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Members of the Sodium Working Group
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(PDF Version - 34 K)The Sodium Working Group, is a multi-stakeholder working group that includes representatives from food manufacturing and food service industry groups, health-focused non-governmental organizations, the scientific community, consumer advocacy groups, health professional organizations and government.
The establishment of the Sodium Working Group to develop a population health strategy for reducing sodium intake among Canadians was announced by the Minister of Health on October 25, 2007.
As part of Health Canada's selection process, the Working Group members were asked to declare their areas of expertise, affiliations and interests. This summary has been provided as part of Health Products and Food Branch's commitment to be transparent about the membership of its advisory bodies.
| Member | Organization |
|---|---|
| Dr. Hasan Hutchinson (Chair) | Health Canada |
| Dr. Mary L'Abbé (Vice-Chair) | University of Toronto |
| Scientific and Health-Professional Community | |
| Dr. Peter Liu | Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
| Dr. Kevin Willis | Canadian Stroke Network |
| Dr. Katherine Gray-Donald | Canadian Nutrition Society |
| Dr. Susan I. Barr | Dietitians of Canada |
| Dr. Eric Young | Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health |
| Health-Focused and Consumer Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) | |
| Dr. Norm Campbell | Hypertension Canada |
| Ms. Bretta Maloff | Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada |
| Ms. Francy Pillo-Blocka | The Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition |
| Mr. Bill Jeffery | Centre for Science in the Public Interest |
| Dr. Nathalie Jobin | Extenso - Reference Centre for Human Nutrition |
| Food Manufacturing and Food-Service Industry | |
| Mr. Paul Hetherington | Baking Association of Canada |
| Ms. Mary Ann Binnie | Canadian Meat Council |
| Mr. Don Jarvis | Dairy Processors of Canada |
| Ms. Phyllis Tanaka | Food and Consumer Products of Canada |
| Mr. Colin Farnum | Food Processors of Canada |
| Ms. Jackie Crichton | Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors |
| Mr. Ron Reaman | Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association |
| Government | |
| Ms. Chantal Martineau | Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Health Canada |
| Ms. Lianne Vardy | Public Health Agency of Canada |
| Ms. Nora Lee | Food Directorate, Health Canada |
| Ms. Lisa Forster-Coull | Federal Provincial Territorial Group on Nutrition |
| Ms. Patti Wunsch | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| Ms. Charmaine Kuran | Canadian Food Inspection Agency (to November 2009) |
