Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Specific nutrient content claim requirements of Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA) includes a omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid claims. The declaration of additional information is optional in Canada in general. But if the regulations require the declaration of one nutrient, the declaration of other nutrients may not necessarily be triggered, unless specifically required by the regulations. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are required to be declared when shown and triggers the three declarations. The amount of omega-6, omega-3 and monounsaturated fatty acids must all be declared when the amount of any one of these, either on the label or in any advertisement, is declared. When the amount of any specifically named fatty acid shows on the label outside the Nutrition Facts table or in any advertisement, the same three declarations are also triggered(CFIA,2003). For example, a statement that a food contains "0.2 g DHA per 250 mL serving" triggers a declaration of the amount of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids in the Nutrition Facts table (as DHA is an individually named omega-3 fatty …show more content…
When the food contains more than 0.3 g omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids per reference amountand serving of stated size or per 100g(if the food is a prepackaged meal), we can write it on nutrition facts table. As to omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, the limiting value is