Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Minister of Health for her leadership with respect to labelling, research dollars and so on.
The use of plain language is one of the challenges we have. A label that says “may contain” is not very reassuring for those who are trying to drill down to what exactly is in a product.
Under the leadership of the minister and this government, we have moved to make labelling more concise and understandable. We sometimes forget that people who suffer from allergic reactions are never sure whether a product may contain small amounts of an allergen. This is a challenge for them. That is why labelling and education and additional research are so important. Individuals must be given a choice as to whether they should avoid a product.
Once again, I thank the Minister of Health for her leadership on this file with respect to the labelling issue.