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62 Jensen, J. D. and Smed, S. (2007). Cost-Effective Design of Economic Instruments in Nutrition Policy. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 4,10.

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91 Safe Supply of Affordable Food Everywhere,INC: http://www.ssafe-food.net/

92 Dietitians of Canada: http://www.dietitians.ca/

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128 Ibid.

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134 Walker, K. (2009, February 5). Exploring Global Trends in Food, Slide 4. Presentation by Mintel International Group, a leading global research Company.

135 Ibid

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140 TNT Post.: Track and Trace: http://www.tracktrace.eu/en/

141 Canadian Produce Marketing Association. Consumer Action and 5 to 10 a Day for Better Health. Nielsen. Retrieved from http://www.ifava.org/uploads/toolkit/App_19_5_to_10_a_day_Survey_results.pdf

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143 Agriculture and Rural Commission. (2008). Reform of the common market organisation for fruit and vegetables. Retrieved from: European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/capreform/fruitveg/index_en.htm

144 Dall, T.M., Astwood, J. et al. (2009). Health Benefits and Medical Cost Savings Attributable to Calorie, Sodium and Saturated Fat Reductions in the American Diet. Accepted for publication.

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147 Mancino L., Kuchler, F., Leibtag E. (2008). Getting consumers to eat more whole-grains: The role of policy, information, and food manufacturers. Food Policy, 33, 489-496.

148 United States Department of Agriculture MyPyramid: http://www.mypyramid.gov/

149 The Editorial Board. (2008, December 30). Selling New York’s Proposed ‘Obesity Tax’. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/selling-new-yorks-proposed-obesity-tax/

150 George Morris Centre.(2008, March 31). Opportunities for the Canadian Agri-Food Industries in Functional Foods and Natural Health Products. Nutri-Net Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 18. Retrieved from http://admin.nutrinetcanada-nnc.ca/useredits/File/FFNHP%20Canada%20Report%20FINAL%20RM%20050508%20MKCCB.pdf

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152 Commission sur l’avenir de l’agriculture et de l’agroalimentaire québécois. (2008).Agriculture et agroalimentaire: assurer et bâtir l’avenir. Retrieved from : http://www.caaaq.gouv.qc.ca/documentation/rapportfinal.fr.html

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154 Soy 20/20: http://www.soy2020.ca/about.php

155 Flax Council ofCanada:http://www.flaxcouncil.ca/english/index.jsp?p=home&mp=fc2015

156 Pulse Canada: http://www.pulsecanada.com/the-pulse-files

157 “Food of Life” initiative. (n.a). Kobenhavns University, Faculty of Life Sciences.. Retrieved from http://www.foodoflife.dk/Opus/English/wp/acceptability/wp2a.aspx.

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160 The GTA Agricultural Action Plan. (2005). Retrieved from GTA Local Food: http://www.gtalocalfood.ca/

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162 Prahalad, C.K. (2008). Presentation at the Global Convergence Building Workshop Commissioned by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Montreal.

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165 Prahalad, C.K. .(2008). Presentation at the Global Convergence Building Workshop Commissioned by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Montreal.

166 Ibid.

167 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (n.d). Canada’s Agriculture, Food and Beverage Industry: Pulse Industry. Retrieved from http://www.ats-sea.agr.gc.ca/supply/3317_e.pdf

168 Dubé, L., Bechara, A., Böckenholt, U., Ansari, A., Dagher, A., Daniel, M. et al. (2008). Towards a brain-to-society systems model of individual choice. Marketing Letters, 19,323-336.

169 Smart Choices Program: http://www.smartchoicesprogram.com/

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173 Miley, M. (2009, February 5). Calorie Info Is Changing How New Yorkers Eat. Advertising Age. Retrieved from http://adage.com/article?article_id=134355

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175 Chen, X., Dube, L., Moore, K., and Renaud, L. (2009), “Social Alliances: Moving beyond Corporate Social Responsibility to Private-Public Partnerships”, Forthcoming chapter in Obesity Prevention: The Role of Society and Brain on Individual Behavior, Elsevier

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176 Ibid.

177 Dubé, L., Kouri, D., Fafard, K., & Sipos, I. (2007). Childhood Obesity: A societal Challenge in Need of Health Public Policy. Report on Policy Implication of the Health Challenge 2007 Think Tank for Canada.

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178 Prahalad, C.K. .(2008). Presentation at the Global Convergence Building Workshop Commissioned by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Montreal.

179 Ibid.

180 Ibid.

181 Canadian Institute for Health Information (2008). Health Care in Canada 2008 (Ottawa, Ont.: CIHI, 2008). Pg 1. Retrievedfromhttp://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=download_form_e&cw_sku=HCICPDF2008

182 Ibid. Pg 6

183 Ibid. Pg 3

185 National Diabetes Surveillance System (NDSS). Retrieved from Public Health Agency of Canada: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ccdpc-cpcmc/ndss-snsd/english/index-eng.php

186 Mittelstaedt, M. (2009, February 26). Cure for cancer just might be prevention new report promotes cutting back on fatty, sugary foods, exercising regularly and slimming down. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/

187 World Cancer Research Fund / American Institute for Cancer Research. (2009). Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity: a Global Perspective Washington DC: AICR.

188 Canadian Heart Health Strategy and Action Plan. (2009, February). Building a Heart Healthy Canada. Retrieved from

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190 DeVol, R., Bedroussian, A., et al. (2007, October).An Unhealthy America: The Economic Burden of Chronic Disease Charting a New Course to Save Lives and Increase Productivity and Economic Growth. Retrieved from Milken Institute: www.milkeninstitute.org

191 Ibid. Pg 11, 21, 15 and 30

192 Dubé, L., et al. (2006). The Montreal Call to Challenge Business as Usual on Childhood Obesity, Closing Document to the Health Challenge Think Tank 2006, launched in the presence of Mayor Gérald Tremblay.

