How to Read Our New Food Labels
Health Canada has issued new regulations affecting the Nutrition Facts table and Ingredient List. At first glance, they may not seem much different than before. However, there are important changes we’d like to point out to you.
The new labels are intended to:
- provide more information about the nutrients and ingredients in food
- improve the legibility of food labels
- reflect recent science around nutrient needs
Overview of Changes to the Nutrition Facts Table
At WK Kellogg Co, we’re here to help you navigate the changes so you can make informed food choices. By way of example, this Nutrition Facts table for Kellogg’s® Crispix® cereal highlights the changes you need to know.
Revised List of Ingredients
This list of ingredients for Kellogg’s® Crispix® cereal reflects the changes:
Questions & Answers About Our New Food Labels
The new regulations are intended to create a more consistent serving size among similar foods in order to make comparisons easier. Serving size is not necessarily a recommendation for how much to eat. For example, under the new regulations all cereals and granolas will have a 1 cup serving size. One cup of granola is generally not an appropriate portion size.
However, there are some examples where we have also made food improvements. In these cases, both the food and the nutrition information have changed.
The change also reflects a different serving size for foods like cereal.
Visit the Health Canada website for more information.