Food and Nutrition

On the Health Canada Web site, each navigation section (listed on the left-hand side of the screen) has its own Contact Us page. To find contact information for topics other than Food & Nutrition, view the Main Contact Us page.

Choose any of these topics for contact information:

• Advisories, Warnings and Recalls
• Canada's Food Guide
• Food and Nutrition Surveillance
• Food Labelling
• Food Safety
• Genetically Modified (GM) Foods and Other Novel Foods
• International Activities
• Nutrition and Healthy Eating
• Public Involvement and Consultation
• Research Programs and Analytical Methods
• Legislation and Guidelines
• Reports and Publications

Advisories, Warnings and Recalls

For information about:

• Food-related advisories, warnings and recalls visit the Recalls & Alerts section of the Healthy Canadians Web site or contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
• Health Canada's role in food-related advisories, warnings and recalls, contact Health Canada's Food Directorate.
• Veterinary drug-related advisories, warnings and recalls contact the Veterinary Drugs Directorate.

Canada's Food Guide

• Order a copy of Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide.
• Food Guide FAQ -- have you looked for the answer to your question?
• Contact the Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

Food and Nutrition Surveillance

Contact the Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion for information about:

• Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS)
• Facts and Trends
• Food Expenditure Survey
• Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children
• National Population Health Survey (NPHS)
• Nutrition Indicators

Contact the Food Directorate for information about:

• Provincial Nutrition Surveys
• Total Diet Study
• Fish and Seafood Survey
• National Surveillance of Potentially Hazardous Chemicals in Foods
• Trace Metal Analysis -- Infant Formula

Food Labelling

For information about:

• Allergen labelling, contact the Bureau of Chemical Safety.
• Nutrition labelling education, contact the Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• Nutrition labelling regulations and guidelines, please visit the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)'s Nutrition Labelling page.

Food Safety

For information about:

• Veterinary drugs and their effect on food, contact the Veterinary Drugs Directorate.
• Chemical contaminants and food, contact the Bureau of Chemical Safety.
• Food allergies, contact the Bureau of Chemical Safety.
• Food-related illnesses, contact the Bureau of Microbial Hazards.
• Issues with specific food products or packaging materials contact the Bureau of Chemical Safety.
• Safe Food Handling contact the Food Directorate.

Genetically Modified (GM) Foods and Other Novel Foods

• For information about genetically modified (GM) foods and other novel foods, contact the Bureau of Microbial Hazards.

International Activities

• For information about Codex Alimentarius, contact the Codex Alimentarius in Canada.

Nutrition and Healthy Eating

For information about:

• Most nutrition and healthy eating enquiries, contact the Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
• Nutrient data or food composition, contact the Canadian Nutrient File.
• Any nutrient, including the addition of vitamins and minerals (food fortification), sodium and trans fat, contact the Bureau of Nutritional Sciences.

Public Involvement and Consultation

For information about public involvement and consultation, visit the Food and Nutrition Public Involvment and Partnerships page.

Research Programs and Analytical Methods

For information about:

• Chemical methods, contact the Bureau of Chemical Safety.
• Microbiological methods, contact the Bureau of Microbial Hazard.
• Food research, contact the Bureau of Chemical Safety.
• Healthy eating research, contact the Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
• Microbiology research, contact the Bureau of Microbial Hazards.
• Nutrition research, macronutrients and micronutrients, contact the Bureau of Nutritional Sciences.

Legislation and Guidelines

• For information about legislation and guidelines, contact the Food Directorate.

Reports and Publications

• Order printed copies of Health Canada publications