Gail McQueenProfessional Home Economist |
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For Canadian Food and Product Recalls go to:
http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/pr-rp/index_e.php
The safety of adding fructose to food and beverages is a controversial subject. Here is an interesting lecture by Robert H. Lustig, MD, UCSF Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM&feature=player_embedded#
I consider outdoor wood burning fireplaces to be a health hazard in our neighbourhoods.
http://burningissues.org/car-www/science/outdoor-firepit-page.html
People are always looking for easy to use nutrition references. My husband owns LICHEN Software and publishes two nutrient databases. One is based on data in the Canada Food File and the other is based on the USDA Standard Reference for Nutrition, Release 18.
http://www.lichen-software.com/nutrientindex.html
Here are some general links to food and nutrition topics:
Consumer's Association of Canada
Food Safety Information Society
Ontario Home Economics Association
Ontario Home Economists In Business