Health committee  I'm sorry; our corporate website is available in English only, but our consumer website, which is canolainfo.org, is available in English, French, and Spanish.

Health committee  It's something we're working on, but it's not available at this time.

Health committee  Yes, there is the adoption of high oleic canola in place of hydrogenated oils. One of the food service companies out there has a figure saying they not only removed the transfat, but they also removed x amount of saturated fat from the diet. Moving from a soybean oil to a canola

Health committee  We're seeing considerable growth in the canola oil sector, not only in Canada but also in the United States, where canola oil consumption has gone from about 10% to about 13%. It's a small move, but it's having a benefit in removing transfats as well as saturated fats from the di

Health committee  I think that's where the industry has really looked to innovation. Again, forgive me for answering in English. That's one of the areas where food solutions have needed time to develop. In 2006 we were sitting here saying we need more time to develop solutions for trans fats. Over

Health committee  You've pointed out a very good point. The oils and fats industry has gone through the roller coaster of no-fat diets, low-fat diets, good fats, and bad fats. It's really come down to educating consumers about understanding that fats are different. Not every fat is the same, and y

Health committee  We cannot make specific claims about canola oil in a product here in Canada. We are actually working with Health Canada to build the case for canola. To make a health claim here actually requires a lot more research than doing so in the United States requires. We're in the proces

Health committee  They definitely can.

Health committee  Thank you, and thank you to the committee for the invitation to the Canola Council of Canada to appear before you today. I would also like to introduce my colleague, Shaunda Durance-Tod. She is program manager at the Canola Council of Canada and is also a registered dietitian. T