Opinions
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Regulatory Affairs: The Big O: Organics
It’s like a true coming of age story. National Organic Products Regulations, 2009, came into effect June 30, 2009. This article looks at a few organic facts and myths. History: The journey towards national organic regulations was long. And in…
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Regulatory Affairs: Understanding Probiotics
In April 2009 Health Canada unveiled its guidance document The Use of Probiotic Microorganisms in Food. This new guidance on probiotics has been several years in the making. It’s a bit of a catch up for Health Canada, as probiotic…
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Foodlaw:The health benefits of plant sterols are not available to Canadians
The recently released report by Food and Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) titled Food Regulatory Systems: Canada’s Performance in the Global Marketplace is yet another study that clearly demonstrates how much Canada’s sclerotic food regulatory system discourages investment and undermines…
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Regulatory Affairs: Greening the Label
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that green, for lack of a better word, is good. Green is right, green works. Green clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Green, in all of its forms; green…
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Foodlaw: What does “organic” really mean?
The word “organic” has proved to be one of the most powerful words in today’s supermarket. But what, people always ask me, does it mean? For many, it means food coming from an idyllic little local family farm where no…
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Regulatory Affairs: Where has all the “light” gone?
Once in the limelight, “light” claims on food labels shine no more. Why, in the good old days there was a “light” on everything – light in fat, light in calories, light in carbohydrates, and so on. It was a…
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Foodlaw – Chemical Paranoia
On March 5, 2009, the front page of the Globe and Mail screamed the scary headline: “Tests find Bisphenol A in majority of soft drinks.” The story began in loaded and unqualified language: “The estrogen-mimicking chemical BPA, already banished from…
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Where has all the “light” gone?
Once in the limelight, “light” claims on food labels shine no more. Why, in the good old days there was a “light” on everything – light in fat, light in calories, light in carbohydrates, and so on. It was a…
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Chemincal Paranoia
On March 5, 2009, the front page of the Globe and Mail screamed the scary headline: “Tests find Bisphenol A in majority of soft drinks.” The story began in loaded and unqualified language: “The estrogen-mimicking chemical BPA, already banished from…
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Listeria Regulations for RTE Meat Products
The updated Listeria Monocytogenes (LM) regulations (ULRs) for ready-to-eat (RTE) meat products are a huge step in the right direction toward controlling this pathogen. To really appreciate the magnitude of the changes, it’s necessary to review the old regulations issued…
