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Mandatory Information in the Nutrition Facts Table

For information on the elements generally included in a Nutrition Facts Table, please refer to the Information within the Nutrition Facts Table section.

In the case of foods for children under two years of age, the Nutrition Facts table includes [B.01.403, FDR ]:

the title "Nutrition Facts"; the serving of stated size ; the number of Calories; the amounts of fat, sodium, carbohydrate, fibre, sugars, and protein; and the Percent Daily Values (% DV) of vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron.
Note: % DVs for these vitamins and minerals must be calculated based on the Recommended Daily Intake for infants and children < 2 years old.

There are several major differences between nutrition information requirements for prepackaged food for consumers and prepackaged foods for children under two years of age [B.01.403, FDR ]. These differences are:

Nutrient declarations for nutrients listed in the top part of the Nutrition Facts table (fat, cholesterol, sodium, potassium, carbohydrate, fibre, and for the sum of saturated and trans fatty acids) are declared in absolute units only (Calories, g. mg ). Percent Daily Values (% DV) are not declared for these nutrients. Certain nutrient declarations are not permitted. Calories from fat, Calories from saturates and trans fatty acids. Certain core nutrients may be omitted. saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids and cholesterol. However, if cholesterol is declared then saturated and trans fatty acids must also be declared. Any footnotes linking the nutrient values to a 2,000 Calorie diet (see Schedule L, figure 18, FDR ) are not permitted . The Nutrition Facts Table Formats are modified to reflect these differences. For example, there are no Dual Formats for foods for children under two years of age.

Serving Size

Although there is considerable variation in the manner of declaration of the serving size among the different Nutrition Facts table formats, there is always a requirement for the serving size to be declared for the product as sold. This serving is to be the amount of food that one person would reasonably eat at one eating occasion.

While the Tables. Reference Amount and Serving Size provides a list of reasonable serving sizes for many foods, there are no recommended serving sizes or reference amounts for children under two years of age.

Additional Information in the Nutrition Facts Table

Additional information may be shown in the Nutrition Facts tables, for children under two years of age. When shown, the additional information shown in the NFT must be presented as illustrated in the figure below [Schedule L, Figures 33.1(E) and (F) or Figure 34.1(B), FDR ] with respect to the order of presentation, indentation and the presentation of footnotes. The information must be incorporated into an applicable format (e. g. standard, narrow standard, bilingual standard, etc. ) as selected according to the information presented in the Nutrition Facts Table Formats for Children Under Two Years of Age section. The additional information must be shown in both English and French, unless otherwise exempted from bilingual labelling requirements [table following B.01.402 of the FDR ].

Standard Format - Children Under Two Years of Age