Canadian-owned molasses labels change

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Looking for the leaf: Companies alter labels to attract Canadians at grocery stores

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Companies are changing their packaging to make their Canadian roots more obvious.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it’s been getting more complaints related to origin claims on food labels or in advertisements.

Shoppers are scrutinizing product labels far more closely than before, and it's showing: grocers say they’re seeing sales of U.S. products fall.

Grocers have been quick to add extra signage to help shoppers figure out which products are Canadian .

Crosby has sales brokers checking stores on its behalf to make sure the company’s products are included in any Canadian branding.

Kraft Heinz , headquartered in Chicago , Ill. , makes Kraft peanut butter, Heinz ketchup, Philadelphia cream cheese and many other products in Canada .

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