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 Ground beef nutrition label impacted by potassium and sodium daily value changes After a year-long process, potassium values were updated throughout all Canada Beef, Canadian Beef Information Gateway and Thinkbeef.ca assets. This was a significant undertaking as all sites contain nutrition information, and potassium is a nutrient included on nutrition panels. The information was updated on web pages, recipe pages and recipe booklets, brochures, videos, and other assorted resources. The reason for the update is that in 2022, Health Canada published an amendment to the Nutrition labelling - Table of daily values, updating the daily values (DVs) for potassium and sodium. The Table of daily values is used to calculate the % daily values (% DV) for nutrients in the Nutrition Facts table (NFt) and used to determine nutrient content claims. For most beef products that carry an NFt (e.g. ground beef) the revised potassium DV increases the % DV on the NFt (foods for infants 6 to 12 months are an exception to this). The new potassium DV will allow more beef products to make a potassium content claim. The website and resource updates ensure that the correct potassium beef values are displayed when consumers, health professionals, or stakeholders visit any of the Canada Beef websites or view resources. Canada Beef has also created a guidance tool for retailers called Canada Beef NFt Resource for Retailers Guidance Document (Updated May 2024): Creating ground beef Nutrition Facts table labels in Canada, which can be found here. Food manufacturers have until January 1, 2026, to update their nutrition labels to comply with the updated daily values. Canada Beef has created a Beef Watch report with additional information about this change. Back to main page KARINE REKUNYK Director, Health and Nutrition

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