Front-of-package References to Fiber in Canadian Supermarkets Highlight the Need for Nutrition Knowledge among Consumers

Speaker: Valerie Tarasuk, PhD - Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto

Learning Objectives:

1. To consider the occurrence of front-of-package references to fiber in relation to dietary guidance.

2. To differentiate regulated and unregulated references to nutrition attributes on front-of-package.

3. To gain an understanding of the relation between front-of-package labelling and food composition.