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This document lists all the various supplemented food facts table formats and the versions of each format that are acceptable …

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Keywords: directory supplemented food facts table formats prepackaged products

Employment and Social Development Canada’s (ESDC) 3-Year Accessibility Plan, based on the Accessible Canada Act and Regulations

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Keywords: accessibility disability ESDC plan Accessible Canada Act

In 2013, Health Canada received a submission to allow the sale of glabrous (hairless) hull varieties of brown and yellow …

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Keywords: canary seed glabrous canary seed Phalaris canariensis L. novel food regulations human consumption history of food-use

The Food Regulatory Innovation Agenda consists of three pillars of activity that will help modernize our food regulations. It aims …

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Keywords: modernizing Canada's-food regulations food regulatory innovation innovation-and-growth in the-food-sector anticipate-and-respond to regulatory-needs

This document lists all the supplemental ingredients permitted for addition to supplemented foods, along with their conditions of use.

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This document lists the specific food categories that are permitted to be supplemented foods. Any other food category that is …

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To ensure the safety of food produced in Canada from animals, Health Canada's Veterinary Drugs Directorate (VDD) is responsible for …

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Keywords: safety of food food-produced-from animals veterinary drugs comprehensive scientific review approved for sale combat disease food-producing animals

Reusable grocery bags and bins can collect harmful bacteria from foods. These bacteria can also contaminate other foods or items …

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Keywords: reusable grocery bags-bins harmful bacteria contaminate foods risk of food-poisoning

The following provides a summary of the notification from J.R. Simplot Company and the evaluation by Heath Canada and contains …

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Keywords: J.R. Simplot Company simplot innate® potato-events Gen1-E12 Gen1-F10 Gen1-J3 Gen1-J55 notification from simplot-company evaluation by Heath-Canada

Food additives are chemicals that manufacturers or processors add to foods for various reasons, such as to preserve foods or …

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Keywords: food safety food-additives safety of food-additives chemicals manufacturers-processors of food preserve foods improve foods appearance