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7 Oct 2025

Erratum re US FDA submission on marketing of breastmilk substitutes

posted in: Dietary Advice, Events, Marketing to Children, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

page 19 correction

25 Sep 2025

Intervention at the United Nations Consultation

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Toxic chemicals, Trans Fat in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

intervention

25 Sep 2025

Joint statement to the United Nations on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Toxic chemicals, Trans Fat in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

joint statement

11 Sep 2025

Comments on US Food and Drug Administration consultation on infant formula

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

Submission

5 Sep 2025

United Nations Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Disease and mental Health

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Toxic chemicals, Trans Fat in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

Final version of the Political Declaration (Rev.4)

20 Aug 2025

Comments on draft Rev.3 of Political Declaration of the High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases 

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Natural Health Products, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Toxic chemicals, Trans Fat in the Food Supply |

Letter and comments to United Nations leadership

14 Aug 2025

BREAKING NEWS: Full text of version Rev.3 of the Political declaration of the fourth high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and the promotion of mental health and well-being

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Toxic chemicals, Trans Fat in the Food Supply |

See the August 4, 2025 draft of the negotiated text.  WHO reports only the May 13, 2025 Zero Draft and none of the UN or co-faciliators have officially released any of the three subsequent drafts (unlike previous years), leaving many … Read More

15 Jul 2025

Reconciling Enforcement Statistics with Risk to Health in Regulatory Offences v. “True” Penal Crimes

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Toxic chemicals, Uncategorized |

Presentation

4 Jul 2025

Letter to Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations concerning conflict-of-interest safeguards

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

letter

7 May 2025

Classifying the risk status of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), aka, forever chemicals to better protect Canadians

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Toxic chemicals, Uncategorized |

submission

2 May 2025

Preparatory meeting for September agreement of heads of state on chronic disease prevention and control

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply, Trans Fat in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

civil society statement

30 Apr 2025

Ensuring the Primacy of the Right to Health, Prevention, and Conflict-of-Interest Safeguards at the 4th United Nations High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, United Nations Headquarters, New York, May & September 2025

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Trans Fat in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

joint statement by civil society organizations

26 Apr 2025

2026-27 Public Interest Articling Position

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, News, Policy |

description

17 Mar 2025

Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights

posted in: National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

submission

4 Dec 2024

Consultation on the Right to a Healthy Environment

posted in: Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

Submission of the Canadian Environmental Network’s Toxics Caucus

11 Oct 2024

Comments on “Nutrition labelling policies: WHO guideline Draft guideline for public consultation”

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

submission

27 Sep 2024

Greenwashing comments to Bureau of Competition

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Menu and Food Package Labelling, Policy |

submission

21 Sep 2024

Statement on the Summit of the Future

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Menu and Food Package Labelling, News, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

statement for the record

15 Sep 2024

United Nations Summit of the Future Ensuring the primacy of human rights and effective accountability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, New York Sept 22-23, 2024

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy |

joint-statement

24 Aug 2024

Submission to Health Canada on its proposal to address confidential business information in the regulation of pesticides

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Policy, Uncategorized |

submission

31 Jul 2024

Summit of the Future Civil Society Organization Engagement

posted in: Dietary Advice, Events, Menu and Food Package Labelling, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

written submission for virtual meeting

20 Jun 2024

Comment on Prime Minister’s announcement of national school food policy in Nova Scotia

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Marketing to Children, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies |

statement

23 May 2024

Support and improve Bill C-322, National Framework for a School Food Program Act

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Marketing to Children, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies |

submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources

16 Apr 2024

Federal Budget Delivers on First Big Step Toward a National School Food in Partnership with Provinces/Territories

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Marketing to Children, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies |

statement

15 Apr 2024

Calorie labelling on alcoholic beverages: Supplementary submission to the Government of Canada regarding international alcohol warnings and nutrition labelling

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

submission

1 Apr 2024

Prime Minister Trudeau and Treasury President Anand make good on election promise to support provincial school meal programs with $1 billion over five years.

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Marketing to Children, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies |

statement

22 Mar 2024

Submission to Health Canada about alcohol warning labels and Canada’s position at WHO Codex committee standard-setting negotiations

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

submission

26 Feb 2024

Health Canada’s proposal to revamp infant food and adult weight-loss marketing rules seems to have been cooked up in food company board rooms

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply |

statement

26 Feb 2024

Submission to Health Canada about its proposal for regulating marketing of infant foods and adult weight-loss foods

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply |

submission

20 Feb 2024

Statement on the mid-term review of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy |

statement

10 Feb 2024

Déclaration conjointe afin de garantir que les nourrissons et leurs mères soient protégés

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

déclaration conjointe

9 Feb 2024

Take action: Protect babies and new mothers by urging Health Canada to improve proposed rules for marketing infant formula.

