Thank you, Madam Chair.
I will try to give you an update on what was presented in May 2010.
First, I would like to make one thing clear. I would not say that the program to reduce trans fat failed. In fact, the monitoring program has proven to be very successful in reducing Canadians' daily dietary intake of trans fat. Canada had the highest trans fat intake of any country in the world. Our dietary intake of trans fat used to be 5 grams per day. Right now, we are at about 3.4 grams per day, which represents about 1.4% of energy intake. It is important to look at where we started.
The program requiring mandatory nutrition labelling on all prepackaged foods has prompted companies to reformulate their products. As a result of this program, more than 80% of the food products monitored by Health Canada now contain acceptable levels of trans fat from a health standpoint. So the program has been successful.