Health Canada Warning Labels to Exclude Ground Meats, Says Health Minister

Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos announces new food labelling in Ottawa on June 30, 2022. Canada will require that companies add nutrition warnings to the front of pre-packaged food with high levels of saturated fat, sugar or sodium, starting in 2026. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Canadians will see warning labels for foods high in saturated fat, sodium, or sugar, but none on ground meats, the federal health minister announced today.

They'll be placed on pre-packaged foods that contain more than 15 per cent of the suggested daily value of saturated fat, sugars, or sodium. For pre-packaged meals, the warnings will only go on items with more than 30 percent of the recommended daily intake.