Consumers are increasingly knowledgeable about food labels, and labelling is one of the most important and direct ways for the industry to share information. All food sold in Canada must be properly labelled in a way that is not false or misleading, including origin indications.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is consulting with consumers and other interested stakeholders on origin labelling of imported food from contested territories. In particular, the CFIA is seeking feedback on whether an indication of a geographic region or territory would be sufficient to clarify the origin of such food products. For the purpose of this consultation, a contested territory means an area outside of Canada that is subject to competing claims of control by third parties.
Please note, this consultation is about domestic labelling laws and policy. It does not pertain to a specific imported food product or the status of a specific contested territory. In addition, this consultation is not intended to challenge Canada's existing foreign policy. CFIA will not consider any submissions related to Canada's foreign policy.
Further details on this consultation are available on the CFIA website.