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February 2004
Libby introduces her bill for a sodium reduction strategy
NEW DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE SODIUM REDUCTION STRATEGY
NDP health critic tables bill for national sodium strategy – Libby Davies
NDP health critic tables bill for national sodium strategy
NDP health critic Libby Davies tabled a bill Monday encouraging Ottawa to enact a strategy requiring food manufacturers to lower sodium levels, among other tough-on-salt measures. The bill, formally named An Act Respecting the Implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada, will take its cues from a list of recommendations that were published by Health Canada in July 2010.
The original article, NDP health critic tables bill for national sodium strategy was published on November 5, 2012 in CTV News. Author(s): Avis Favaro
NDP peppers feds for ‘salt reduction strategy’ – Libby Davies
NDP peppers feds for ‘salt reduction strategy’
NDP health critic Libby Davies introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons Monday containing a raft of measures to help Canadians cut salt from their diet… “It’s a very significant public health issue. There have been expert estimates that – especially if we base it on some of the U.S. for this, that anywhere from (10,000) to 16,000 deaths every year in Canada could be prevented if we had an adequate sodium reduction,” Davies said. “So that’s very significant and that’s not counting the number of people who will encounter significant health problems, cardiovascular problems as a result of very high salt intake.”
The original article, NDP peppers feds for ‘salt reduction strategy’ was published on November 5, 2012 in Ottawa Sun. Author(s): Jessica Murphy
Will Aglukkaq scuttle latest effort to implement sodium-reduction plan? – Libby Davies
Will Aglukkaq scuttle latest effort to implement sodium-reduction plan?
Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq will get another chance to run away from the recommendations of the government-led Sodium Working Group (SWG). Or, she could surprise us all and back a new bill to implement the group’s recommendations to reduce the sodium intake of Canadians. NDP health critic and deputy leader Libby Davies tabled her private member’s bill Monday. It’s straightforward: the health minister must implement the SWG’s Sodium Reduction Strategy, including establishing a monitoring system to track the progress of food companies.
The original article, Will Aglukkaq scuttle latest effort to implement sodium-reduction plan? was published on November 5, 2012 in The Vancouver Sun. Author(s): Sarah Schmidt
NEW DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE SODIUM REDUCTION STRATEGY
NEW DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE SODIUM REDUCTION STRATEGY
OTTAWA –NDP MP Libby Davies (Vancouver East) introduced legislation in the House of Commons today, An Act Respecting the Implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada, which will involve several measures to help Canadians make healthy choices and eat a diet low in sodium.
“Right now, we are facing an epidemic of sodium-related diseases in our country, driven by the high sodium content of pre-packaged foods, which account for approximately 75% of our sodium intake”, said Davies. “A comprehensive sodium reduction strategy could greatly reduce the incidence of sodium-related diseases and deaths associated with these diseases”.
The bill would set safe levels for the sodium content of pre-packaged foods as well as proper labeling and ensure public funds are not spent on foods that are too high in sodium.
“Canadians have been asking for these measures for years now”, said Davies. “The minister has shown her interests are in supporting industry, rather than the health of Canadians”.
In 2007, the minister established a Sodium Working Group, which recommended the measures in Davies’ bill. The Sodium Working Group was disbanded in 2011 by the minister before the end of their mandate and the Conservative government has since rejected calls from national health advocacy groups and from provincial and territorial governments to regulate sodium in our food.
“This bill would establish the government of Canada as a leader in monitoring sodium levels in foods”, Davies said. “Most importantly, this bill would save the lives of thousands of Canadians each year who die from sodium-related disease.”