up to and including 07 MA 15 (May 15, 2007).
Thursday, March 29, 2007 | 01:04 PM ET
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has warned people with allergies to five different items to avoid nine flavours of Tickleberry’s chocolate-covered dried fruits.
The Tickleberry's products, sold in 100-gram packages all over the country, contain undeclared milk, soy, sulphites, peanuts and wheat.
The products include blueberries, pastel cherries, dark cherries, strawberries, raspberries, apricots, cranberries, white cranberries and cherries with no sugar added.
Tickleberry's, of Okanagan Falls, B.C., has recalled the products.
Friday, March 16, 2007 | 08:05 AM ET
Certain Laura Secord dark chocolate products are being recalled because they contain milk protein that wasn't declared on their labels, Canada's food watchdog says.
The products were distributed nationally, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Thursday. The recall involves:
Thats silly. How can you *NOT* know that ice cream contains milk ?
The CFIA's alert also covers a second product - Jermuk Classic brand Medicinal-Table Natural Mineral Water Sparkling. The label for this product states that the water is from Jermuk Group in Armenia. The water may be available across Canada.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of these products. Arsenic is a toxic substance and is a known cause of cancer in humans.
Medicinal brand bottled water ... good for your health ! May contain arsenic ! Only from Armenia !
Ok ok , thats enough of the copy and paste I think.
My source for all of this is http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/recalls/health_food/ , by the way, if you want to take a gander at the stuff I skipped over , and there's a lot of it !
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