LOW CARB – CANADA
September 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIETHE CANADIAN government has announced a ban on labels that promote the sale of foods that are low in carbohydrates. When the rules take effect in December 2005, carbohydrate content must be listed on the nutrition table of all food and beverages packaging, but other low carb related claims will be forbidden. "There is no reason from a nutrition point of view to be worried about the amount of carbohydrates that we eat", said a Canadian health ministry official. He said the government had concluded there was insufficient scientific evidence to ...
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