Genesis R&D Manual

Canada Label Settings

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Last updated: Jul 14, 2022 by Jill Hohnstein (Unlicensed)
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General Label Settings:

Display ‘Serving Size’ as: and Display ‘Servings Per Container’ as: Choose the wording for these displays.

Language Order: Select which language should appear first on the Label. This applies to bilingual labels only.  

 

Format Options:

Use Abbreviations

  • This will abbreviate the nutrient names on the Label. Example: “Total Carbohydrate” will read “Total Carb.”

Show Bilingual

  • This is automatically checked and disabled for all Canadian labels, as Canada requires most labels to be bilingual. If your label is exempt from the bilingual requirement, check that option.

Hide Dual Declaration “Contributes and Additional...” Footnote

  • This will hide that footnote.

Include Recipe Name in Allergen Statement

  • The Allergen Statement will read “(Recipe Name) contains …” Example: Fruit Salad contains ...”

Include Recipe Name in Ingredient Statement

  • The Ingredient Statement will read “(Recipe Name) contains …” Example: “Fruit Salad contains ...”

Hide (4-4-9) Calorie Conversion Chart

  • This will hide the 4-4-9 chart displayed at the bottom of the label.

Always uppercase Allergen Statement

  • The Allergen Statement will appear in all caps.

Canada only

Separator in Ingredient Statement

  • Choose a comma or bullet. Default is comma.

Display Micrograms as

  • Choose mcg or μg.

Round %DV to Zero

  • The rounding rules for some nutrients state that gram weight less than one will round up to one, thereby rounding the %DV to one as well. This option forces the rounded %DV back to the calculated value of zero.

Abbreviate Amount per serving

  • The column header will read “Amount” instead of “Amount per Serving”

Always Wrap Bilingual Household Measures and Container Headings

  • Check this to wrap text to the next line(s)

Use shortened “Not a significant source of other nutrients”

  • Instead of “Not a significant source of [nutrient names]”

Hide "Amount in" Footnote

  • This will hide that footnote

Exempt from bilingual requirement

  • All Canada labels will default to English/French bilingual. If your label does not have to be bilingual (check with your regulatory source), and you want to only show English or French, check this box and select the correct first language.