Indian and Northern Affairs Canada undertook a survey on food quality in communities on the Labrador coast in 2001 to gather baseline information. This information will help assess a pilot project aimed at improving the quality of food reaching Labrador communities. The pilot project was developed and implemented in collaboration with Canada Post. The findings of this first survey are presented in a document entitled Results of the Survey on Food Quality in Six Isolated Communities in Labrador, March 2001.

• Acknowledgments
• Executive Summary
• Background
• Survey Methodology
• Highlights of the Results
  • Quality of various foods
  • Retailers' problems with the quality of certain foods
  • Change in quality of food since the previous year
  • Is there a season when the quality of food is better, worse?
  • Impact on prices if quality of food improved
  • Main cause of quality problems according to retailers
  • Food spoilage
  • Variety of fresh fruit and vegetables available
  • What is keeping people from buying more fresh fruit and vegetables?
  • Foods not reaching Labrador communities
  • Complaints from customers
  • General comments and suggestions
• Conclusion
• Appendices

Results of the survey on food quality in six isolated communities in Labrador, March 2001 (PDF 204 Kb) in PDF format.

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