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With the bewildering
range of choices at the grocery store, shoppers
concerned about food safety and tight budgets
have to be more vigilant than ever. These stories
from the Marketplace files will help make the
task a little easier.
- Acrylamide:
Health Canada won't release information on acrylamide
levels in foods it tested. January 14, 2003
- Beef:
Grass-fed vs grain-fed. Is one better for you?
November 5, 2002
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Beer Challenge: Whose brew is best? October
20, 1998
- Best
Before Dates: Are they reliable? Originally
aired November 21, 2000. (Rebroadcast March
27, 2001 after charges laid)
- Bottled
Water: Is it money well spent? February
8, 2000
- Cafeteria
Confidential: We follow
a student-turned-activist as she takes
on the food choices offered in school
cafeterias. January 2, 2005
- Chicken
Soup: Do family recipes having healing powers?
January 16, 2001
- Coffee:
Drinking it with a conscience. February 15,
2000
- Fast
Food: Should there be a "fat tax"
on fast food? April 3, 2002
- Foodborne
Illness: Why are more people getting sick?
September 29, 1998
- Functional
Foods: No rules covering foods that say
they'll improve your mood, increase your energy
or heighten your memory. November 28, 2000
- Genetically
Modified Foods: What's at risk? December
7, 1999
- GM
food labelling and the Consumers' Association
of Canada: Canada's largest consumer organization
supports voluntary labelling while polls suggest
the overwhelming majority of Canadians want
mandatory labelling. March 6, 2002
- Genius
in a Bottle: A baby formula maker's ad campaign
raises some eyebrows. February 10, 2004
- Humane
Labels: The move to inform you whether meat
and eggs comes from humanely raised animals.
February 13, 2001
- Irradiated
Food: It will kill bacteria and extend the
shelf life of meat and poulty — but at
what cost? April 10, 2002
- Junk
food addiction: Can we be addicted to junk
food? October 29, 2002
- Milk:
Nature's most perfect food? Changing attitudes
and competition are taking their toll on this
Food Guide stape. December 5, 2001
- Olive
oil: Just how pure is that olive oil you're
putting in your shopping cart? January 4, 2000
- Organic
Food: The fastest growing segment of Canada's
food industry. October 17, 2000
- Probiotics:
When eating bacteria is good for you. March
25, 2003
- Salmon:
What's the difference between "farm raised,"
"fresh," and "wild?" November
14, 2001
- Stevia:
The all-natural, calorie-free sweetener. February
29, 2000
- Sugar
Surprise: You do all you can to cut down
on the fat you consume. But you may
be replacing it with added sugar. March 9,
2004
- Supermarket
Secrets:
Marketplace presents a story that will have you seeing the place you buy
your food in a whole different light. December 11, 2005
- Veggie
Meal: A seven-year-old goes to great lengths
for a "Happy Meal" that meets his
dietary needs. November 18, 2003
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