In Action

What's New

The Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition is working on a number of key initiatives on food and nutrition communication and advocacy. To view the critical pathway of activities since our inception, click here.

Plans for 2010

Consumers & Sodium: A Pinch of Understanding
The Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition & CFDR are partnering on this launch April 28, 2010. The web-cast will be archived for 1 year.

We would like to acknowledge our generous sponsors:

  • Partner – Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research (CFDR)
  • Gold Sponsor - Dairy Farmers of Canada
  • Silver Sponsor - Turkey Farmers of Canada

AGM & Web-cast on Tracking Nutrition Trends 20 Year Report: Launch of Key Findings
The Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition hosted this launch October 30, 2009. The web-cast is archived for 1 year.

We would like to acknowledge our generous sponsors:

  • Silver Sponsor - Dairy Farmers of Canada
  • Silver Sponsor - The Centrum Foundation
  • Silver Sponsor - Turkey Farmers of Canada

Consultations
CCFN participated in the Health Canada consultation meeting on food allergen labelling.

Published Articles
CCFN has a number of reports being published in peer reviewed journals. Click here for details.

Reports, Watching Briefs & Fact Sheets
CCFN is compiling the Tracking Nutrition Trend 20 Year Report. To order your report and attend the web-cast click here for details.

We have commissioned key experts to develop new watching briefs and fact sheets on saturated fat, omega 3 fatty acids and eating healthy on a budget.

Surveillance
Dr. David Hammond from the University of Waterloo and Samantha Goodman analyzed longitudinal data on TNT V VI and VII and submitted the manuscript to the Journal of Education and Behavior.

Archived Web-casts
October 30, 2009 – TNT 20 Year History Report Launch. To register for the web-cast and find out more about the meeting, click here.

April 22, 2009 – Vitamin D – the Wonder Vitamin? To register for the web-cast and find out more about the meeting, click here.

March 24, 2009 – Global View: Consumer Perception of Food Product Labels. To register for the web-cast and find out more about the meeting, click here.

Watching Briefs
CCFN is commissioning key experts to develop Watching Briefs on priority topics for CCFN members, click here.

Consumer Fact Sheets
We launched the series of consumer fact sheets on priority topics, click here.

Annual Report
To review our year at a glance click here.

Membership Package
To review our report click here.