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Canadian Food Labeling to Better Define "Product of Canada," "Made in Canada"

Clarifications on packaging and advertising claims

Canada Food Safety Plan

According to a spokeswoman for Health Minister Tony Clement, the Canadian Government soon plans to introduce the "Canadian Consumer Product Safety Act."

Canada's Domestic Substances List

FEMA Regulatory Affairs Committee has announced that on Saturday, November 11, the Minister of the Environment of Canada gave notice that the Agency intends to delete 1,105 substances from the Domestic Substances List

Canada Unveils Food Labeling Plan

In order to better reflect the true origins of products in the marketplace, the Canadian government has announced an action plan which will require products to be labeled and advertised accurately and truthfully.

US, Canada Reach "Equivalency Agreement" on Organic Certification

Agreement first move toward global harmonization, says US Agriculture deputy secretary.

Canada Consumer Safety Product Act Introduced

As a follow up to an earlier news regarding the Canada Food Safety Plan, legislation has been introduced to implement many of the recommendations in the plan.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Celery Seed and Leaf Oils

This month's column discusses the chemical compositions of celery seed leaf and oil.

Health Canada Adds Table-top Stevia to List of Permitted Sweeteners

The results of Health Canada's evaluation of available data support the safety and efficacy of steviol glycosides when used as described.

Pattern Recognition Methods for Discrimination of Essential Oils (Rose Oils) by Their Gas Chromatograms

It is possible to distinguish between essential oils of the same type and their mixtures by analysing their gas chromatograms using a pattern recognition method.

Essential Oils & REACH

The European Council has adopted the new European chemicals policy -- REACH (the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) -- on December 18, 2006.

Progress in Essential Oils

Sage oil and Wild African Sage Oil.

Essential Oils REACH Update

The European Federation of Essential Oils (EFEO) has released its latest Circular Letter (22), providing updates on REACH and declarations of allergens in food products.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Cubeb Oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of cubeb oil derived from Piper cubeba L.

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Pink Pepper Fruit and Leaf Oils

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of pink pepper fruit and leaf oils.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Lemon Verbena Oil

This month's column discusses the chemical composition of lemon verbena oil.

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Progress in Essential Oils: Sweet Fennel Oil and Extract

In this column, Brian M. Lawrence reviews the composition of sweet fennel oil and extract as found by various researchers. For example, a commercial sample of sweet fennel oil was screened for its anti-platelet activity by Tognolini et al. (2006) and Guerini et al. (2006) using GC-FID and GC/MS. Results are reported herein.

Essential Oils and Microwave Extracts of Cultivated Plants

We have used these two methods to treat different cultivated plants: five Umbelliferae, one Compositae and seven Labiatae. There is a double purpose for this approach. First, we want to determine the advantages and disadvantages of this technique in terms of research. Secondly, we intend to make appropriate comparisons between microwave extracts and essential oils coming from the aerial part of these plants.

Investigating New Essential Oils: Rationale, Results and Limitations

Research in new essential oils may provide benefits (missing aroma notes, new sources of isolates, new chiral compounds), but it must reassert its originality and vigor and it must recognize the constraints of economics and regulations.

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