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SFCR and food safety – Part II
This month I’ll continue to look at some of…
The flavour in food labelling modernization
The flavour of food must be appealing in order to sell a product. But it’s not too often we get to sample food before we buy. Instead, the principal means of communicating flavours on a packaged consumer food is via its label.
Harvey’s Undresses the Burger: 5 Takeaways for Brand Owners
I had the pleasure of a behind-the-scenes look at…
Canada’s Food Sector: A Strategy for Change?
Developing a national food strategy for the Canadian food and beverage industry is key, writes Gary Fread. But with major changes coming at the sector, developing a strategy is fraught with challenges. Here are some of the big ones
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Protein by any other name
An ever widening array of protein sources is now available to consumers
Driving Change
The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations
Fettering discretion
A cautionary reminder for regulators and their ministers
The food safety focus of SFCA
Food safety concerns contained in the Safe Food for Canadians Act
The Price is Right. Or is it?
RECIPE TO RETAIL: Part 9 One of many challenges food…
An accountant’s role in food safety
Everyone in a food enterprise is part of the food safety team
The future of food labelling
Redefining food labelling compliance rolls
Canada’s Food Sector: Some Lack of Awareness
The significance of the food and beverage industry to Canada’s economy
How Healthy Crunch cultivated a rapidly growing brand
Brand owners dream of retail chains eager to list…
Canada’s food strategy: Let’s talk innovation
Innovation is a key priority to increase the Canadian food processing industry’s competitiveness
Ingredients Provide Solutions
The food ingredients industry is continually evolving to help…
Front-of-packaging nutrition labelling
Health Canada is turning up the heat on healthy…
Building confidence and competence with technology
Today’s business realities are unlike anything that could have…
Another victory for anti-science? Mandatory labelling of GE food
The United States has just adopted another policy that…
Canada’s export strategy: What does the U.S. election mean for us?
The U.S. is by far our largest export market in literally all of the food sectors
Innovation Inspiration from GIC
Trade shows can reveal a wealth of innovative ideas…
Health Food Barometer: 7 Opportunities
With today’s rapid rate of new product launches, it’s…
Agri-food week
Let’s make the week of Oct. 10 Agri-food Week
Is food labelling getting smarter?
There is an insatiable appetite by consumers to better know the food they eat. How much info should be on the label?
Canada’s food strategy: Now what?
Let’s ensure the food industry will succeed when export development opportunities arise
Food Lawyers: A brief retrospective
With the growth of food law in the last 20 years has come an explosion in media attention to food issues
Food irradiation of beef
Why are we so reluctant to adopt safe and effective technology to improve food safety?
Food irradition: A historical perspective
The story of food irradiation is enshrouded in misconceptions, despite the safety of such foods being overwhelmingly supported by decades of research
Canada’s food strategy: More on the export challenge
Worldwide events that will likely affect Canadian food exports
The bitter and sweet on sugar labelling
The U.S. has recently finalized rule making on nutrition…
Are we there yet?
In the past months I have participated in a…
Regulatory Labelling: Protect Your Business
RECIPE TO RETAIL: Part 8 Sometimes brand owners make…
Canada’s Food Strategy: So what can we do now?
How can “Canada Food Inc.” move an increased exports strategy forward?
How to Make Better Decisions
Food processors and brand owners frequently need to deal…
Canada’s Food Strategy: Some major challenges
As I continue thinking about the topic of Canada’s…
Packaging: Much more than a pretty face
RECIPE TO RETAIL: Part 7 Packaging is a huge investment.…
Let’s get small
Since writing on nanotechnology over two decades ago, the…
