Press Releases
Urge your MP to support Bill C-460, Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada Act
in english en français
—April 29, 2013
Testimony to Toronto Board of Health about calorie and sodium labelling on menus at chain restaurants (PDF 296k)
—April 29, 2013
Joint statement calling for mandating nutrition information on chain-restaurant menus (PDF 446k)
—April 26, 2013
CSPI Calls on Premiers to Support Federal Sodium-Reduction Bill (PDF 162k)
—April 22, 2013
Updated Bill C-460 Joint-Statement (PDF 839k)
—April 22, 2013
Letter to Council of Federation urging premiers to support federal sodium bill (PDF 233k)
—April 22, 2013
Petition to the House of Commons in Support of Bill C-460 (PDF 229k)
—March 4, 2013
Debate on Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada Peppered with Myths (PDF 110k)
—February 4, 2013
Debate on Bill C-460, Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada Act
in english (PDF 160k) en français (PDF 171k)
—February 1, 2013
Debate Begins in Parliament on Bill to Implement Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada (PDF 110k)
—January 31, 2013
Joint-statement of support for Bill C-460 endorsed by health groups and experts (PDF 580k)
—January 31, 2013
Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada, 2010
—November 6, 2012
Bill C-460, Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada Act, 2012
—November 6, 2012
Federal Bill Proposes to Implement Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada (PDF 113k)
—November 6, 2012
Technical Brief: Hearings of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food on Bill S-11, The Healthy Food for Canadians Act (PDF 312k)
—November 1, 2012
The Healthy Decisions Made Easy, 2012
—October 2, 2012
Conflicts of Interest in International Disease Prevention Policy-Making (PDF 187k)
—September 27, 2012
Technical Brief: Hearings of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on Bill S-11, The Healthy Food for Canadians Act (PDF 299k)
—September 27, 2012
Ammoniated caramel colouring in cola beverages (PDF 276k)
—June 28, 2012
United Nations Food Law Body Advances Global Standard for Mandatory Nutrition Labelling (PDF 234k)
—May 18, 2012
Submission to the (United Nations WHO/FAO) Codex Committee on Food Labelling re Mandatory Nutrition Labelling on the Back (and Front) of Packages (PDF 69k)
—May 14, 2012
Media statement re the introduction of calorie/sodium menu-labelling bill in Ontario Legislative Assembly (PDF 153k)
—May 8, 2012
Deposition to Ottawa Board of Health re Menu Labelling (PDF 171k)
—May 7, 2012
Writing on the Wall--Executive Summary (PDF 461k)
—February 28, 2012
Writing on the Wall--Full Report (PDF 11978k)
—February 28, 2012
Media Comment: Writing on the Wall--Time to put nutrition information on restaurant menus (PDF 244k)
—February 27, 2012
Political Declaration on NCDs in the context of 205 other general assembly resolutions issued since 1946
in english en français
—September 19, 2011
Political Declaration: United Nations High Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases
in english en français
—September 19, 2011
140-Group Conflict of Interest Coalition: U.N.-Approved Global Pact for Tackling Nutrition- and Alcohol-related Diseases is Strong on Awareness, Timid on Action (PDF 46k)
—September 19, 2011
Statement of Concern of the Conflict of Interest Coalition, 2011 (PDF 165k)
—September 16, 2011
The Lancet: Conflicts of interest and the UN high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases
—September 16, 2011
Media Statement: Corporate Involvement in International Nutrition and Alcohol Laws (PDF 42k)
—September 16, 2011
Xtreme Eating 2011--Big eats...big Canadians (PDF 1306k)
—July 19, 2011
Nutrition advice to the President of the United Nations General Assembly (PDF 321k)
—June 15, 2011
Canada's Food Guide vs. http://www.choosemyplate.gov/ (PDF 145k)
—June 2, 2011
World Food Law Body to Negotiate Standards for Mandatory Nutrition Labelling (PDF 249k)
—May 13, 2011
News Release: Carcinogenic Food Dye in Soft Drinks (PDF 134k)
—March 31, 2011
Letter to Minister of Health re cancer risk of amonia process caramel in soft drinks (PDF 280k)
—March 31, 2011
Response to questions in Parliament re "Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada" (PDF 284k)
—February 15, 2011
Testimony re "Healthy Living" at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
in english (PDF 258k) en français (PDF 264k)
—February 3, 2011
Technical Brief on "Healthy Living" for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health
in english (PDF 401k) en français (PDF 413k)
—February 3, 2011
Championing Public Health Nutrition 2010: Conference Registration NOW OPEN!
—August 25, 2010
CSPI Comment on Strategy: Putting the Pepper on the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada (PDF 232k)
—July 29, 2010
Sodium Working Group: Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada (PDF 5301k)
—July 29, 2010
Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks (PDF 1834k)
—July 9, 2010
Supplementary Submission to Health Canada: Food Dyes: A Rainbow of Risks (PDF 225k)
—July 9, 2010
14 Health and Citizens Groups Support Ontario Bill Requiring Calorie Labelling on Menus at Large Chain-Restaurants (PDF 278k)
—June 2, 2010
Comment on the introduction of the Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Act, 2010 (PDF 139k)
—June 2, 2010
19 Health and Citizen's Groups Urge Minister to Protect Children from Marketing at Geneva Talks (PDF 208k)
—May 12, 2010
Comment: Protecting Children from Marketing (PDF 222k)
—May 12, 2010
Ban Artificial Food Dyes That Worsen ADHD (PDF 141k)
—May 3, 2010
Making Food Labels Effective (PDF 1720k)
—May 1, 2010
Submission to the Codex Committee on Food Labelling (PDF 108k)
—January 5, 2010
Letter to Minister of Health, Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, re fine-tuning the food label (PDF 939k)
—December 16, 2009
Label Make-Over: What the Label Doesn’t Tell You (PDF 788k)
—December 15, 2009
Movie theatre popcorn reviews in December's issue of Nutrition Action Healthletter (PDF 2062k)
—November 19, 2009
CSPI Testimony at the "Sodium Briefing" of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health (PDF 251k)
—October 5, 2009
Report: Salty to a Fault (PDF 3329k)
—September 23, 2009
Media comment on report, Salty to a Fault (PDF 120k)
—September 23, 2009
Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Act Moves Forward in Ontario Legislature! (PDF 213k)
—April 10, 2009
Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Bill Passes First Hurdle in Ontario Legislature! (PDF 117k)
—April 9, 2009
Comments on Ontario Bill 156 (calorie labelling on menus and trans fat restrictions for restaurants)
—April 9, 2009
Ontario Medical Association’s Menu Labelling Advice Just What the Doctor Ordered (PDF 292k)
—April 7, 2009
Federal Budget Economic Stimulus: Support national campaign to invest $1-a-day in nutritious school meals
—March 4, 2009
Industry Efforts to Ditch Trans Fat Skidding : Minister of Health Urged to Ban It Now (PDF 199k)
—February 12, 2009
Healthy School Meal Advocates Ready to Be Understudies in March Budget Review : Best to Support Learning and Fight Unemployment, Disease, and Food Price Hikes (PDF 300k)
—February 2, 2009
Backgrounder: A National Nutritious School Meal Program for Canadian Children (PDF 100k)
—January 15, 2009
Invest Stimulus Money in School Nutrition, Say Nonprofits : Promote Learning and Fend-off “Triple Threat” of Recession, Diet-Related Disease, and Rising Food Prices (PDF 290k)
—January 15, 2009
Minister Flaherty: Include child nutrition program in fiscal stimulus package (PDF 217k)
—January 15, 2009
