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Marketplace found up to 1 in 3 groceries get labelled as Canadian. Customers say they're skeptical (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 6 days ago by HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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To show support for Canada amid a trade war with the U.S., John Mackay says he tries to only buy Canadian products during grocery runs.

That's why the 81-year-old from Tillsonburg, Ont., said he's complained to Metro multiple times after seeing orange juice with pulp by Irrésistible — a Metro-owned private-label brand — with a red maple leaf next to the price tag on the shelf.

"Since when are we growing oranges in Canada?" said Mackay, whose home is roughly 115 kilometres west of Hamilton. "I was pissed off."

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[–] KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Loblaws labelled 35 per cent of all products online as Prepared in Canada.

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"[Prepared in Canada] is not a really rigorous standard to meet," he said.

Unlike a Product of Canada, which means virtually all (98 per cent) of its major ingredients, processing and the labour used to make the food product must be Canadian, there is no similar threshold for items labelled as Prepared in Canada

Marketplace shared its findings with experts who say grocery stores are trying to capitalize on the country's wave of patriotism, noting that a vague definition of what makes a product Canadian is in the best interest of retailers, not shoppers.

Basically, it seems like we cannot trust the business to do anything in our best interest. We have to continue to do the work. Hopefully The CFIA will create a more rigorous standard for labelling in the near future.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Basically, it seems like we cannot trust the business to do anything in our best interest.

That is far from a new thing.

Businesses only serve our best interest when that happens to also be the more profitable thing for them to do.

[–] KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Fair and valid.

Definitely not new, but a good reminder that we can't get complacent just because the businesses seem to be doing something in our favour.