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Key References and Resources for Health Professionals
- Canada's Food Guide resources
- Evidence supporting the Food Guide recommendations
- International authoritative health groups-reports and recommendations
- Other research into health benefits of seafood consumption
- Health Canada positions and information related to fish safety
- Mercury risk assessment and risk management
- Health Canada fish consumption advisories
- Provincial/territorial fish safety advisories
- Canadian consumption statistics / Food and nutrition trends
- Safety and quality regulations and policies
- Aquaculture
- Nutrient content of foods
- Information on fish and seafood species in Canada
- Nutrition labelling
- Communicating nutrition information
Resources for Consumers
- Canada's Food Guide
- Nutrition labelling
- Choosing healthy fats
- Health Canada fish consumption advisories
- Provincial/territorial fish safety advisories
- Fish farming
- Food safety (general information)
- Food safety facts for fish and seafood
- Safe shellfish harvesting
- Food safety facts on mercury and fish consumption
- PCBs, dioxins and furans, and PBDEs
- Food allergy
- Information on fish species in Canada
Key References and Resources for Health Professionals
Canada's Food Guide resources
- Canada's Food Guide: The Evidence Base
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/context/evid-fond/evidence-fondements_e.html - Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide and A Resource for Educators and
Communicators
www.healthcanada.gc.ca/foodguide - Bush MAA, Martineau C, Pronk JA, Brulé D: Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide: "A tool for the times". Can J Diet Prac Res 2007;68:92-96.
- Katamay SW, Esslinger KA, Vigneault M et al.: Eating Well with Canada's
Food Guide (2007): development of the food intake pattern. Nutr Rev
2007;65(4):155-166.
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/pubs/fd_int_pat-ela_mod_alim_e.html
Evidence supporting the Food Guide recommendations
- Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate,
Fibre, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids. Washington,
DC: National Academy Press, 2002.
www.nap.edu/books/0309085373/html/ - Otten JJ, Hellwig JP, Meyers LD (eds): Dietary Reference Intakes: The
Essential Guide to Nutrient Requirements. Institute of Medicine, Food
and Nutrition Board. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2006
www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11537 - Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention
of Chronic Diseases: Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic
Diseases: Report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation (WHO technical
report series no. 916). Geneva: World Health Organization, 2003.
www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/trs916/en/ - (U.S.) 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Report of the Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
2005.
www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/ (main page) www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/HTML/D4_Fats.htm (section on fats) or www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/PDF/D4_Fats.pdf - (U.K.) Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition/Committee on Toxicology:
Advice on Fish Consumption: Benefits & Risks. London, U.K.: Food
Standards Agency and the Department of Health, 2004.
www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/fishreport2004full.pdf - Harvard Center for Risk Analysis - articles published in Am J Prev Med 2005;29(4)
International authoritative health groups-reports and recommendations
International scientific advisory or regulatory authorities
- Nesheim MC, Yaktine AL (eds.): Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and
Risks. Committee on Nutrient Relationships in Seafood Selections to
Balance Benefits and Risks, Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition
Board. Washington DC: National Academies Press, 2007.
www.nap.edu/catalog/11762.html (Available to purchase, or read the book online for free)
- Related free resources: Executive Summary (31 p), Report in Brief, Fact sheet - Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention
of Chronic Diseases: Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic
Diseases: Report of a Joint WHO/FAO Expert Consultation (WHO technical
report series no. 916). Geneva: World Health Organization, 2003.
www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/publications/trs916/en/ - (U.S.) 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee: Report of the Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
2005.