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

link to joint-statement and endorsement form

3 Feb 2024

Submission to Government of Canada regarding reforms to Food and Drug Regulations

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

submission

31 Jan 2024

Submission to Canada’s chief negotiator on the World Health Organization’s draft Pandemic Treaty

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy |

submission

31 Jan 2024

Human Rights and Climate Change (milk and meat from cattle and other ruminant animals)

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Uncategorized |

submission to the consultation

30 Jan 2024

Comment on the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s “The State of Food and Agriculture 2023: Revealing the True Cost of Food to Transform Agrifood Systems”

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Food Tax Reform, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

submission

8 Jan 2024

Submission to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on the right to food

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

submission

2 Jan 2024

Ontario superior court certifies Canada-wide class action seeking compensation for cancer caused by pesticide glyphosate

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

statement for the record

31 Dec 2023

Taking a human-rights- and rule-of-law-based approach to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

submission

14 Dec 2023

Comments on Canada’s Universal Periodic Review on its compliance with international human rights standards

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

submission

6 Dec 2023

Parliament Passes First Vote, 202-110, on Law to Establish National School Food Program!

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Marketing to Children, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Uncategorized |

statement

30 Nov 2023

Submission to the consultation on corporate accountability hosted by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

submission

19 Oct 2023

First global School Meal Summit wraps up in Paris: Rich & poor countries worldwide announce grand plans, while Canada stays home and ponders.

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Uncategorized |

statement

15 Oct 2023

Media Advisory 50 cabinet-level officials and a cadre of heads of state to announce grand plans for school food in Paris, France Wednesday-Thursday October 18-19, 2023 (but not Canada)

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Uncategorized |

Media Advisory

30 Aug 2023

Health Canada’s Notice of Intent NOI2023-01, “Strengthening the regulation of pest control products in Canada,” is tone-deaf to concerns about the clearly defective, pro-industry approach of the current regulatory approach

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

submission to Minister

17 Jul 2023

Health Canada’s independent scientific advisor on pesticides resigns, citing excessive control by bureaucrats and lack of transparency

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, News, Policy |

media comment

19 Jun 2023

Comments on Health Canada’s proposal for preventing some forms of advertising to some children in some media channels

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Marketing to Children, News, Policy |

submission

9 Jun 2023

Deferring the application by Centre for Health Science and Law to intervene in Safe Food Matters v. AG Canada (pending ruling on admissibility of evidence of regulatory capture of Health Canada in approval of glyphosate)

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

Letter to Federal Court

8 Jun 2023

Impact of ruminant animals on climate

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

presentation

7 Jun 2023

Infant food safety in Canada and the world

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

presentation at Championing Public Health Nutrition

2 Jun 2023

Full program (including speaker bios) for Championing Public Health Nutrition conference, June 7-8, 2023

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Policy |

full program

16 May 2023

7th Championing Public Health Nutrition

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, News, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

(provisional program)

30 Apr 2023

Support for Senator Kutcher’s bill to repeal s. 43 of the Criminal Code (corporal punishment of children)

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Policy, Uncategorized |

letter of support

10 Apr 2023

Complain Effectively: What we can do about misleading marketing claims

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, Natural Health Products, News, Policy |

blog

27 Mar 2023

Submission about food price inflation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

presentation

10 Mar 2023

Curating Information for Self-Care: When governments don’t enforce laws to inoculate against an infodemic, companies sometimes are reckless and self-serving in claims

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Policy |

presentation

14 Feb 2023

World Nutrition Report host selection

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Policy |

comment about the selection process

13 Dec 2022

Proposal for a code of conduct for engaging with non-state actors

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

model code of conduct

8 Nov 2022

Joint-submission to the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Treaty Intergovernmental Negotiating Body

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

joint-statement

3 Nov 2022

Greenhouse gas emissions from beef, presentation to the Canadian Association of Food Law and Policy conference

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy |

presentation

3 Nov 2022

Presentation to Canadian Association of Food Law and Policy on role of cattle, sheep and goats to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, Menu and Food Package Labelling, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

presentation

21 Jul 2022

Letter to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization about its “State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022” report

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

letter

27 Jun 2022

Bad News, Bayer

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

U.S. court decisions about pesticide glyphosate and implications for Canada

10 Jun 2022

National Pathways (on food policy)

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

CHSL submission

9 Jun 2022

Canada needs to walk the talk on children’s rights.

