For a few years now, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has permitted the word “product” to be used to designate standardized dairy products such as processed cheese, for example. It's standardized under regulations, and consumers expect it consists solely of cheese.
However, it is now common practice to use the word “product” to alter the name of a standardized product that is not manufactured in accordance with the method prescribed by the Agency's regulations. As a result, consumers are being deceived. We wonder whether it's not the Agency's role to put a stop to this kind of practice. We have to make sure that consumers can choose what they want or don't want to eat in full knowledge of the facts.
Will the Canadian Food Inspection Agency shoulder its responsibilities and ensure that it carries out its mandate with regard to labelling? The point here is to use more reliable labelling so that consumers can make more informed choices.