This was a display at a local Foodbasics. Andy brand lettuce… product of the USA, and the shelves were empty, so people were buying it.
And why not? Because they see the “shop local, support local” with a maple leaf, and assume that the store has made it easier for them to shop Canadian.
ALWAYS check labels for a country of origin. PRODUCT of the USA is by far the one you need to avoid “at all cost” with MADE in the USA second.
Even American items on sale are not worth buying, because every dollar you send to the States, is a dollar they will use to kill Canada with.
This was just an example, because the bin was cleared out. Before the use of those signs, this same bin with American products would be untouched, as would the other produce shelves with American goods on them.
I do think this sign is misleading, but not as bad as the maple leafs on the shelves, where the products are made elsewhere.
Last week, the same style of sign said “Product of [someplace]” but the food label was of a different origin. Always check the label, that’s my point.
Yes. Not only check the label, but use ocanada or a similar app.
Might be worth complaining to store management or above their head.
Often when i find stuff on shelves with inaccurate marketing, I flip over the products to signal “this is from the US”
I’ve contacted the head office regarding another item from a different store, but I honestly have no idea how effective this is. I think there’s more power when consumers know enough to avoid buying those specific items. At some point the store will say “yeah, we should stop carrying this because nobody is buying it”.