Food Safety
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Understanding Food Safety
Educational Resources and Research
Whether you are an educator or a student, you will find a variety of resources for teaching and learning here.
- For educators
- Educators and communicators food guide: Background information, tips and tools to complement each recommendation in Canada's Food Guide.
- Questions and answers for educators: This list of questions and answers provides educators with information about Canada's Food Guide.
- Resources for schools and libraries: Games, resources and activities to help children learn more about food safety.
- Buffet Busters: an education program that includes a teachers' guide, along with four animated outbreak scenarios that blends problem solving and scientific analysis in a fun interactive way.
- Food safety games: Games to teach children, youth and parents about food safety.
- Food Safety Video series - Something you ate? Series of four videos that help explain how the Public Health Agency of Canada responds to large outbreaks of foodborne illness.
- Science and research
- Common names for fish and seafood: When fish is sold in Canada, the acceptable common name of fish and seafood species must be used.
- Research on healthy eating: Information to help you better understand the factors that influence eating behaviours and practices.
- Nutrition policy reports: Access to various research reports that support healthy eating and enhance population health.
- Reports and publications: In this section, you'll find Health Canada reports and publications related to its science and research activities.
- Research programs and analytical methods: Research and related scientific activities play an important role in many decision-making processes at Health Canada.
- Allergen research: Avoiding specific foods and ingredients is an important health challenge for those with food allergies, sensitivities, intolerances or celiac disease.
- Research on nutrition labels: Access to public opinion research reports about the effectiveness of nutrition labels.
- Natural health products research: Support of natural health product research and knowledge-based activities.
- Natural health products survey: This study measured awareness levels, attitudes towards, knowledge about, and behaviours of Canadians as they pertain to natural health products.
Food Irradiation
Food irradiation is one of several techniques that can be used by food producers to protect the quality of food before it reaches the grocery store.
- Frequently asked questions regarding food irradiation: Food irradiation is a method of preserving food by using a type of radiation energy.
Bottled Water
Bottled water has an excellent safety record in Canada. At the present time, no waterborne disease outbreaks have been associated with drinking bottled water in Canada.
- Frequently asked questions about bottled water: In this page you will find answers to frequently asked questions about the quality of bottled water sold in Canada.
- Drinking water: This page includes many publications that explain what it takes to keep our drinking water supplies clean, safe and reliable.
- Drinking water and wastewater: Learn how Health Canada monitors and provides First Nations communities with advice on drinking water quality wastewater programming.
- Arsenic in drinking water: Arsenic is a natural element that may be found in some drinking water supplies. Learn how to minimize your risk.
- Drinking water chlorination: The addition of chlorine to our drinking water has greatly reduced the risk of waterborne diseases. This in-depth page gives you an overview of the uses of chlorine, its benefits and potential risks.
- Fluoride and human health: Trace amounts of fluoride are found in almost all foods and in some drinking water. On this page you'll find useful information about fluoride's effects on your health.
- Drinking water away from home: Learn about the simple precautions you should take when drinking untreated water in the great outdoors.
Natural Toxins
Natural toxins are chemicals that are naturally produced by living organisms. These toxins are not harmful to the organisms themselves but they may be toxic to other creatures, including humans, when eaten.
- Natural toxins: The following safety tips can help you reduce or avoid exposure to toxins.
- Natural toxins in fresh fruit and vegetables: You should be aware of natural toxins in some fruits and vegetables.
