{"id":1833,"date":"2025-11-25T12:50:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatoire.inaf.ulaval.ca\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T14:08:42","slug":"apercu-du-nouveau-symbole-nutritionnel-a-lepicerie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observatoire.inaf.ulaval.ca\/en\/apercu-du-nouveau-symbole-nutritionnel-a-lepicerie\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at the new nutrition label at the grocery store"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"colonnes__container-6a74a8f24321b pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-8\">\n                        <div class=\"w-full md:w-1\/1\">\n\n            \n                          <h4 class=\"mb-4 text-gray-900\">A new mandatory symbol on food packaging<\/h4>\n            \n                          <div class=\"user-content text-gray-800\"><p>Why a new symbol, and how to use it to make choices at the grocery store? These are the questions the Food Quality Observatory seeks to answer in this second article published on the TOUGO platform.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The front-of-package nutrition symbol will apply to the vast majority of packaged processed foods and can truly help us make informed choices. However, it provides only part of the information: the ingredient list and the nutrition facts table remain essential for making informed decisions at the grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read the article to learn more!\u00a0<strong>(French only)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/montougo.ca\/manger-mieux\/habitudes-alimentaires\/apercu-du-nouveau-symbole-nutritionnel-a-lepicerie\/\">https:\/\/montougo.ca\/manger-mieux\/habitudes-alimentaires\/apercu-du-nouveau-symbole-nutritionnel-a-lepicerie\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n  .colonnes__container-6a74a8f24321b {\n          background: #FFFFFF;\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why a new symbol, and how to use it to make choices at the grocery store? 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