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PRODUCT OF CANADA? Don't bet on it!
Wendy Mesley of CBC's Marketplace, performed an investigative story which will surprise Canadians who think they are helping Local Farmers and Fishermen by thinking they are buying Canadian. After all the Label says Product of Canada? So it must be Canadian grown and made. "Yeah Right"!
The more processed a food is, the more obscure its origins become, because of the 51% rule. If you buy fresh vegetables and meats instead of TV dinners you'll have an easier time figuring out where it all came from.
It says "Product of Canada" on the package, but the food is really from China. Or New Zealand. Or ...
How to really eat local Watch for any of the following words and phrases:
modified milk ingredients, skim milk powder, milk protein concentrates, milk protein isolates
casein, caseinates, whey protein concentrates
Ice Cream & Cheese Essentially all the milk protein concentrate used in Canada is imported. New Zealand is the major source; it also comes from Europe and U.S. There is currently no way for consumers to know how much fluid (and therefore Canadian) milk is in Canadian cheese.
Prepared garlic (that's the peeled, ready-to-use stuff in jars) almost always says "Product of Canada" on the label. It's mostly grown in China.
Fish that undergoes transformation (e.g. canning, smoking, salting) in Canada in a federally registered establishment can be labeled "Product of Canada."
I even noticed my shredded coconut package says "Product of Canada" on it ... now that should raise some eyebrows!
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