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Health Canada, FCPC launch initiative
Health Canada and the Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) together have launched the Nutrition Facts Education Campaign. The announcement was made Oct. 22. The purpose of the campaign is to help Canadians make informed food choices. To do…
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CFIA proposes import controls
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing new regulations for importers in an effort “to support a modern approach to food safety.” So explained Alison Pinsent at the Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters (IE Canada) 79th Annual Conference,…
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Technology Promises Food Safety Breakthrough
Chiquita Brands International and its salad subsidiary Fresh Express have introduced FreshRinse, a new technology the companies say is a breakthrough in keeping produce safe and fresh. The produce wash is designed to dramatically reduce microorganisms on leafy greens and…
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Company offers corn-based alternative to BPA
Canada made a bold move in August by adding bisphenol-A (BPA) to its list of toxic substances. With this news making headlines, manufacturers will likely have to start looking into alternatives to the industrial chemical. BPA is mainly used to…
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FDA needs to act before consumers get sick
In the U.S., foodborne illness affects 76 million people, causes 300,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. These figures were released in a report in the spring entitled Enhancing Food Safety: The Role of the Food and Drug Administration by the Institute…
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Kid’s Health – A market full of opportunities and possibilities
Kids’ health issues – from weight management and general wellness to cognitive function and ADHD – have become a global priority, and nutritional support may be part of the solution. Of course, it is not always about what parents want…
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Regulatory Affairs: Adios Trans Fat
If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen. British Columbia is cranking up the heat on trans fat. Within B.C.’s Public Health Act there is a provision to regulate “health impediments.” Impediment number-1 has become trans fats,…
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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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Editorial: A Health Start
Think back to when you were a child. Did your parents tell you to eat something filling each morning – or better still, did they make you a tasty meal to start your day? Did you hear the refrain “Breakfast…
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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…
