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Fish consumption
Toronto Public Health summarizes the health benefits and risks from eating fish, particularly for those vulnerable to mercury toxicity. Find out more information on making the healthiest choices when you eat fish, including during pregnancy, breast-feeding or when serving fish to your children.
Genetically engineered foods
There has been increasing interests and concerns on genetically engineered (GE) foods. Read Toronto Public Health's report on the analysis of genetically engineered foods (PDF flie size 1.14MB) using public health principles.
Food Premises Inspection and Disclosure System
The DineSafe Web site is designed to provide information to the public concerning the Toronto Public Health Food Premises Inspection and Disclosure System.
For more information on the Food Premises Inspection and Disclosure System, read Toronto Public Health's Comprehensive Food Safety Report (PDF file size 71.3KB).
Toronto Public Health also offers Food Handler Certification Courses to provide food handlers with the knowledge of safe food handling practices to prevent food-borne illness.
Healthy dining
Eat Smart! is a multi-component nutrition promotion program for workplaces and post-secondary schools in Toronto. The program is centered upon an "Award of Excellence" for cafeterias that meet high standards in nutrition, food safety and smoke free dining.
Since June 1, 2001 all restaurants, dinner theatres and bowling centres in the City of Toronto have become smoke-free as required under Phase 2 of the City's No Smoking By-Law. Smoking will only be allowed in approved, designated smoking rooms.
Other related sites
Visit the following Web sites for more information on food safety:
Links to sites external to the Toronto Public Health
Web site are provided as a convenience and their inclusion does not
imply that Toronto Public Health endorses or accepts any responsibility
for the content or use of these sites.
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