The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) that came into force in 2019 have released new requirements that apply in 2020 and 2021. Cameron Prince, VP of Regulatory Affairs at TAG, gives both American and Canadian F&B companies a comprehensive rundown on the new labelling requirements.

1. FSMA Fridays Webinar Series
Monthly Industry News, Updates & Trends for Food, Beverage, & CPG Manufacturers
New Canadian Nutrition
Labelling Requirements
with Cameron Prince, MS
September 25, 2020

2. Monthly Industry Update:
✔FSMA Related News
✔Regulation Changes & Updates
✔Industry Trends
✔Q&A with TAG
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Before We Get Started
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4. Featured Panelist & Host
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Cameron Prince, MS
VP of Regulatory Affairs
● Highly experienced food safety and
management consultant with over 35 years of
experience in food regulatory programs and the
food industry in both the US and Canada.
● Cameron has extensive international experience
having been active in Codex Alimentarius, WTO
and SPS committees.
Aaron Bolshaw
VP Marketing

5. FSMA FRIDAYS
The Latest FSMA Updates
• FSMA Proposed Rule to Advance Traceability
of Foods
• Effort to bring about farm-to-table traceability in
our food supply limited to certain foods
• Food defense
• now allowing remote training sessions for IA/VA
• Enforcement of food defense - quick checks: will
do indefinite period, with nuances
• FSVP
• Noticed a number of clients received notices of
non compliance or “warnings” - so they’re turning
up enforcement
Applies to the following foods
cheeses, shell eggs, nut
butters, cucumbers, fresh
herbs, leafy greens,
including fresh-cut leafy
greens and ready-to-eat deli
salads, melons, peppers,
sprouts, tomatoes, tropical
tree fruits, fresh cut fruits
and vegetables, finfish,
crustaceans & mollusks

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This Month’s Discussion
Health Canada Nutrition Labeling
1. Introduction
2. Reason for Change
3. CFIA and HC Roles
4. Nutritional Labelling Changes
5. Discussion and Questions

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Why Update?
• 20+ years since last update
• Improved science linking diet and public health
• Cardiovascular disease, stroke, obesity, high blood pressure
• Portions, packaging, and what people are eating has
changed
• Reevaluated calorie intake and serving size

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Background
• Food and Drugs Act and Regulations
• Explicit authority for nutrition labeling
• Required disclosure or certain nutrients
• Created guidelines for voluntary disclosures
and nutrient and health claims
• Based on total daily diet

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New Rules
• Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
(Licensing, Preventive Controls, Traceability)
• New Nutritional Labelling
• Roles of CFIA and Health Canada
• Effective Dates – July 2020 SFCR – December
2021 HC Nutritional labelling

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New Labelling Nutritional
- Nutrition Facts Table
- Ingredient Listing
- Serving Size
- Sugars
- https://www.canada.ca/en/health-
canada/services/food-labelling-
changes.html

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Nutrition Facts Table

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List of Ingredients

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Foods in single serving containers

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Foods that can be measured

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Foods that come in pieces or can be divided

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Amounts of foods that are typically eaten

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Sugars information

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List of ingredients: sugars

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Compliance Dates
• December 15, 2021 (5 year phase in ends)
• Health Canada has indicated that there
may be a further of extension of 1 year for
compliance but that is not yet an official
decision
• Any labels made or imported before the
final date may be sold

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CFIA Enforcement
• Labelling compliance must be part of the Preventive Control Plan which is
a condition of SFCR licence for manufacturers and importers.
• CFIA will audit importers and labelling will be part of the audit. This won’t
kick in for most foods (timeline has extended)
• Most CFIA label inspections are driven by complaints (consumer and
commercial)
• In most cases time is given to correct labels
• Significant label violations will result in detention by CFIA

21. THANK YOU!
Cameron Prince
Cameron.Prince@achesongroup.com

22. Q & A
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23. ✔ FSMA Friday Session Recordings & Content Library
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Resources & Future Events
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October 30, 2020:
The Recently Proposed FDA Traceability Rule (Eric Edmunds)