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Loblaw Companies Ltd. is putting country-of-origin stickers back on its grocery shelves following public pushback over stores that had quietly stopped using them. The major grocer announced it is reintroducing the labelling system across its fresh produce aisles, restoring the maple leaf symbol for Canadian-made and Canadian-prepared goods, and reinstating the “T” tag to identify items impacted by counter-tariffs.
According to Loblaw, the decision to reintroduce these labels is a direct response to customer demand for transparent product origin details amid trade tensions and tariff shifts between Canada and the U.S. The change follows online feedback from shoppers who noticed missing country-of-origin tags on produce displays or reported instances of mislabelled items.
