Complaint Filed Against “Made In Palestine” Food Labels In Canada

“In a democracy, the law applies equally,” said Brooke Goldstein, Executive Director and Founder of The Lawfare Project. “Product labeling rules cannot be applied differently with respect to Jewish-made products versus Arab-made products.”

The Lawfare Project is designed to “protect the civil and human rights of the Jewish people via impact litigation.” Goldstein laid out the main point of the complaint to regulators: “The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has made clear that Canadian regulations require labels to be accurate. Canada does not recognize any country called ‘Palestine,’ so labeling products as ‘Made in Palestine’ is grossly inaccurate. Therefore, we are requesting that products made in territories administered by the Palestine Authority be labeled as such.”

“If the CFIA truly cares about accurate labeling and not merely anti-Israel activism,” stated Kontorovich “it must immediately remove the labels from these olive oils.”

In May, the CFIA ruled that wines produced by Israeli winery Psagot would be allowed keep using “Made in Israel” labels. The CFIA said the “Made in Israel” labels with clarifying information that Israel is the administrating authority in the region – are not false or misleading.