Maple washing? Don't we just call that immigration...

[Nink]

Some grocery stores are being accused of ‘maple washing’

Following trade tensions with the United States, many shoppers are going out of their way to buy Canadian products. But some major grocery stores are being accused of “maple washing,” in which they claim some products are Canadian even when they’re not.

www.bnnbloomberg.ca

 

[ovarieasy]

It's tough with produce, because you can get multiple countries of origin on one delivery. Best to just delete it when making labels.

Regulatory requirements for produce in Ontario

Learn about requirements for produce under Ontario Regulation 119/11, including food safety, label, packaging, advertising and misrepresentation.

www.ontario.ca

Just don't get caught without it!

They do inspections to check if retailer's labels match the products. Mainly during peak local produce time.

 

[brutana_dilewski]

any food from anywhere can be anything...


- Milhouse

 

[d01tg0d0wn]

Canada doesnt produce anything. Tell me what we make here and if it was made here guess where the company is going or has already gone

let me count the ways

high labour cost due to high minimum wages
taxes
energy costs
regulation
dei
crt
the gays
dirty fooking mmmgrants
crime
its stupid here

etc etc

 

[Hirudinea]

Going to be pretty hard to move the farms.

 

[Squishybear]

Slap a maple leaf on it and the gullible idiots will buy it. They’ve admitted that to me on gaybook several times. If it’s got a leaf it’s good enough.