www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/ (main page) www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/HTML/D4_Fats.htm (section on fats) or www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/PDF/D4_Fats.pdf - (U.K.) Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition/Committee on Toxicology: Advice on Fish Consumption: Benefits & Risks. London, U.K.: Food Standards Agency and the Department of Health, 2004. www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/fishreport2004full.pdf
- European Food Safety Authority: Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Contaminants
in the Food Chain on a Request From the European Parliament Related
to the Safety Assessment of Wild and Farmed Fish. The EFSA Journal
2005; 236:1-118
www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/contam_opinion... - Health Council of the Netherlands: Guidelines for a Healthy Diet. The
Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands, 2006
-summary: www.gr.nl/samenvatting.php?ID=1481
-full guidelines: www.gr.nl/pdf.php?ID=1481
Other health organizations or professional associations
- Lichtenstein AH, Appel LJ, Brands M et al.: Diet and lifestyle recommendations
revision 2006: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association
nutrition committee. Circulation 2006;114:82-96.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.176158 - Kris-Etherton PM, Harris WS, Appel LJ for the Nutrition Committee: AHA
Scientific Statement: Fish consumption, fish oil, omega-3 fatty acids,
and cardiovascular disease. Circulation 2002;106:2747-2757.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/reprint/106/21/2747 - National Heart Foundation of Australia: A review of the relationship
between dietary fat and cardiovascular disease. Aust J NutrDiet 1999;56(4
Suppl):S5-S22
-abstract and ordering information: www.ajnd.org.au/ - National Heart Foundation of Australia: Dietary fats: a position statement
from the National Heart Foundation's Nutrition and Metabolism Advisory
Committee. Aust J NutrDiet 1999;56(4 Suppl):S3-4
-reprint available at: www.heartfoundation.org.au/document/NHF/Dietary_Fats_1999.pdf - Graham I, Atar D, Borch-Johnsen K, Boysen G et al: European guidelines
on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice: executive
summary. Fourth joint task force of the European Society of Cardiology
and other societies on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical
practice. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehab 2007; 14(Suppl 2): E1-E40
www.escardio.org/NR/rdonlyres/2A4EF76B-D3AD-4313-B8BF-7D0BCC405CB8... - Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada:
Dietary Fatty Acids. J Am Diet Assoc 2007;107:1599-1611
www.dietitians.ca/news/frm_resource/imageserver.asp?id=1204&document_type...
Other research into health benefits of seafood consumption
Recent primary studies on cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular events
- Jarvinen R, Knekt P, Rissanen H, Reunanen A: Intake of fish and long-chain
n-3 fatty acids and the risk of coronary heart mortality in men and
women. Br J Nutr 2006; 95: 824-829
http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?... - Lockheart MS, Steffen LM, Rebnord HM et al: Dietary patterns, food groups
and myocardial infarction: a case-control study. Br J Nutr 2007; 98:
380-387
Abstract and ordering information: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1208296
Recent primary studies on developmental outcomes in infants and children
- Guldner L, Monfort C, Rouget F et al: Maternal fish and shellfish intake
and pregnancy outcomes: A prospective cohort study in Brittany, France.
Environ Health 2007; 6:33
www.ehjournal.net/content/6/1/33 - Halldorsson Th I, Meltzer HM, Thorsdottir I et al: Is high consumption
of fatty fish during pregnancy a risk factor for fetal growth retardation?
A study of 44,824 Danish pregnant women. Am J Epidemiol 2007;166(6):687-696
Abstract and ordering information: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/166/6/687 - Hibbeln JR, Davis JM, Steer C et al.: Maternal seafood consumption in
pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in childhood (ALSPAC study):
an observational cohort study. Lancet 2007a;369(9561):578-585
www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607602773/fulltext [accessible with free registration] - Olsen SF, Østerdal ML, Salvig JD et al: Duration of pregnancy
in relation to seafood intake during early and mid pregnancy: prospective
cohort. Eur J Epidemiol 2006; 21:749-758
Abstract and ordering information: www.springerlink.com/content/u7k548802514mk74/
Health Canada positions and information related to fish safety
- Canadian Standards ("Maximum Limits") for Various Chemical
Contaminants in Foods
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/contaminants-guidelines-directives_e.html - Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/pcb-bpc/index_e.html - Fact Sheet: "Food safety and PCBs found in fish", January
12, 2004
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/2004/2004_pcb-bpc_e.html - Questions & Answers about PCBs in salmon
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/2004/2004_pcb-bpcbk1_e.html - "Government of Canada Assures Public that Farmed and Wild Salmon
are Safe to Consume." News release 2004-45, August 17, 2004
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/2004/2004_45_e.html - Fact Sheet: "Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Fish",
2004
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/pbde-edpb/pbde_fish-edpb_poisson_e.html - Dioxins and Furans, 2006
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/furan/index_dioxin_furan_e.html - See also the resources listed under the heading Health Canada consumption advisories
Mercury risk assessment and risk management
- Mercury (Health Canada)
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/mercur/index_e.html - Human Health Risk Assessment of Mercury in Fish and Health Benefits
of Fish Consumption. Bureau of Chemical Safety, Food Directorate,
Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, 2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/pubs/mercur/merc_fish_poisson_e.html - Updating the Existing Risk Management Strategy for Mercury in Retail
Fish. Bureau of Chemical Safety, Food Directorate, Health Products
and Food Branch, Health Canada, 2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/pubs/mercur/risk-risque_strat_e.html - Total Diet Study (Health Canada)
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/surveill/total-diet/index_e.html - Fish and Seafood Survey (Health Canada, 2002)
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/surveill/other-autre/fish-poisson/index_e.html - Cohen JT: Matters of the heart and mind: risk-risk tradeoffs in eating
fish containing methylmercury. Risk in Perspective (a newsletter of
the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis) 2006;14(1):1-6.
