Nutrient Content Claims

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Nutrient content claims are statements or expressions which describe, directly or indirectly, the level of a nutrient in a food or a group of foods. The regulations apply whether foods are sold to the trade, at retail, at restaurants or to other food service establishments.

Nutrient content claims are limited to those that are permitted by the Food and Drug Regulations (FDR). Only the wording permitted in the regulations may be used. The regulations also prescribe the compositional criteria for each claim and any related additional labelling and advertising requirements.

The objectives of these regulations are to help consumers to make informed dietary choices in order to prevent injury to health. By restricting the types of claims that can be made as well as prescribing the conditions that a food must meet, and by making the nutritional profile mandatory, consumers can easily compare foods based on consistent information.

General Requirements for Making Nutrient Content Claims

• Making Nutrient Content Claims
• Nutrient Content Claims for Vitamins and Minerals
• Altering the Wording of Permitted Nutrient Content Claims
• Permitted Nutrient Content References
  • Other Permitted Nutrient-Related Statements
  • Acceptability of claims not prescribed in regulations
• Size and Prominence of English and French Claims
  • Prominence of information in claims
  • Type size requirements for characters before or after claim
• Advertising Requirements for Nutrient Content Claims
  • General Requirements and Definitions
    • Applicable Regulations
  • Media-Specific Requirements for Nutrient Content Claims
  • Advertisements Other Than Those for Radio or Television
  • Advertisements for Radio or Television
  • Advertisements Making Vitamin and Mineral Nutrient Content Claims
  • Decision Tree for Advertising Requirements Nutrient Content Claims

Additional Information

• Implied Nutrient Content Claims
• Nutrient Content Claims on Foods Exempted or Prohibited from Showing a Nutrition Facts Table
  • Products Not Required to Show the Nutrition Facts Table
  • Claims Made on Labels of Small Packages
  • Claims Made on Foods Prohibited from Showing a Nutrition Facts Table
• Nutrient Content Claims Made in Restaurants
• Nutrient content claims on a food subject to B.01.404
• Small stickers on non-packaged produce

Other Nutrient Related Claims

• Quantitative Declarations Outside the Nutrition Facts Table
  • Units Required for Quantitative Declarations Outside the Nutrition Facts Table
  • Decisions: Quantitative Statements
• Comparative Claims
• "Lactose Free" Claims
• "Low Gluten" Claim
• Claim "Enzyme Rich"