Food Issues

Food and Nutrition (HFN2O1)

Food Additives

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002435.htm

http://www.fda.gov/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/FoodAdditivesIngredients/ucm094211.htm

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/addit/index-eng.php

http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/Food-technology/Biotechnology/Novel-foods/Facts-on-Food-Additives.aspx#.VGAuzvnF914

http://www.besthealthmag.ca/additives

http://www.understandingfoodadditives.org/pages/Ch2p0.htm

Food Security

http://www.who.int/trade/glossary/story028/en/

http://www.foodsecuritynews.com/What-is-food-security.htm

http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2014/10/12/canada_may_be_heading_into_a_food_security_crisis.html

http://www.agr.gc.ca/misb/fsec-seca/pdf/action_e.pdf

http://globalnews.ca/news/1133160/food-insecurity-millions-of-canadians-struggle-to-put-food-on-the-table/

http://nutritionalsciences.lamp.utoronto.ca/resources/proof-annual-reports/annual-report-2012/

Genetically Modified Foods

http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/gmfood/overview.php

http://www.who.int/foodsafety/areas_work/food-technology/faq-genetically-modified-food/en/

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-truth-about-genetically-modified-food/

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/science/gmfoods/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/genetically-modified-foods-a-primer-1.1341529

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/10-genetically-modified-food-products.htm

Hormones and Antibiotics in Food

http://www.med.nyu.edu/content?ChunkIID=90869

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/safe/overview.html

http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/Farming-Food-production/Hormones-and-antibiotics-in-food-production.aspx#.VGAvF_nF914

http://healthychild.org/easy-steps/keep-hormones-and-antibiotics-off-the-menu/

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/natall/instmpanie.shtml

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV%20Shows/The%20National/ID/2352586358/

Locally Produced Foods

http://www.worldwatch.org/node/6064

http://www.sustainabletable.org/254/local-regional-food-systems

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-10-27-local-grown-farms-produce_n.htm

http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/factsheets/buylocal.html

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/06/buying_local_explained_pros_an.html

http://freakonomics.com/2011/11/14/the-inefficiency-of-local-food/

Organic Foods

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/organic-food/art-20043880

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/organic-food.htm

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/organic-products/fact-sheet/eng/1389651477171/1389651725636

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/pesticide-residue-found-on-nearly-half-of-organic-produce-1.2487712

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/pesticide-levels-on-some-organic-produce-indicate-use-was-deliberate-1.2491167

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/5/e1406.full

http://www.canadianliving.com/health/nutrition/12_foods_to_eat_only_if_theyre_organic.php

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/organic-food-s-health-benefits-questioned-in-u-s-study-1.1141568

Pesticides and Food

https://depts.washington.edu/ceeh/downloads/FF_Pesticides.pdf

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/pest/_fact-fiche/pesticide-food-alim/index-eng.php

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/food/

http://www.eatrightontario.ca/en/Articles/Food-technology/Biotechnology/Novel-foods/What-you-need-to-know-about-pesticides.aspx#.VGAu9fnF914

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/apples-top-list-for-pesticide-contamination-in-2014-1.2634980

http://www.canadianliving.com/health/nutrition/12_foods_to_eat_only_if_theyre_organic.php

http://npic.orst.edu/health/food.html

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/pesticide-residue-found-on-nearly-half-of-organic-produce-1.2487712