The food label is one of the most vital tools Canadian consumers use to make informed decisions about safe and healthy foods. To ensure consumers have clear and consistent information on food labels, there are federal regulations and requirements.  Food manufacturers, service providers, consultants, and institutions need to follow these guidelines when creating and analyzing recipes and posting labels on food packages.

What do food labels in Canada include?

Most food products require a list of ingredients and allergens, while other labelling requirements are mandatory only if manufacturers choose to make a certain nutrient claim. For example, food products that include health claims. In this case, the food label must meet strict standards. However, all nutrition facts labels must display clear and concise nutrition information for consumers. Some requirements include:

• Consistent and realistic serving size.
• Specific label designs and styles.
• Percentage of daily values for certain nutrients.
• List to include mandatory and optional nutrients.
• List of ingredients present in the food.
• Declare allergens that may be present as well.

Modern food businesses are pushed to move products quickly and create new foods fast and efficiently while following the food guidelines and standards in Canada. This demands an agile nutrition facts labelling solution. A solution which drives agility, accelerates production and workflow processes and reduces cost.

Reaping the Benefits of a Nutrition Facts Generator:

Thanks to the latest digital nutrition facts solutions, organizations can use fully-integrated nutrition labelling systems. These solutions come pre-built with a centralized Canadian ingredient database and unlimited types of customizable label templates, including printing capabilities. Users can build unlimited recipes and formulas using the database, create unlimited label styles in English and/or French, add custom ingredients as needed, save labels in high-resolution images, and print them as needed.

Going digital reduces the chances of errors in food labelling, helps organizations comply with food standards and guidelines in Canada, reduces the need for paper-based quality control processes and audits, and significantly reduces costs and time, helping organizations drive growth and gain a competitive edge.

Labelling solution: a suggestion

Today’s consumers look for nutrition information when purchasing or comparing products. Label regulations shift and change in accordance with public health initiatives and concerns. Food and beverage producers must conform to remain successful. Are companies ready for these challenges? Keeping oneself ready to meet labelling guidelines flawlessly can be difficult or time-consuming. This is one reason to rely on nutrition facts labelling systems.

Nutritionist Pro™ is one of the food industry’s favourite Canadian nutrition facts generator tools, fulfilling all necessary labelling requirements without being cumbersome for any company’s budget.

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