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Patriotic Canucks can be forgiven if they wrap themselves a little tighter in the Maple Leaf this July 1, the day that Canada hits the USA with retaliatory tariffs on $16.6 billion worth of American goods.

But Canada’s biggest food and beverage manufacturer — which happens to be American-owned — is pleading with the nation’s consumers to read the labels carefully before joining the boycott of “Made-in-the-USA” products being called for by some patriots north of the border.

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“I just want Canadians to know that Kraft Heinz is part of the Canadian fabric — we make more food in Canada than anybody else,” said Av Maharaj, vice-president of corporate affairs at Kraft Heinz Canada.

Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz was vilified in 2014 when Leamington’s biggest employer announced it was moving its popular ketchup line out of the country and pulling out after more than a century of operations in the souther Ontario town.