e-1846 (Regulation of food and drugs)
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the House of Commons
- Cardiovascular diseases are the second-leading cause of death and the leading cause of hospitalization in Canada;
- Industrially produced trans fats damage cardiovascular health at any dose;
- Adding partially hydrogenated oil (PHO), the main source of industrially produced trans fats, to foods has been prohibited in Canada since September 17, 2018, by regulation;
- The adoption of the regulation was preceded by public consultations and a decade of voluntary measures encouraging the industry to reduce industrially produced trans fats in its recipes;
- After the regulation prohibiting PHOs was adopted, the industry benefitted from a one-year reprieve to adapt and to remove PHOs from its food products;
- Despite the delays previously granted, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency chose to phase in the regulation over two years, allowing the industry to continue selling PHO-containing products manufactured before September 17, 2018, to Canadians until September 2020; and
- The health of Canadians must take precedence over economic interests.
- Open for signature
- October 19, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- February 16, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Alexandre Boulerice
(Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie)
February 28, 2019 (Petition No. 421-03282) - Government response tabled
- April 10, 2019