Article – How are Quebecers’ pantries changing?
L'Observatoire de la qualité de l'offre alimentaire collaborates with L'actualité Alimentaire to present the evolution of six processed food categories. These studies are particularly relevant at the dawn of new Health Canada regulations due to come into force on...
Podcast – Food improvement and regulations: The challenge of charcuterie
Processed meats, sausages and meat spreads are probably the food industry's biggest challenge as the new federal regulations on front-of-pack labelling come into force. Although various products can still be modified to avoid negative indications, it appears that many...
Video – Observatory perspective conference
(Re)discover our perspective conference held on Thursday April 18, 2024 by our colleagues from the Observatoire de la qualité de l'offre alimentaire. The researchers in charge and the Observatory team were present to report on the progress of their work. The...
Article – Sliced bread and breakfast cereal trends
The Observatoire de la qualité de l'offre alimentaire characterizes and monitors changes in the nutritional quality of more than 15 processed food categories frequently consumed by Quebecers. As part of our collaboration with l'actualité ALIMENTAIRE, over the coming...
Article – A new tool for assessing food supply in institutions
The Observatoire de la qualité de l'offre alimentaire analyzes how Quebecers eat. Since 2019, the research facility has been working on tools to help healthcare institutions evaluate their services. Created to help improve the nutritional quality of food in Quebec, as...
Article – Saturated fats, sugars and sodium: a portrait of processed foods purchased in Quebec
What is the nutritional value of the foods we frequently buy? That's what the Observatoire reveals in its first-ever portrait of supply, published recently. In a Verdict Santé article, the Observatoire presents the results of its study conducted between 2016 and 2022....
Article – Profile of the most popular processed foods in Quebec
The Observatoire de la qualité de l'offre alimentaire has just unveiled a brand new report in which we learn that 66% of processed foods frequently consumed by Quebecers are high in saturated fats, sugars or sodium. This may sound alarming, but there's still room for...
Article – Trends in ready-to-serve soups and sliced processed meats
In this latest issue of l'actualité ALIMENTAIRE, the Observatoire de la qualité de l'offre alimentaire takes a look at the evolution of ready-to-serve soups and sliced processed meats. In this month's article, you can learn more about these two categories frequently...
Video – Conference “Better Understanding the Quality of Food Offerings” by the SQLNM
Véronique Provencher, Scientific Director of the Observatoire de la qualité de l'offre alimentaire, gave a talk on "Mieux connaitre la qualité de l'offre alimentaire: un incontournable en appui aux politiques publiques et à la santé de la population" as part of the...
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