Celiac Canada urging Ottawa for better tax relief as gluten-free grocery costs soar
Gluten-free products are 150 to 500 per cent more expensive than regular products, Celiac Canada says, and with food inflation, Finlay’s bills have climbed even more.
“2.4 per cent of our respondents now access a food bank since the pandemic because of the cost of food, so it is a real driving impact, and unfortunately, they’re maybe choosing to go hungry or they’re going to maybe have to eat something that will make them sick.” Families with the disease spend an average $1,000 more per year than the average Canadian household, Secord told Global News.Story continues below advertisement
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