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Uncategorized |

media statement on UN Committee report

20 May 2022

Supplementary submission to the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child

posted in: Events, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Uncategorized |

supplementary submission

24 Mar 2022

Leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada dismissed re glyphosate

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

media comment

15 Feb 2022

Illegal Formula Ads in Health-Science Journals

posted in: Dietary Advice, Events, Marketing to Children, News, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply |

comment

14 Feb 2022

Salted Health-Science: Leading scientists call for transparency and accountability for flawed sodium research

posted in: Dietary Advice, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

media statement

8 Feb 2021

Objection to Health Canada’s approval of pesticide, Chlorpyrifos

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

CHSL.February8-2021.Chloropyrifos.NOO

8 Nov 2019

Next Steps in Creating a National Universal Healthy School Food Program

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, National Food & Population Health Strategies, School Food Standards and Subsidies |

presentation

27 Sep 2019

Op-ed submitted to Toronto Star re saturated fat

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Policy, Uncategorized |

Opinion submitted to Toronto Star re its investigation on saturated fat

20 Aug 2019

Comments regarding Canada’s review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, Marketing to Children, News, Policy |

CHSL Comments to Committee

2 May 2019

Statement on Prevention to the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage

posted in: Dietary Advice, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

Statement on Prevention

19 Mar 2019

Federal budget promise to negotiate a national school food program is a major stride for children and public health

posted in: Marketing to Children, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Uncategorized |

School Food in Federal Budget

22 Jan 2019

Reserve judgement on new Food Guide until quantitative advice is published later in 2019

posted in: Dietary Advice, Events, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy |

Food Guide Comment

2 Oct 2018

Presentations at Championing Public Health Nutrition’s Feeding the Future: Day 2 Promising Priorities in Public Health Nutrition

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Uncategorized |

Promising Priorities

1 Oct 2018

Presentations at Championing Public Health Nutrition’s Feeding the Future: Day 1, Investigative Reporting on Food, Pharmaceutical Drugs and Health

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Uncategorized |

Chlorophyll

18 Aug 2018

Food for Life Report’s “Bread & Butter Issue” editorial

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Menu and Food Package Labelling, School Food Standards and Subsidies |

Food for Life Report’s “Bread & Butter Issue” editorial

5 Aug 2018

Position statement on Political Declaration of the United Nations High Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Disease

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Natural Health Products, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Trans Fat in the Food Supply |

Position Statement

27 Apr 2018

Submission to Health Canada re proposed front-of-pack nutrition labelling

posted in: Dietary Advice, Menu and Food Package Labelling, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

CHSL-FOP-Nutrition-Labelling.April2018

22 Mar 2018

Contrast of commonly cited priority diet-related risks to worldwide deaths attributed to aspects of the diet according to the Global Burden of Disease

posted in: Dietary Advice, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Policy, Uncategorized |

Contrast of commonly cited priority diet-related risks to worldwide deaths attributed to aspects of the diet according to the Global Burden of Disease  

18 Oct 2017

Global Guidance on Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling and Alcohol Warnings

posted in: Dietary Advice, Menu and Food Package Labelling, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

Global Guidance on Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling and Alcohol Warnings

21 Jun 2017

Health Canada’s proposal to classify Partially Hydrogenated Oils as prohibited adulterants by the summer of 2018

posted in: Policy, Trans Fat in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

Canada’s proposal to classify Partially Hydrogenated Oils as prohibited adulterants by the summer of 2018

28 Apr 2017

The Lancet statement calls on candidates for top job at World Health Organization to clarify commercial influence safeguards

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, National Food & Population Health Strategies, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Trans Fat in the Food Supply |

http://healthscienceandlaw.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CHSL.Lancet.WHOConflict-of-interest.April-27-2017.pdf

3 Apr 2017

Consideration of energy drinks and marketing to children at the Ottawa Board of Health

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, Marketing to Children, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

Consideration of marketing to children and energy drinks at the Ottawa Board of Health

26 Jan 2017

30 health and citizens’ groups state concern about involvement of Gates Foundation at World Health Organization

posted in: News, Policy, Uncategorized |

Public-Interest-Position.WHO.FENSA+Gates.Jan2017

22 Dec 2016

Pages 1-2 of 32-page first issue of Food for Life Report

posted in: Dietary Advice, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Trans Fat in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

Food for Life Report (cover of first issue)

14 Dec 2016

Health Canada’s Unambitious First Step to Update Food Labels Systematically Understates Levels of Salt, Sugar

posted in: Menu and Food Package Labelling, News, Policy, Uncategorized |

Health Canada’s Unambitious First Step to Update Food Labels Systematically Understates Levels of Salt, Sugar

