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SOS Tips: Eating Local Year-Round
Identifying Quebec-made products
Photo: “red strawberries bundle”, Peakpx, © CC0 1.0
It’s important to read the labels. There is a label, “Aliments du Québec”, which can be applied to two types of products:
- Those that have been entirely produced in Quebec, or
- Those, whose main ingredients are from Quebec, and where all of the processing and packaging is done in Quebec.
There is also the “Aliments préparés au Québec” label. This is used when at least 50% of a product’s ingredients are of Quebec origin and if at least 80% of the costs linked to its production as well as to the processing and packaging are incurred in Quebec.
This is applicable even if the raw material is not available in Quebec, so long as 100% of the processing and packaging activities are carried out in Quebec.
This label is optional, yet very important. According to a very recent study carried out for Aliments du Québec, 7 out of 10 consumers wish that they could more easily recognize products from Quebec in local grocery stores.
In 81% of these cases, this would have been enough for them to select a local product.
Author
Cinzia Cuneo, founder of SOSCuisine.com, never wanted to neglect the quality of her food. She shares her special expertise to make good food quickly and without complications!
Hi
Love to read SOScuisine. I would like to eat local but you do not mention where to go.? I live in the city (Montreal) I would like to visit farmer and buy from them. Would you be so kind to give me some lead where to go?
Also I have been reading SOScuisine for soo many years tell me vIP alaws you to get prices bests prices + recipes +meals planing for 9.90 a month? Not sure how it works.
Thank you for answering me
Fernande
Hi Fernande,
Our meal planning service in Canada, includes information about the best deals at your local supermarkets. More info on our pricing page https://www.soscuisine.com/plans-pricing/