News on Health and Nutrition from Canada

April 16, 2012
Canada has saltiest fries, sandwiches and salads, study finds
French fries sold at major fast-food chains in Canada contain more than double the amount of salt of those sold at U.S. locations, according to a new international study
Undeclared milk and soy in Frito-Lay Cheetos products leads to recall
March 16, 2012
Undeclared milk and soy in Frito-Lay Cheetos products leads to recall
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and PK Trading Inc. are warning people with allergies to milk or soy not to consume the Frito Lay Cheetos products described below. The affected products contain milk and soy which are not declared on the labe...
February 29, 2012
Acrylamide-preventing yeast shows potential in Extruded Starchy Food Products
Functional Technologies Corp. reports that efficacy studies conducted on end-user materials, investigating the Company's proprietary acrylamide-preventing (AP) yeast technology in a novel food application that traditionally does not incorporate yeast i...
February 07, 2012
Canada: Trans fat rules rejected as burden on food industry
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is standing firm Tuesday on taking a voluntary approach with the food industry on trans fat, even though newly released documents show her department was ready to impose regulations in 2009. Documents obtained by the Cen...
Maureen Storey wants doctors, dieticians and nutritionists singing the praises of potatoes.
December 05, 2011
Maureen Storey wants potato facts, not opinions
Maureen Storey wants doctors, dieticians and nutritionists singing the praises of potatoes. Storey heads the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) that was formed about one year ago in the US to combat the decline in potato consumption.
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November 24, 2011
Canada's Health ministers meet to try to shake up food salt content
The debate over whether food companies should be outed for failing to reduce sodium in their products is on the table at a two-day meeting of provincial and territorial health ministers that starts Thursday November 24 in Halifax. As Health Minister L...
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November 14, 2011
Functional Technologies Announces Next Generation Acrylamide-Preventing Yeast Technology
Functional Technologies Corp. is pleased to report the development of a third (3rd) generation of its proprietary acrylamide-preventing (AP) yeast platform, wherein various improvements made to the Company's original underlying AP technology have enabl...
July 19, 2011
Cavendish Farms fryer accident investigation complete
No charges will be laid against Cavendish Farms in connection with an industrial fryer accident that left an employee with second and third degree burns. The Occupational Health and Safety Division of the Workers Compensation Board has wrapped up its ...
Canadian potato industry responds to study depicting potatoes as unhealthy
July 06, 2011
Canadian potato industry responds to study depicting potatoes as unhealthy
The Canadian Potato Council (CPC) is challenging the conclusions of a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on potatoes and potato consumption, which wrongly depicts potatoes as a hindrance to weight loss and maintaining a healt...
El Gobierno de Canadá apoyará proyecto para reducir la acrilamida en la papa procesada
March 15, 2011
El Gobierno de Canadá apoyará proyecto para reducir la acrilamida en la papa procesada
Funcional Technologies Corp. (TSX-V: FEB) se complace en anunciar que su filial, Phyterra Yeast Inc. ha sido beneficiada con 2,5 millones de dólares del Fondo de Inversión del Canada (AIF). El proyecto desarrollará y comercializará una tecnología par...
Project to reduce acrylamide with yeast technology (Acryleast) supported by Canadian Government
March 15, 2011
Project to reduce acrylamide with yeast technology (Acryleast) supported by Canadian Government
Functional Technologies Corp. (TSX-V: FEB) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Phyterra Yeast Inc., has been awarded $2.5 million from the Government of Canada's Atlantic Innovation Fund
February 17, 2011
Canadian Allergy society pleased with food labeling changes
The Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI), representing specialty physicians, academic researchers, and allied health professionals in the field, was very happy to hear the announcement of important changes to food labelling regulations to be implemented by August 2012.
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