Centre pour les Sciences de la Santé et le Droit / Centre for Health Science and Law
Enregistrement :
7
de
14
(2020-08-17
à
2021-01-22)
Politique ou Programme
Generally, enforcement of food-related law in comparison to other federal laws in light of enforcement statistics
International Health and Trade Policy: Urge the Government of Canada (esp. through the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada) to adopt health-promoting positions in negotiating global standard-setting by the World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization's Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Politique ou Programme, Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
Institutional Conflicts of Interest: Implementing safeguards against institutional conflicts of interest in federal law as, for instance, elaborated in the World Health Organation Framework for Interaction with Non-State Actors, May 2016 and "Technical Report: Addressing and Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Planning and Delivery of Nutrition Programmes at Country Level," October 2015
Politique ou Programme, Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution, Règlement
Advocate improvements to the federal government response to COVID-19 to minimize the risk to health.
Advocate public health and conflict of interest safeguards in the formation of a national food policy, including a national school food program
Politique ou Programme, Règlement
Canada's Food Guide: Advocate revisions to Canada's Food Guide, 2007 and 2019 Snapshot to urge Health Canada to revise the dietary advice therein to better comport with scientific understanding about the relationship between diet and disease and ensure that food industry interests do not undermine the advice, particularly ensuring that the full and concise versions of the Guide better counsel Canadians than the over-simplified and partly misleading Snapshot published in January 2019.
Marketing and Safety Safeguards for Energy Drinks: Improving the regulation of energy drinks, the current regulation of which is described in "Energy Drinks: An Assessment of the Potential Health Risks in the Canadian Context, 2013"
Natural Health Products (NHPs): Revise or better enforce regulations to ensure regulations provide adequate safety standards and acceptable standards of evidence for verifying health claims related to NHPs.
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
Food Taxes: Amend definition of "Basic Groceries" in the Excise Tax Act to ensure that food taxing policies promote, rather than discourage healthy eating.
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution, Règlement
Advertising to Children: Restricting advertising directed at children as proposed in the Government's 2015 election platform
Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelling: Advocate reforms to nutrition labelling, especially on the front of food packages and on restaurant menus (regulatory proposal published in Canada Gazette, Part I and entitled "Regulations Amending the Food and Drug Regulations — Nutrition Labelling, Other Labelling Provisions and Food Colours" and possible subsequent bills, motions, or regulations
Règlement
Food Dyes: Urge Health Canada to revoke the approvals of food dyes for which evidence indicates they are possible human carcinogens (e.g., ammonia process caramel used in soft drinks) or exacerbate the symptoms of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder.
Sodium Reduction in Processed Food: Reducing the amount of sodium added to food as proposed in the Government's election platform