Unregulated serving sizes on the Canadian nutrition facts table – an invitation for manufacturer manipulations

Abstract Background Serving sizes on the Nutrition Facts table (NFt) on Canadian packaged foods have traditionally been unregulated and non-standardized. The federal government recently passed legislation to regulate the serving sizes listed on the NFt. The objective of this study was to compare the...

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Main Authors: Jessica Yin Man Chan, Mary J. Scourboutakos, Mary R. L’Abbé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4362-0