www.hcra.harvard.edu./rip/risk_in_persp_January2006.pdf
Health Canada fish consumption advisories
- "Mercury in Fish-Consumption Advice: Making Informed Choices about
Fish", 2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/mercur/cons-adv-etud_e.html - Information Update 2007-31: "Health Canada's revised assessment
of mercury in fish enhances protection while reflecting advice in
Canada's Food Guide", March 28, 2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2007/2007_31_e.html - Information Update 2007-14: "Health Canada advises specific groups
to limit their consumption of canned albacore tuna", February
19, 2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2007/2007_14_e.html
Provincial/territorial fish safety advisories
- Environment Canada website
(provides up-to-date information on advisories in various regions across Canada and/or contacts for the responsible agencies) www.ec.gc.ca/mercury/en/fc.cfm
Canadian consumption statistics / Food and nutrition trends
- Statistics Canada: Food Statistics 2006. Cat no. 21-020-XIE. May 28,
2007
www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=21-020-X&CHROPG=1 - Statistics Canada: Food Consumption in Canada, Part II, 2001. Cat. no.
32-230-XIB. 2002
www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=32-230-X - Health Canada: "Fish Consumption: Review and Recommendation of
Current Intake Figures for Canadian Consumers." Health Canada,
Bureau of Chemical Safety, 2004. (Included as Appendix IV of the Health
Canada report, Human Health Risk Assessment of Mercury in Fish and
Health Benefits of Fish Consumption, 2007.)
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/pubs/mercur/merc_fish_poisson_e.html#appd - Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition: Tracking Nutrition Trends VI,
CCFN, August 2006
www.ccfn.ca/pdfs/TNT_VI_Report__2006.pdf
Safety and quality regulations and policies
- Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/csspccsme.shtml - Quality Management Program (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/qmp/qmppgqe.shtml - "The Regulation of Imported Fish and Seafood Products in Canada".
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, June 8, 2007
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/import/inspe.shtml - Fish Import Inspection Program (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/import/importe.shtml - Canada Has a Robust Risk-Based Import Control System (Canadian Food
Inspection Agency)
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/specif/vegprofse.shtml
Nutrient content of foods
- Health Canada: Canadian Nutrient File, 2007b
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/fiche-nutri-data/index_e.html
Information on fish and seafood species in Canada
- A series of fact
sheets on various species of fish and shellfish produced in Canadian
waters, prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
www.ats-sea.agr.gc.ca/sea-mer/fhs-eng.htm - List of Canadian Acceptable Common Names for Fish and Seafood (Canadian
Food Inspection Agency)
http://active.inspection.gc.ca/scripts/fispoi/fplist/fplist.asp?lang=e
Aquaculture
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/aquaculture_e.htm
Nutrition labelling
- Health Canada nutrition labelling website
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/index_e.html - \Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/guide/toce.shtml - Healthy Eating is in Store for You (Canadian Diabetes Association and
Dietitians of Canada)
www.healthyeatingisinstore.ca - Managing Health Claims for Foods in Canada: Towards a Modernized Framework.
