Health Canada announced new regulations for supplemented foods. The new regulations will continue to protect the health and safety of Canadians, while providing people in Canada the information they need to make informed choices about these foods. The new rules will also allow industry to bring new and innovative products to consumers.Supplemented foods are pre-packaged…
The Federal Government announced on June 30, 2022 that Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelling will be enacted on most pre-packed food. The new labelling regulation is being implemented to warn consumers about elevated levels of sugars, saturated fats and/or sodium on the front of the package to highlight these potential health hazards and permit consumers easier and…
BC Disaster Recovery and Agri-Business Planning Funding For food processors affected by the BC Wildfires or Flood Recovery, funding will soon be available for recovery and coaching. FTC team members can to assist you with application and consulting services to obtain and use funding for Disaster Recovery. Funding is available from $ 5000 per individual…
Regulations requiring changes to the way that ingredients are listed, along with mandated changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel were enacted on December 1, 2016. A 5 year transition period permitted time for food manufacturers to change their packaging to become compliant with these regulations. On December 14, 2021, all prepackaged food sold in Canada…
Food Business Plan FTC International Consulting can help you with many aspects of planning for a food manufacturing business. To start with, you will need to write a Business Plan. Business plans are used a template for planning your business, and can assist with obtaining funding through investments or loans from banks or private lenders….
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NüSweet (™) a highly versatile sugar replacer NüSweet is a one-for-one (by weight) sugar replacer that tastes and functions like sugar. NüSweet can be used to replace up to 100% of sugar in virtually all applications while delivering half the calories and nearly 75% fibre. NüSweet allows manufacturers and users to replace sugar with all the taste, sweetness…
FDA’s New Food Labels The Food and Drug Administration has finally rolled out its long-anticipated new food labels requirements. The new requirements include declarations for certain vitamins such as Vitamin D, and potassium, and also stricter guidelines for serving sizes, sugar, salt and fat. Food manufacturers will be required to be compliant and using the…
Campbell’s became the first major company, according to the Wall Street Journal, to initiate labeling of GMO ingredients on their product labels. The company additionally indicated to US Congress that they would advocate to help pass a law that would require all foods to be labeled if they contain ingredients derived from GMO. Additionally, they…
BC Food Safety Regulations The Government of British Columbia enacted regulations in 2014 to enhance food safety in BC’s food processing industry. These regulatory changes require that as a food processor, you will need to develop, maintain and follow a written Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point – (HACCP) based food safety plan, as well as…
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