Nutri-Net Canada

Resources and References

*This following information is available for use by stakeholders provided that acknowledgement is given to Nutri-Net Canada and Agriculture and AgriFood Canada as the source of the data.

2008/2009 Project - Regulatory Information Portal:

2008/2009 Project - Guidance Document / Walnut Case Study:

Implementation of Health Canada's Revised Guidance Document for Preparing a Submission for Food Health Claims: Walnuts and Blood Cholesterol

2008/2009 Project - Canadian FFNHP Product Quality Initiative:

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2007/2008 Projects - Canadian Product Quality:

Final Report - Executive Summary

2007/2008 Projects – Market Intelligence:

Comprehensive FFNHP market analysis for Canadian products:

The FFNHP International Market Trends: Opportunities for the Canadian Agri-Food Industries in Functional Foods and Natural Health Products in the US, Australia, UK and Japan report in preparation by the George Morris Centre.
The FFNHP Canadian Market Trends: Opportunities for the Canadian Agri-Food Industries in Functional Foods and Natural Health Products report prepared by the George Morris Centre.

2007/2008 Projects – Funding and Investment Resources:

Sources of government financial assistance and tax incentives available to FFNHP industry – innovation and commercialization:

The Nutri-Net Database Project was completed by George Brook Consulting in December 2007.

Nutri-Net Database - Accompanying Notes

Nutri-Net Database Tier 1

Nutri-Net Database Tier 2

2007/2008 Projects – Health Claims:

National conference on scientific requirements for standards of evidence for pre-market evaluation of FFNHPs:

The Nutri-Net Canada Food Health Claims Symposium was held November 27/28, 2007 in Toronto, ON. An ‘as it was heard’ report was prepared by Intersol Inc.

Critical analyses of health claim management:

Canada’s Proposed Regulatory Framework for Health Claims on Foods – International Comparison on the Managment of Health Claims and Novel Foods prepared by CanTox Health Sciences International
Critical Review of Health Canada’s Standards of Evidence for Evaluating Foods with Health Claims and Analysis of Requirements for Pre-market Evaluation of Functional Foods and Related Health Claims in the Canadian Market prepared by CanTox Health Sciences International.
Comprehensive Overview of Federal Statutes and Regulations Applicable to Pre-Market Evaluation of Foods and Food-Related Health Claims prepared for S&I, AAFC by InterSect Alliance Inc. November 2007

Case studies for evaluation of evidence for Health Claim
submissions:

Pulses and Heart Disease / Diabetes: A Case Study for Health Claim Substantiation in Canada, The European Union and the United States - February 18, 2008 Presentation - Report prepared by CanTox Health Sciences International through evaluation of the evidence supporting health claims and assembled by Pulse Canada under their Pulse Innovation Project, another AAFC Science and Innovation project.

Probiotic Health Claim(s):

A report Developing Health Claims for Probiotics in Canada - A Case Study was prepared by L'Institut des nutraceutiques et des aliments fonctionnels (INAF) http://www.inaf.ulaval.ca/ in collaboration with the Dairy Processors’ Association of Canada.

2007/2008 Projects - Strategy:

WORKING TOGETHER FOR A HEALTHY CANADA: A Strategy for the Canadian Functional Foods and Natural Health Products Sector
Report prepared by Haisley Millar Consulting Group, May 8, 2008.

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Resources and References