Discussion Paper, Health Canada, November 2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/consultation/init/man-gest_health_claims-allegations_sante_e.html
Communicating nutrition information
- International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation and Institute
of Food Technologists (IFT): Guidelines for Communicating the Emerging
Science of Dietary Components for Health, 2005
- Guidelines for Journalists, Health Professionals, and other Communicators www.ific.org/nutrition/functional/guidelines/guidelinesfulldoc.cfm
- Quick Reference Checklist for Communicators
www.ific.org/nutrition/functional/guidelines/quickreference.cfm - International Food Information Council: "Beyond the headlines:
what consumers need to know about nutrition news", Food Insight
November/December 2001
www.ific.org/foodinsight/2001/nd/nutrnewsfi601.cfm
Resources for Consumers
Canada's Food Guide
- Eating Well With Canada's Food Guide, Health Canada, 2007
www.healthcanada.gc.ca/foodguide
Nutrition labelling
- Interactive Nutrition Label and Quiz (Health Canada)
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/cons/interactive_e.html - Information Sheet on Nutrition Facts (Health Canada)
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/cons/cr_tearsheet-cr_fiche_e.html - Nutrition and Health Claims (Health Canada)
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/claims-reclam/index_e.html - Healthy Eating is in Store for You (Canadian Diabetes Association and
Dietitians of Canada)
www.healthyeatingisinstore.ca
Choosing healthy fats
- "Dietary Fat -The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Dietitians
of Canada, September 2007
www.dietitians.ca/news/frm_resource/imageserver.asp?id=841&document_type=document&popup=true&contentid=8435
Health Canada fish consumption advisories
- "Mercury in Fish-Consumption Advice: Making Informed Choices about
Fish". Health Canada, 2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/mercur/cons-adv-etud_e.html - March 2007 information update: "Health Canada's revised assessment
of mercury in fish enhances protection while reflecting advice in
Canada's Food Guide".
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2007/2007_31_e.html - February 2007 information update: "Health Canada advises specific
groups to limit their consumption of canned albacore tuna".
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2007/2007_14_e.html
Provincial/territorial fish safety advisories
- Environment Canada website (gives up-to-date information on advisories
in various regions across Canada and/or contacts for the responsible
agencies)
www.ec.gc.ca/mercury/en/fc.cfm
Fish farming (aquaculture)
- "Myths and Realities About Salmon Farming". Fisheries and
Oceans Canada, June 2005
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/backgrou/2005/salmon_e.htm - "Government of Canada Assures Public that Farmed and Wild Salmon
are Safe to Consume." News release 2004-45, Health Canada, August
17, 2004
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/2004/2004_45_e.html
Food safety (general information)
- Canadian Partnership for Food Safety Information
www.canfightbac.org/en/
Food safety facts for fish and seafood
- "Safety Tips for Buying and Storing Fish and Seafood", Fisheries
and Oceans Canada, June 2006
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/sheet_feuillet/safety_e.htm - "Causes of Food Borne Illness", Canadian Food Inspection Agency,
2006
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/causee.shtml - "Specific Products and Risks - Fish and Seafood", Canadian
Food Inspection Agency
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/specife.shtml#fispoi - Shellfish safety topics
- "Food Safety Facts on Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP)", Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2001
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/aspdae.shtml
- "Food Safety Facts on Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)", Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2007
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/pspe.shtml
- "Red Tide, PSP and Safe Shellfish Harvesting", Canadian Food Inspection Agency
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/redroue.shtml
- "Bivalve Shellfish in British Columbia", Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2003
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/specife.shtml
- "Vibrio parahaemolyticus". U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/vibrioparahaemolyticus_g.htm - Clostridium botulinum (botulism)
-"Food Safety Facts on Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)", Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2006
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/botulisme.shtml
- "Home-Canning or Bottling Lobster, Clams, Whelks and Other Seafood in Atlantic Canada ... Is it Safe?", Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2005
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/specif/botclame.shtml - Escherichia coli
- "E. coli O157:H7 Food Safety Facts-Preventing foodborne illness", Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2005
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/ecolie.shtml - Escolar
- "Facts on Escolar", Canadian Food Inspection Agency, May 2007
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/specif/escoe.shtml
- "Escolar and Adverse Reactions", Health Canada
