Bill C-570 (Historical)

Labelling of Food Products Containing Sodium Act

An Act respecting the labelling of food products containing sodium

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.

Sponsor

Paul Dewar  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Sept. 30, 2010
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment requires the Minister of Health to make regulations with respect to the labelling of food products containing sodium.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Labelling of Food Products Containing Sodium ActRoutine Proceedings

September 30th, 2010 / 10:10 a.m.


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NDP

Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-570, An Act respecting the labelling of food products containing sodium.

Mr. Speaker, I am introducing legislation to improve the labelling of salt in processed food. The nutrition facts tables currently express the amount of sodium both in milligrams per serving as well as a percentage of the daily value quote. The daily value percentage is based on the upper intake level, which is the maximum amount of sodium that should be consumed in a day.

This bill would ensure that the daily value percentage is calculated according to Health Canada's recommended adequate intake of 1,500 milligrams per day. The labels now are misleading Canadians instead of helping us make healthier choices.

I invite the government to adopt this bill and its regulations so that when the minister tells Canadians to pay closer attention to the label on the food, the label will be giving the consumer the correct information.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)