Reading Time: 3 minutes Health Canada recently announced that it will completely overhaul its food labelling regulations – and replace its iconic food guide
Author: Sylvain Charlebois
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois conducts research in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. He has written four books and many peer-reviewed and scientific articles - over 500 during his career. His research has been featured in media outlets that include The Economist, New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Globe & Mail, National Post and Toronto Star.
Canada looks to Europe for a winning trade recipe
Reading Time: 3 minutes In an increasingly protectionist world, finding trade partners for agricultural products is difficult, although the benefit can be huge
The vast fallout from falling food prices
Reading Time: 3 minutes Consumers win when food prices fall, but all down the supply chain there are losers, including retailers, processors and farmers
Deep waters: how can we protect our oceans and fisheries?
Reading Time: 3 minutes With help from $230 million in funding, the Ocean Frontier Institute sets out to examine the damage to oceans and how they can be saved
Burying Monsanto could give GMO science a new lease on life
Reading Time: 3 minutes By having science on its side, Monsanto seemed to believe there was no need to answer public concerns – and that was a huge PR mistake
Double-double trouble on the coffee front
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada ranks third among the world’s top coffee drinkers, thanks to the ever-present Tim Hortons chain, but consumption patterns are changing
Canola conundrum puts Canada in China’s crosshairs
Reading Time: 3 minutes As Canadian farmers prepare to harvest a bumper crop, our chief trading partner raises new concerns about its quality
Can McDonald’s Happy Meal find a healthy balance?
Reading Time: 3 minutes An interesting idea to encourage children to get in shape in the wake of the Olympics completely backfired for the fast-food giant
Canada’s internal trade challenge: making 191 words count
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s one thing for our premiers to agree in principle to freer internal trade, but we’ve been down this road before without success
Walmart, Costco muscling into Canada’s food retail marketplace
Reading Time: 3 minutes Consumers are benefiting and traditional retailers scrambling as Walmart and Costco drive down prices and increase their market share