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Government Agencies & Ministries

Canadian

• Canada Gazette
• Health Canada - Santé Canada
• Health Canada's Health Promotion On-Line Home Page
• Health Canada's Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
• Common Allergenic Foods and Their Labelling in Canada - A 1999 Review Reprinted With the Permission of the Canadian Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (PDF File)
• Fair Labelling Practices Program
• NWT Health and Social Services
• Health and Social Services of the Yukon Territorial Government
• B.C. Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible For Seniors Public Web Site
• Alberta Health
• Saskatchewan Health
• Manitoba Health Home Page
• Government of Ontario - Gouvernement de l'Ontario - INFO-GO
  • Ontario Ministry of Health
  • Foodland Ontario
    • Foodland Ontario - Seasonal Fruit and Vegetable Availability Guide
    • Foodland Ontario - Seasonal Fruit and Vegetable Recipes
• Santé Services Sociaux (Québec)
• N.B. Health and Community Services - Santé et Services communautaires
• Nova Scotia Department of Health
• Prince Edward Island: Health and Social Services
• Prince Edward Island: Atlantic Canada Food Processors Guide
• Health - Govt of Nfld and Labrador

• Web Central - U.S. Government
• U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
  • HRSA - Consumer Education Pages
• Nutrition.Gov
• HealthierUS.Gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page
• National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
• NCHS: Growth Chart Revision Update
• NCHS: Data Warehouse
• CDC's Nutrition and Physical Activity - Healthy Eating Tips
• BAM! Body and Mind - Healthy living site for school-age kids and teachers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• CDC's Tools for Calculating Body Mass Index
  • CDC's Body Mass Index Web Calculator
• Prevention Online (PREVLINE) - A service of The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.  Topics include Drugs, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Prevention, Treatment, Education, Resources, National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Drug News, Smoking, and Body Image.
• Girl Power! Get Body Wise!
• U.S. National Library of Medicine
  • MEDLINE/PubMed References and abstracts from 4300 biomedical journals (for Professionals).
  • MEDLINEplus - Find answers to your health questions (for the general public).
  • ClinicalTrials.gov - The U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies.
  • Reports of the U.S. Surgeon General
• The USDA's NOP - Their mission is to develop and implement  national standards that govern the marketing of agricultural products as organically produced, to facilitate commerce in fresh and processed food that is organically produced, and ensure consumers that such products meet consistent standards.
• NIH Office of Dietary Supplements--IBIDS Database
• FTC materials: Amazing Claims! - Information about diets and products that have "amazing weight loss claims".
• Gateway to U.S. Government Food Safety Information
• Healthfinder (r) - A gateway consumer health and human services information web site, a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration Home Page
• Nutrition Labeling
• FDA/CFSAN FDA Nutrition Labeling Manual -- A Guide for Developing and Using Data Bases
• Required Label Statements
• Requirements of Laws and Regulations Enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
• USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory Food Composition Data
• USDA-Iowa State University Database on the Isoflavone Content of Foods
• National Nutrient Databank Conference Homepage
• National Agricultural Library's (NAL) Web Gateway to AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access).
• USDA - CNPP - The Interactive Healthy Eating Index
• USDA Agricultural Biotechnology
• USDA's International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements Database
• USDA Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion (CNPP)
• Ethnic and Cultural Resources at the National Agriculture Library (USDA)
• Food, Nutrition and Health Books from US Government via Hopkins Technology

• U.K. Department of Health
• United Nations System
• U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization
  • FAO - International Food Composition Tables Directory
  • INFOODS - United Nations University International Food Data Systems Project
• WHO/OMS: World Health Organization