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Consumer spending on Natural Health Products up 47%
Social Nature – a better-for-you product discovery and consumer insights platform – has released its latest report on how natural product consumers are shifting their purchasing behavior as they continue to navigate the uncertainty of COVID-19. The report – which…
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Study looks into access to healthy food
The majority of Canadians face challenges related to food access and healthy eating, according to a new Leger report released on World Food Day, Oct. 16. The survey, commissioned by Danone Canada, showed that 6 in 10 (61 per cent)…
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Facility maintenance
With the cooler temperatures, it’s a perfect time to revisit your pest management program
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Score card for regulatory modernization
Recently, I had the privilege to be on a conference call which had a senior Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) official talking about some of the food safety initiatives currently underway within both Health Canada (HC) and the CFIA. After…
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IFBA to phase out processed trans fats
The International Food and Beverage Alliance’s (IFBA) has pledged to phase out industrially-processed trans-fat from the global food supply by 2023. The commitment sets an interesting precedent with regards to how other ‘food villains’ are tackled in processed foods, said…
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Letter to the editor: No concrete evidence to link transglutaminase to celiac disease
By: Eyassu G. Abegaz, We appreciate the informative article, “Could this widely used food additive cause celiac disease?” published in the January/February 2019 issue of Food in Canada (page 9). Indeed, the coverage of celiac disease in your article is a relevant…
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Healthy on my mind
If given a choice, most people choose to eat healthy foods. But the question of what is “healthy” is challenging, and should it be a term we use to describe foods or a diet? “Healthy” means many things and differs…
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Partners in Prevention 2017
Health and safety conference and trade show. This year’s theme: The new workplace – connect collaborate create. The upside and downside of digital communication on work and productivity.
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Mars Food launches global health and wellness initiative
Mars’s new “Health and Wellbeing Ambition” will roll out over the next five years, with an aim of creating and promoting healthier food choices
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Canada invests in swine and bovine health research
The federal government is investing up to $709,138 in a project with UPEI to develop better testing for detecting bovine and swine viruses
