Agriculture committee  I certainly agree that education has to be a big component, and in three aspects. We heard today that consumers are the most wasteful: 40%, or something like that, of the food waste is from the consumer. Food poisoning happens in the home more than it happens any place else. That

Agriculture committee  This is not so much a comment from Soy Canada as it is from just kind of grassroots agriculture. I think it might be difficult to have a buy local policy. I buy locally, but it might be difficult to have a buy local policy in national policies, because of regional differences, ev

Agriculture committee  We don't have a policy per se, but I think you're referring to trans fats, and oils in their liquid form don't contain trans; it's the process of hydrogenation that creates the trans. I think there's still some debate within science as to the relationship between trans and satura

Agriculture committee  We have not met recently with the minister or any part of the department about a national food policy. Some of the elements we've talked about have been the subject of various discussions, but not a national food policy per se.

Agriculture committee  I'll quickly wrap up. The policy cannot remain silent on important agricultural issues such as market development and market access. It must also take care to demonstrate the agriculture industry's commitment to food safety and quality assurance. Food safety is not just about co

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for the invitation to share our perspective on the development of a food policy for Canada. We always welcome the opportunity. Your chair has already introduced me as Dale Adolphe. I'm the interim executive director of Soy Canada, and Chris Masc