November 25, 2004 – At the instigation of the New Democratic Party (NDP), the Canadian parliament adopted a resolution in which the government undertakes to present, within a year, a bill or a regulation to eliminate fat trans of food products sold domestically.
It appears that the government is determined to act quickly to prevent the use of trans fatty acids, which are found in many processed foods. Already, the Minister of Health, Ujjal Dosanjh, indicated that from 2005, the companies will have to obligatorily specify the content of trans fat on the labels of the products which contain it.
According to Minister Dosanjh, the one-year delay will allow “to develop the bill and regulations so as not to substitute substances in food that could be worse than trans fats.”
The resolution presented earlier this week in the House of Commons was adopted by a vote of 193 to 73. Among those who voted against, there are 69 Conservatives – including Leader Stephen Harper – and four Liberals.
Martin LaSalle – PasseportSanté.net
According to the Canadian Press
