06.01.07
Cargill’s (Minneapolis, MN) Oliggo-Fiber inulin has been approved for use as a dietary fiber in Canada. This means Health Canada does not object to the classification of Oliggo-Fiber insulin from chicory as dietary fiber for labeling purposes in Canada. Health Canada issued to Cargill a “no objection letter,” validating its determination that Oliggo-Fiber inulin from chicory roots is not a “novel fiber” in Health Canada Guideline No. 9, 1988 (revised Nov. 1994). The approval allows Canadian food manufacturers using Oliggo-Fiber inulin to incorporate language such as “high source of fiber” on food packaging labels.