193 Ibid.

194 Luo, W., Morrison, H., de Groh, M., Waters, C., DesMeules, M, Jones-McLean, E. et al. (2007). The burden of adult obesity in Canada. Chronic Disesases in Canada, 27(4), 139.

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195 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2008, June). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2008. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg. xv. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php.

196 Ibid.

197 Ibid. Pg 16

198 Ibid. Pg xv

199 Ibid. Pg 16

200 Statistics Canada. Proportion of farms by receipts class by farm type, Canada, 2006. Retrieved from Database: Statistics Canada.

201 Tyrchniewicz E. and McDonald, B. (2007, December). Finding Common Ground, Food for a Healthy Population and a Healthy Agri-food Sector. A Synthesis Report, Pg. 11. Retrieved from Canadian Agri-food Policy Institution: http://www.capi-icpa.ca/pubs.html

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202 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2008, June). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2008. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 30. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php

203 Ibid. P g 31

205 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2007, May). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2007. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 35. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php

206 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2008, June). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2008. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php

207 Ibid. P g 20

209 Ibid. P g 21

210 Ibid. P g 25

211 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2008, June). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2008. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php

212 Ibid. P g 67

213 Ibid. P g 36

214 Ibid. P g 34

215 Ibid. P g 34

216 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2007, May). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2007. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 58. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php

217 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2008, June). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2008. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 47.Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php

218 Ibid. P g 50

219 Ibid. P g 53, 54

220 Lock, K., Pomerleau, J., Causer, L., Altmann, D.R., and McKee, M. (2005) The Global Burden of Disease due to low fruit and vegetable consumption: implications for the global strategy on diet. Bull World Health Organ, 83, 100–08.

221 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2007, May). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2007. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 78. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php

222 Statistics Canada. Table 203-0002 - Survey of household spending (SHS), household spending on food, by province and territory, annual. Retrieved from Database CANSIM E-STAT.

223 Statistics Canada. Table 326-0021 - Consumer price index (CPI), 2005 basket, annual (2002=100 unless otherwise noted). Retrieved from Database CANSIM E-STAT.

224 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2007, May). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2007. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 68. Retrieved from http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php

225 Serecon Management Consulting Inc.(2005, July). Canadian Food Trends 2020 A Long Range Consumer Outlook. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 39 & 36. Retrieved from: www.agr.gc.ca

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227 Serecon Management Consulting Inc.(2005, July). Canadian Food Trends 2020 A Long Range Consumer Outlook. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Retrieved from www.agr.gc.ca

228 Health Canada. (2002). The Economic Burden of Illness 1998. Retrieved from Public Health Agency of Canada: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ebic-femc98/pdf/ebic1998.pdf

229 Statistics Canada. Table 105-0449 - Fruit and vegetable consumption, by age group and sex, household population aged 12 and over, Canada, provinces, territories and selected health regions (June 2005 boundaries), every 2 years. Retrieved from Database CANSIM E-STAT.

230 Health Canada and Statistics Canada (2004). Nutrient Intakes from Food Provincial, Regional and National Summary Data Tables, Vol. 1. Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2, Nutrition. Retrieved from Health Canada: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/surveill/nutrition/commun/index-eng.php

231 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2007, May). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2007. Retrieved from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg. 15. Retrieved from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php

232 Ibid.

233 Walker, K. (2009, February 5). Exploring Global Trends in Food, Slide 8. Presentation by Mintel International Group, a leading global research Company (2008).

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (2007, May). An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System, Pg 69. Retrieved from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: http://www.agr.gc.ca/pol/index_e.php

234 ACNielsen. (2008, October 4). Canadian Consumer Shopping Behaviour Report. (PowerPoint Presentation)

235 Haisley Millar Consulting Group Inc.. (2008). Nutri-Net Canada: Working Together For A Healthy Canada: A Strategy For The Canadian Functional Foods & Natural Health Products Sector. Nutri-Net Canada. Retrieved from http://www.nutrinetcanada-nnc.ca/resources.aspx

236 Walker, K. (2009, February 5). Exploring Global Trends in Food, Slide 18. Presentation by Mintel International Group, a leading global research Company (2008).

237 George Morris Centre.(2008, March 31). Opportunities for the Canadian Agri-Food Industries in Functional Foods and Natural Health Products. Nutri-Net Canada Nutri-Net Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Pg 21. Retrieved from http://www.nutrinetcanada-nnc.ca/resources.aspx

238 Haisley Millar Consulting Group Inc.. (2008). Nutri-Net Canada: Working Together For A Healthy Canada: A Strategy For The Canadian Functional Foods & Natural Health Products Sector. Nutri-Net Canada, Pg 11. Retrieved from http://admin.nutrinetcanada-nnc.ca/useredits/File/FFNHP%20STRATEGY_EN.pdf

239 A Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute Discussion Paper. (2009, March). Regulatory Reform in Canada’s Agri-Food Sector. CAPI. Retrieved from http://www.capi-icpa.ca/news/reg_reform_backgrounder.html

240 Ibid.

241 Industry’s Integrated Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiatives . Retrieved on March 15, 2009 from Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) :http://www.fcpmc.com/issues/hal/splash/index.html

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243 MarS Landing. (2008, November). The Satellite Special Edition, Pg 3.