The 10-year-old Canadian Food Guide is in the process of being updated after about three years of research and consultation. "This round of doing the food guide, we have made quite an effort to control for any potential conflict of interest. The Dairy Farmers of Canada and food manufacturers have criticized the proposed updates and have said they will cost the food industry billions of dollars. Canada's Official Food Rules was the country's first food guide. He said the last few years have been all about developing an evidence-based tool that will help Canadians make healthy decisions.

Source: CBC News September 07, 2017 19:30 UTC