Specific Nutrient Content Claim Requirements of Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA) includes a Omega-3 and Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Claims. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are not required to be declared, but it becomes mandatory to display information on omega-3, omega-6 fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids when any one of these is mentioned on the label. Information on other food constituents may appear outside …show more content…
The amount of any specifically named fatty acid , whether on the label outside the Nutrition Facts table or in any advertisement, also triggers the same three declarations.[http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/labelling/food-labelling-for-industry/nutrition-labelling/information-within-the-nutrition-facts-table/eng/1389198568400/1389198597278?chap=2#s5c2] 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 acid)