Good fat, bad fat — BC draws the line
B.C. tackles trans fat in food service establishments.
B.C.’s new trans fat regulation will come into effect Sept. 30, 2009, restricting industrially produced trans fat at food service establishments throughout the province, announced Ida Chong, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport.
“B.C. is the first province in Canada to restrict trans fat in all prepared foods,” said Chong. “We want healthier food choices to be the easier choice. Consumers won’t see or taste the difference in the meal they’ve ordered, but with restrictions on industrially produced trans fat, they will be eating foods that have been prepared using healthier ingredients.”
Farmers’ markets — shop for your health and the environment
June 30, 2009 by ShuNews
Filed under BC news, Environment, Food, Health
Celebrate Canada Day with the best of B.C. agriculture.
With the farmers’ market season in full swing, Agriculture and Lands Minister Steve Thomson is encouraging British Columbians to take advantage of the opportunity to buy fresh local products.
“Shopping at farmers’ markets is great for your health and the environment, and it supports farm families and the local economy,” said Thomson. “Canada Day is a perfect time to get out and sample the unique and diverse variety of agricultural products grown in B.C.”
