Quick Facts about Health Check™ and Nutrition
- The Health Check™ program is designed to promote healthy eating for all Canadians who want to make healthy food choices and is based on Canada’s Food Guide.
- Some foods may choose not to participate in the Health Check™ program and can be just as nutritious as those foods that do participate in the Health Check™ program. Read the nutrition facts table on packaged foods when grocery shopping and compare foods that have and don’t have the Health Check™ symbol.
- 92% of Canadians agree that a standard symbol on food packaging, indicating that food meets nutritional criteria is useful.
- 90% of Canadian consumers say they would try a product bearing the Health Check™ symbol.
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