24 Oct 2016

Lights Back on at Health Canada: Minister to Right-size Rule Books for Food Labelling/Marketing and Conflicts of Interest

posted in: Policy |

final-chsl-comment-philpott-nutrition-strategy-oct24-2016

21 Oct 2016

CCFL first contribution re FOP labelling

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Food Tax Reform, Menu and Food Package Labelling, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply, Trans Fat in the Food Supply, Uncategorized |

chsl-oct21-2016-first-doc-front-of-pack-ewg-e-08-14-2016

5 Aug 2016

Coke Olympics, Pepsi Queen’s Park? Ontario hired candy publicists to spin consultation on food advertising & labelling

posted in: Events, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply |

CHSL-Comment.Coke-Olympics.Pepsi-QueensPark

28 May 2016

Final text of World Health Organization’s Framework for Engagement with Non-State Actors (FENSA)

posted in: Policy |

WHO-FENSA.New-Conflicts-of-Interest-Approach

28 May 2016

Media release re new approach to conflicts of interest at the World Health Organization

posted in: Policy |

Media release re new approach to conflicts of interest at the World Health Organization WHO.Critique.Conflicts-of-Interest.pdf

25 May 2016

60-group statement re conflict of interest safeguards at the World Health Organization

posted in: Policy |

60-group statement re conflict of interest safeguards at the World Health Organization View PDF

20 May 2016

Addressing and managing conflicts of interest in the planning and delivery of nutrition programmes at country level Technical report

posted in: Policy |

World Health Organization Technical Report (with input from CSPI-Canada/CHSL): Addressing and Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Planning and Delivery of Nutrition Programmes at Country Level WHO-Nutrition.Conflicts-of-Interest.pdf

12 May 2016

Championing Public Health Nutrition conference program, speaker bios, and presentations

posted in: Events, News, Policy |

    Championing Public Health Nutrition conference program, speaker bios and links to presentations

12 May 2016

Akshaya Patra School Food in India

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Events, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies |

akshaya-patra-india-school-food

6 May 2016

International Association of Consumer Food Organizations proposal for a global standard on front-of-package nutrition labelling

posted in: Policy |

International Association of Consumer Food Organizations submission on Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling to the Codex Committee on Food Labelling Proposal-Front-of-Pack-Nutrition-Labelling

5 May 2016

World Health Organization report on how to strengthen international cooperation on noncommunicable diseases

posted in: Policy |

World Health Organization consultation report (with input from CSPI-Canada/CHSL) “Dialogue on how to strengthen international cooperation on noncommunicable diseases” WHO.Partnerships-Dialogue-Report

25 Apr 2016

Deputation to the Toronto Board of Health re marketing to children

posted in: News, Policy |

FINA.CHSL-Toronto-Board-HeALTH.Ads-to-kids.April 2016

25 Apr 2016

Save the World Health Organization from the undue influence of corporations and corporate-linked entities

posted in: News, Policy |

Civil Society FENSA Statement April 2016-1

22 Mar 2016

Federal Budget Falls Behind on School Meal Funding: Alberta, G-7 Countries Lead the Pack, while Feds Remain Inactive

posted in: School Food Standards and Subsidies |

final.coalition-for-healthy-school-food.2016.budget_response

1 Mar 2016

Senate Obesity Report Should Breathe Life into Industry- and Policy-fuelled Health Problems

posted in: National Food & Population Health Strategies |

cspi-response.senate-cttee-report.march1-2016

19 Feb 2016

Coalition for Healthy School Food pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

posted in: School Food Standards and Subsidies |

coalition_for_healthy_school_food.pre-budget.feb19-2016

12 Feb 2016

Submission to Ontario Government re Restaurant Menu Labelling

posted in: Policy |

Submission to Ontario Government re Restaurant Menu Labelling Ontario-Menu-Labelling.Follow-up

15 Jan 2016

Joint-statement to the World Health Organization re conflicts of interest

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform |

civil_society_open_letter.jan25-2016

11 Jul 2014

Statement of the Conflict of Interest Coalition at the United Nations High Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases in New York City

posted in: Advocating for Public Policy Reform, Dietary Advice, Events, Food Tax Reform, Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, National Food & Population Health Strategies, News, Policy, School Food Standards and Subsidies, Sodium in the Food Supply, Trans Fat in the Food Supply |

Conflict-of-interest-safeguards+Health-trump-trade.July2014

19 Feb 2014

Joint-Statement of Health Groups and Experts on Restaurant Menu Labelling

posted in: Marketing to Children, Menu and Food Package Labelling, News, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply |

menu-expert_ngo-joint-statement

8 May 2013

Salty to a Fault: A four-year follow-up report

posted in: Events, News, Policy, Sodium in the Food Supply |

salty-to-a-fault.2013-Update

18 May 2012

United Nations Food Law Body Advances Global Standard for Mandatory Nutrition Labelling

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Global Mandatory Nutrition Labelling

15 Jun 2011

Advice to the United Nations General Assembly on the prevention of nutrition-related illness

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Salty to a Fault: Varied Sodium Levels Show Lowering Salt in Processed Foods IS Feasible

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Making the Grade: School nutrition policies across Canada

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