CANADA’S health authority has created a beef with its cattle industry over proposed new labels to put a health warning on mince.
The new labelling requirements put forward by Health Canada are an attempt to limit sodium, sugars, saturated fats and trans fats in diets – ultimately aiming to reduce obesity and chronic non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. Mince will need a saturated fat warning.
In terms of volume, ground beef takes up a big share of the market – with more than 40pc of carcasses in Australia going to mince and more than 50pc in North…
