News on Health and Nutrition from Canada

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...

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.

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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.

February 14, 2011

Canada strengthens Food Allergen Labeling Regulations

Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans, announced regulations to strengthen Canada's labelling of food allergens and gluten sources.

January 10, 2011

After-cooking darkening: the affliction of cooked potatoes

The discolouration that blights cooked potatoes has plagued the potato industry for many years. This phenomenon, known as after-cooking darkening, is one of the most undesirable characteristics and has been reported from every potato-growing area in the world.

January 10, 2011

Investigadores canadienses identifican 30 proteínas relacionadas con el oscurecimiento de las papas después de la cocción

La decoloración que arruina las papas cocidas es un problema de la industria de la papa desde hace muchos años. Se produce, como el término lo indica, cuando al cocinar las papas estas quedan expuestas al aire y aparecen zonas de color que van desde el...

November 12, 2010

Slendesta® now has non-novel food status in Canada

Kemin Health, L.C. is pleased to announce that Slendesta Potato Extract may now be marketed as a non-Novel Food ingredient in Canada.

November 09, 2010

Trends in Canada's restaurant and foodservice industry (2010 USDA Gain report)

Canada's restaurant and food service industry plays a key role in Canada's economy.

October 22, 2010

PepsiCo Canada proudly supports nutrition labeling initiative FCPC, Health Canada

As part of its continuous journey to help consumers make informed nutrition choices, PepsiCo Canada is proud to support the Nutrition Facts Education Campaign

September 16, 2010

Pressure on Canadian government for limits on salt in food

Canada's provincial health ministers are ordering up mandatory sodium limits for packaged and prepared foods if voluntary measures don't shake out as hoped -- and are urging Ottawa to adopt the new targets.

September 14, 2010

Pass the potato chips: Canadians snacking more than Americans.

According to Snacking in Canada, a recent study by leading market research company The NPD Group, Canadians, on average, eat more snack meals than their neighbours south of the border, and hold a more positive view of snacking, overall. The report, whi...