e-1597 (Labelling of food products)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Minister of Health
- Canadians are struggling under the burden of preventable nutritional disease. Health Canada recently announced proposed front of package labelling regarding salt, sugar and saturated fat. Population-wide nutritional policies must be backed by strong and consistent scientific evidence. In the case of salt and saturated fats, the data does not support these recommendations;
- Recent studies all concluded that a moderate amount (3-5g daily) of sodium is an optimal, population-wide recommendation. Below this amount, an increased risk of disease and death is seen. There is no data showing that reducing sodium intake below 3 g/day in entire populations is effective or safe;
- Saturated fats were condemned in the 1950s based on weak and unreliable data. The evidence since then has failed to support the diet-heart hypothesis. Limiting saturated fats may cause harm: the largest observational study to date found low consumption of saturated fats was associated with higher rates of mortality and stroke; and
- Good science is the best way to inform public health policy. The potential harm to Canadians by enacting these warning labels should be a cause for grave concern.
- Open for signature
- March 20, 2018, at 2:25 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- July 18, 2018, at 2:25 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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John Aldag
(Cloverdale—Langley City)
September 26, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02663) - Government response tabled
- November 1, 2018
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 431 |
British Columbia | 379 |
Manitoba | 132 |
New Brunswick | 103 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 30 |
Northwest Territories | 3 |
Nova Scotia | 122 |
Ontario | 1910 |
Prince Edward Island | 22 |
Quebec | 1045 |
Saskatchewan | 164 |