Health Matters: WHO calls for easy-to-read health labels
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Health Matters: WHO calls for easy-to-read health labels
Description
October 18, 2024
Packaged food and drinks should have easy-to-read nutritional information on the front of the products to help consumers make healthier choices. That's the recommendation of the first-ever World Health Organization draft guidelines on food packaging. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Oct. 18, 2024.
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Health Matters: WHO calls for easy-to-read health labels02:02 | October 18, 2024
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Cancer costs a patient $33K, Canadian Cancer Society report says02:03 | 12 hours ago
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Health Matters: Alberta signs onto federal deal for rare disease drugs01:54 | December 6, 2024
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Health Matters: 15% of ER visits could be primary care, CIHI report says01:59 | December 5, 2024
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Health Matters: Life expectancy rose to 81.7 years in 2023, Statistics Canada report says02:24 | December 4, 2024
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Health Matters: Charity does not solve poverty or hunger crisis, food bank directors say02:07 | December 3, 2024
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Health Matters: Elton John reveals he has lost his eyesight02:18 | December 2, 2024
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Health Matters: Quebec considering social media age minimum02:47 | November 29, 2024
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Health Matters: 30% of NB kindergartners missing vaccines01:53 | November 28, 2024
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Health Matters: Wegovy approved to reduce heart attack risk01:51 | November 27, 2024
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Health Matters: Health minister to provide update on B.C. teen with bird flu02:32 | November 26, 2024
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Health Matters: 1 in 20 Canadians not taking their meds as prescribed due to cost, study finds02:04 | November 25, 2024
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Health Matters: ‘Suicide pod’ creator rejects claim that 1st user was strangled02:07 | November 22, 2024
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Health Matters: New Brunswick measles outbreak rises to 44 cases02:14 | November 21, 2024
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Carrot recall expands to Canada02:02 | November 19, 2024
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Health Matters: New Delhi pollution levels hit 50 times the safe limit02:21 | November 18, 2024
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Health Matters: Heightened concern about bird flu in Canada01:51 | November 15, 2024
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Health Matters: Over 800M people living with diabetes worldwide02:04 | November 14, 2024
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Health Matters: U.S. expands bird flu testing for farm workers02:21 | November 8, 2024
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Health Matters: Quebec to force doctors to stay in province02:12 | November 7, 2024
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Health Matters: Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states02:04 | November 6, 2024
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Health Matters: Doctors seeing spike in walking pneumonia cases02:18 | November 5, 2024
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James Van Der Beek reveals cancer diagnosis02:21 | November 4, 2024
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Health Matters: Less sugar in early childhood may lead to a healthier life, study finds02:22 | November 1, 2024
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Health Matters: Bird flu detected in U.S. pig01:59 | October 31, 2024
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Health Matters: Pickering, Ont., processing facility did not follow listeria prevention protocol, CFIA says02:19 | October 30, 2024
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Health Matters: McDonald’s beef patties ruled out as source of E. coli outbreak02:45 | October 28, 2024
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Health Matters: McDonald’s E. coli outbreak linked to onions02:14 | October 25, 2024
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Health Matters: Radon exposure in Canada rising, study says02:06 | October 24, 2024
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Health Matters: Avian influenza detected at 3 B.C. farms02:08 | October 23, 2024
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Health Matters: Health Canada approves oral brain cancer treatment01:54 | October 22, 2024
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Health Matters: Florida flesh-eating bacteria cases spike02:42 | October 21, 2024
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Health Matters: WHO calls for easy-to-read health labels02:02 | October 18, 2024
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Cancer costs a patient $33K, Canadian Cancer Society report says02:03 | 12 hours ago
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Health Matters: Alberta signs onto federal deal for rare disease drugs01:54 | December 6, 2024
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Health Matters: 15% of ER visits could be primary care, CIHI report says01:59 | December 5, 2024
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Health Matters: Life expectancy rose to 81.7 years in 2023, Statistics Canada report says02:24 | December 4, 2024
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Health Matters: Charity does not solve poverty or hunger crisis, food bank directors say02:07 | December 3, 2024
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Health Matters: Elton John reveals he has lost his eyesight02:18 | December 2, 2024
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Health Matters: Quebec considering social media age minimum02:47 | November 29, 2024
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Health Matters: 30% of NB kindergartners missing vaccines01:53 | November 28, 2024
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Health Matters: Wegovy approved to reduce heart attack risk01:51 | November 27, 2024
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Health Matters: Health minister to provide update on B.C. teen with bird flu02:32 | November 26, 2024
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Health Matters: 1 in 20 Canadians not taking their meds as prescribed due to cost, study finds02:04 | November 25, 2024
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Health Matters: ‘Suicide pod’ creator rejects claim that 1st user was strangled02:07 | November 22, 2024
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Health Matters: New Brunswick measles outbreak rises to 44 cases02:14 | November 21, 2024
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Carrot recall expands to Canada02:02 | November 19, 2024
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Health Matters: New Delhi pollution levels hit 50 times the safe limit02:21 | November 18, 2024
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Health Matters: Heightened concern about bird flu in Canada01:51 | November 15, 2024
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Health Matters: Over 800M people living with diabetes worldwide02:04 | November 14, 2024
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Health Matters: U.S. expands bird flu testing for farm workers02:21 | November 8, 2024
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Health Matters: Quebec to force doctors to stay in province02:12 | November 7, 2024
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Health Matters: Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states02:04 | November 6, 2024
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Health Matters: Doctors seeing spike in walking pneumonia cases02:18 | November 5, 2024
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James Van Der Beek reveals cancer diagnosis02:21 | November 4, 2024
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Health Matters: Less sugar in early childhood may lead to a healthier life, study finds02:22 | November 1, 2024
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Health Matters: Bird flu detected in U.S. pig01:59 | October 31, 2024
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Health Matters: Pickering, Ont., processing facility did not follow listeria prevention protocol, CFIA says02:19 | October 30, 2024
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Health Matters: McDonald’s beef patties ruled out as source of E. coli outbreak02:45 | October 28, 2024
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Health Matters: McDonald’s E. coli outbreak linked to onions02:14 | October 25, 2024
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Health Matters: Radon exposure in Canada rising, study says02:06 | October 24, 2024
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Health Matters: Avian influenza detected at 3 B.C. farms02:08 | October 23, 2024
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Health Matters: Health Canada approves oral brain cancer treatment01:54 | October 22, 2024
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Health Matters: Florida flesh-eating bacteria cases spike02:42 | October 21, 2024
Health Matters: WHO calls for easy-to-read health labels
Description
October 18, 2024
Packaged food and drinks should have easy-to-read nutritional information on the front of the products to help consumers make healthier choices. That's the recommendation of the first-ever World Health Organization draft guidelines on food packaging. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Oct. 18, 2024.
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