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Members of the Working Group on Dietary Sodium Reduction
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(PDF Version - 34 K)The Sodium Working Group, chaired by Health Canada, 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 representatives.
The Working Group is mandated to develop and oversee the implementation of a strategy for reducing dietary sodium intake among Canadians.
| 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 Society for Nutritional Sciences |
| 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 | Blood Pressure 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 |
