Following Canada’s allocation of tariffs on Chinese-made steel, aluminium and electric vehicles, the nation has hit back with similar measures targeting Canada’s food and agriculture sector.
These tariffs account for more than $2.6bn worth of products — including pea protein, which is a highly popular vegan alternative used in many high-protein functional foods and supplement products.
The protein, which is almost exclusively produced in Canada, will have a 100% tariff applied by China when it is shipped for processing in the region.
To find out more about how the tariffs will shake up the industry, the impacts on up-and-coming alt proteins and where the sector should go from here, we caught up with world-renowned supplement formulator and biochemistry expert Shawn Wells.
Not yet a Subscriber?
This is a small extract of the full article which is available ONLY to premium content subscribers. Click below to get premium content on Nutraceutical Business Review.
Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Sign in here.