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New food label rules kick in

Posted By: Newstalk 1010 · 8/4/2012 7:18:00 AM

New federal rules meant to make grocery easier & safer for food allergy suffers kick in Saturday.

The regulations say manufacturers have to clearly ID  the presence of ingredients that could cause an allergic reaction.

Some companies have already started flagging ingredients voluntarily.  Now, it's mandatory.

On Health Canada's hot list of ingredients:

-eggs
-milk
-mustard
-peanuts
-seafood
-sesame seeds
-soy
-sulfites
-tree nuts
-wheat

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  1. Elzbieta posted on 08/04/2012 10:29 AM
    Does it include geneticaly modified food? THAT would also be great.
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