Health committee  Yes, we need to make more nutritious products more accessible, not just in terms of their shelf space in supermarkets, but also in terms of advertising. Many of the ads out there today promote foods with low nutritious content, to the detriment of those that are more nutritious.

Health committee  Yes, we really need to start with children and, preferably, as early as possible. We should start food education when they are preschoolers, familiarizing them with foods and getting them involved in food preparation, with a focus on the joy that goes along with that. We should b

Health committee  Yes, you can call it a diversion tactic because it causes the consumer to lose sight of the product as a whole. Take a sugarless soft drink, for example. Consumers might want products that do not contain sugar, but if they looked at this product as a whole, they would see that i

Health committee  There is a difference between claims and logos. One on hand, you have logos, which should be regulated, in my opinion. For example, the “Health Check” logo is currently overseen by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, an independent organization that authorizes companies to

Health committee  Absolutely. There are numerous claims and logos that companies put on their own products including “low in fat” and “reduced sugar”. Obviously, some claims are governed by the Food and Drug Regulations to attest to their truthfulness. But too many claims and logos cause people to

Health committee  Good afternoon, my name is Stéphanie Côté, and I am from the nutrition reference centre at the Université de Montréal. Our mission is to educate and inform the public to help people make informed nutrition decisions. Ours is a positive approach that takes enjoyment into account.