Improve food labels to give more information on added sugars and artificial dyes.

What success looks like

Canadians have the information, tools and resources to make healthy food choices, improving health outcomes.

Government's narrative on progress

The government launched the Healthy Eating Strategy in October 2016, with the goal of making "the healthy choice the easy choice." As part of this Strategy, regulatory amendments were published in December 2016 updating the requirements for nutrition information on food labels, making them easier to understand. This includes making serving sizes more consistent, new information on how to use the Percentage Daily Value, and more information on sugars and food colors in the Nutrition Facts table and list of ingredients.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.