Canada has saltiest fries, sandwiches and salads, study finds
French fries sold at major fast-food chains in Canada contain more than double the amount of salt of those sold at U.S. locations, according to a new international study
November 24, 2011
Canada's Health ministers meet to try to shake up food salt content
The debate over whether food companies should be outed for failing to reduce sodium in their products is on the table at a two-day meeting of provincial and territorial health ministers that starts Thursday November 24 in Halifax. As Health Minister L...
November 09, 2010
Trends in Canada's restaurant and foodservice industry (2010 USDA Gain report)
Canada's restaurant and food service industry plays a key role in Canada's economy.
September 16, 2010
Pressure on Canadian government for limits on salt in food
Canada's provincial health ministers are ordering up mandatory sodium limits for packaged and prepared foods if voluntary measures don't shake out as hoped -- and are urging Ottawa to adopt the new targets.
July 29, 2010
Federal Task Force presents plan to cut Canada’s salt intake
A federal task force has delivered a plan to cut Canada’s salt habit to a teaspoon a day – a change that could save tens of thousands of lives a year – but insiders fear it has only tepid support from government and the food industry.The long-awaited r...
July 23, 2009
WASH study: Foods in Canada contain more salt than elswhere
A study by the British-based World Action on Salt and Health, or WASH, compared the salt content of 260 food products under global brands such as KFC, McDonald's, Kellogg, Nestlé, Burger King and Subway. Not a single product surveyed had the same sal...