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/toxin-natur/index_e.html - Histamine poisoning
- "Food Safety Facts on Scombroid Poisoning", Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2001
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/histame.shtml - Listeria monocytogenes
- "Food Safety Facts on Listeria", Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2001
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/listeriae.shtml
- "Listeria and Food Safety", It's Your Health, Health Canada, 2006
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/food-aliment/listeria_e.html - Noroviruses
- "Noroviruses-Fact Sheet", Public Health Agency of Canada, 2005
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/id-mi/norovirus_e.html - Salmonella
- "Salmonella Food Safety Facts-Preventing foodborne illness", Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2005
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/salmonellae.shtml
- "Salmonella Prevention", It's Your Health, Health Canada, 2006
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/food-aliment/salmonella_e.html - Staphylococcus aureus
- "Staphylococcal Food Poisoning", U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/staphylococcus_food_g.htm
- "Food Safety Facts on Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP)",
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2001
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/aspdae.shtml - "Food Safety Facts on Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP)",
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2007
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/pspe.shtml - "Red Tide, PSP and Safe Shellfish Harvesting", Canadian Food
Inspection Agency
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/cause/redroue.shtml - "What You Need to Know Before Harvesting Shellfish this Summer".
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, April 2006
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/concen/specif/shellmolle.shtml - "Safe Shellfish Harvesting-Check Before You Dig". Fisheries
and Oceans Canada, updated July 2007
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/infocus/2006/20060711_e.htm
Food safety facts on mercury and fish consumption
- March 2007 information update: "Health Canada's revised assessment
of mercury in fish enhances protection while reflecting advice in
Canada's Food Guide".
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2007/2007_31_e.html - February 2007 information update: "Health Canada advises specific
groups to limit their consumption of canned albacore tuna".
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/advisories-avis/_2007/2007_14_e.html - "Mercury in Fish-Consumption Advice: Making Informed Choices about
Fish". Health Canada, 2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/mercur/cons-adv-etud_e.html - Mercury in Fish-Questions and Answers. Health Canada, 2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/mercur/merc_fish_qa-poisson_qr_e.html - "Mercury and Human Health". It's Your Health, Health Canada,
2006.
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/environ/merc_e.html
PCBs, dioxins and furans, and PBDEs
- Fact Sheet: "Food safety and PCBs found in fish". Health Canada,
January 2004
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/2004/2004_pcb-bpc_e.html - Information: "Q's & A's on PCBs in salmon and food safety".
Health Canada, January 2004
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/2004/2004_pcb-bpcbk1_e.html - "PCBs". It's Your Health, Health Canada, 2005
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/environ/pcb-bpc_e.html - Fact Sheet: "Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Fish".
Health Canada, 2004
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/pbde-edpb/pbde_fish-edpb_poisson_e.html - "Dioxins and Furans". Health Canada, 2006
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/furan/index_dioxin_furan_e.html - "Dioxins and Furans". It's Your Health, Health Canada, 2006
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/environ/dioxin_e.html
- "Seafood (Fish, Crustaceans and Shellfish): One of the nine most
common food allergens". Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2005
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/fispoie.shtml - "Sulphites: One of the nine most common food products causing severe
adverse reactions". Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2005
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/allerg/sulphe.shtml - "Food Allergies and Intolerances", Health Canada, 2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/allerg/index_e.html - "Severe Allergic Reactions", It's Your Health, Health Canada,
2007
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/iyh-vsv/med/allerg_e.html - "Food Recalls and Allergy Alert", Canadian Food Inspection
Agency (view information and/or subscribe to email notification)
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/recaltoce.shtml
Information on fish species in Canada
- Fact sheets on various species of fish and shellfish produced in Canadian
waters, prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
ww.ats-sea.agr.gc.ca/sea-mer/fhs-eng.htm - List of Canadian Acceptable Common Names for Fish and Seafood (Canadian
Food Inspection Agency)
http://active.inspection.gc.ca/scripts/fispoi/fplist/fplist.asp?lang=e
