Nutritional claims made on food labels may be misleading, says CFIA

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - A new report from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency might not make you feel a little ripped off.

The CFIA tested over 200 products for claims of low sugar, low fat and 100 percent whole wheat and found in as many as 70 percent of the products, that wasn't the case.

Bruce Cran with the Consumers' Association of Canada says there are laws against false advertising, but not much in the way of overseeing the production of food to make sure you get what's on the label. "I think you could make your feelings known to your MPs. They are the ones that govern the country in the end. And consumer should be speaking out. We certainly tend to follow up on this."

He says a mandate needs to be developed to protect consumers, but there is also a possibility of higher prices if more guidelines are brought in.