HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-09-30, Page 186A D4,Y, ►,RICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER $0, 1971
The nursing staff at the Huron County Health Unit met and
greeted Miss Stephaine Blackstone (centre back, standing) from
the National Food and. Drug Directorase,. Toronto office: Miss
Blackstone was in town to acquaint the public health nurses
with, her department and to bring them up- to date on
ederal gov't. • repre
"Nutrition Canada", a two-year study to determine the eating
and nutrition habits of Canadians: Standing‘to the right of Miss
Blackstone is Miss. Sandra Malabar, supervisor of public health '
nurses. (Staff Photo)
sentative in town;
says Nutrition Canada is in: progres
'BY SHIRL lr J:: KELLEA
Regional Consultant,
Educational Services for the
Food and Drug Directorate of
' theepartment of National
Health and Welfare, was in town
• last Wednesday and .Thursday.
She took time to drop into.
the Signal—Star office to speak
with me ons' Wednesday
afternoon, but her main purpose
for coming to Goderich was to-•-
. address the public health nurses
of the Huron County Health
Unit at last Thursday's staff
conference.
Miss Blackstone ,,told me she
was a. former home economist
who taught high school early in
her career, But she has been with
the Food and Drug Directorate
at its Toronto office for about
three years and finds :the work
.. fascinating
Prior to ber visit in my office,
Miss Blackstone called to arrange
a suitable hour for a Visit. She
then forwarded. a tremendously
interesting , folder concerning
‚information about all facets of
her work., with the. Canadian
Food and Drug Directorate. L.
sincerely hope that Signal -Star
readers will be as interested .in
this -material as I was. •
I've long believed 'that what
we eat is of vital importance to
us all.' I've also become vitally
concerned in: recent months
about the amount of chemicals
and preservatives which go into
aur foods these days. That's why
Miss Blackstone's call was so
very much appreciated by me.
Miss Blackstone told me that
the Canadian government,
through it's Department of
Health and Welfare, is•, vitally
concerned about what Canadians
swallow, whether it is food or
drugs. Her department, the Food
and Drug Directorate, spends
about 55 cents per ,erson in
Canada to ensure that those
foods we eat'and drugs we take
, are safe for }firman consumption.
Trigre ire litre draricct offices
of, the Food and Drug
' Directorate in Ontario, Miss
Blackstone reported, and any
one of them is interested in the
comments of the people living in
this province.
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Our closest - office is •
. ' W-'JY.P'.EA1w a�uxn
IIi " acGorthn
Dominion Public Building --4'5'1.
Richmond street,
Miss Blackstone told me
about "Nutrition Canada", a
two-year study of the eating and
nu rifi+cmtrf habits of Canadians.
'She said representatives of the
Federal- Department Of Health
and Welfare will cross the nation
twice in two differrt seasons
— to determine how people are
eating.
There are- 21,000 Canadians
involved- in the study including
1,000 ' pregnant women. To'
make it totally complete, the
study includes Indians. Eskimos,
and transient youth as well as
other Canadians living anywhere
between the western extremities
of •British Columbia 'and the
ea'st'e't.n coastline of
Newfoundland.
Miss Blackstone noted. that
from the findings in "Nutrition
Canada", the government will be
able to assess whether new
legislation governing food and
,drugs should be introduced or
whether 'existing legislation will
need to be amended:
However, the subject which
intrigued me most •was the one
involving f od additives. I
learned frorp Miss Blackstone
that very shortly, all labels on.all
foods will have to beilr a list o'f
ingredients. It Is noteworthy
that the 'ingredients are listed in
descending ordef of proportion
and that they are listed_ by their
sped icnames,._...._. ' "` `
She. told me, however, that at
the ""T"reseT1ttirrre• certain group
names are widely used such as
vegetable fat or. vegetable oil,
Very soon, these will have to be
,designated as corn oil, palm oil,
cottonseed oil, peanut oil,
'rapeseed oil, sunflower .seed oil
or soybean oil. With such
explicit advice on !alias, ` people
who are allergic to certain foods
will know exactly what is
contained in the products they
would like to try.
I also quizzed Miss
Blackstone about the safety of
some of these food additives.
She assured me that all of them
are considered perfectly safe
Beta Sigma Phi gets
ready for rushing season
A meeting of Beta Sigma Phi
was held on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at
Victoria and Grey Trust
'Company with 14 members
answering the roll all.
The minutes of the last.
meeting held in May were)
approved as read.
The vices -president, Dorothy
Feagan- asked: the. •glristo bring
the names of prospective pledges
to the next meeting, Various
.ideas were discussed as a party
theme for" rushing.
The treasurer's report was
approved as 'read.
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The Past Noble Grand's Club
of Goderich Rebekah Lodge Np.
89 had their quarterly meeting
in the Orange Hall recently with
a, good attendance;
The new slate of officers took
charge, which • were President,
Mrs. Grace Fuller; first
Vice-president,[ Mrs. Irene
Harnock,; second vice-president,
Mrs. Ruth Hayden; treasurer,
Mrs.- Alice Moss; recreation -
secretary, Mrs. Amelia
report listed gifts bought during
the summer for girls who have
left sorority as they have moved
from town. '
_ The 'Clinton chapter will be
rushi`hg' 14 girls and was sent a
'letter wishing them a successful
year by Beta Theta.
President, Shirley Baechler,
"react the. various commurzicatiarrs-~
received during the summer and
a motion to donate $10 to the
Legion was passed in response to
their letter.
A motion was passedg
renew the' Sorority ' protection
insurance again this year.
The Ways , and Means
committee announced that dues
would be assessed for lateness
and forgetting the. Sorority pin.
The Service committee
reviewed ,monies spent on the
chosen family this summer:
Clothes and pool . passes had "
been i'provided for the children
of the family and 'thank you,. -
letters were received from them.
Suggestions were given by the
girls regarding new projects for
the upcoming year.
The Social Committee
chairman, . Audrey Bender, was
given the names of bands to be
contacted regarding their prices
and availability for the May Ball.
Helene Alcock presented the .
program for the evening and at
the conclusion of her speech,
lunch 'was served.
W, J. ELVJN PARKER
Barrister & Solicitor
wishes to announce that he has purchased
the law practice of the late J. K: Hunter
effective September 13, 1971; and ,, he
intends to carry on thepractice of law
under the firm narnof4 ,. , ,1`
hunter and Parker
30 North Street, Telephone 524-9541
Goderich, Ont. Residence 482-9568
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GODERICH
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We talked about cyclamates' as old as the art of cooking.% chaplain, Mrs, Jean Pinder; and
which 'were taken off the market Through 'the the.
cooks and marshatl',' Mrs. Edith Craig.
a few months ago because i't was food ,sup;pliers have had to 'learn The 'treasurer reported a very
proven they had 'been shown to to preserve ,and improve food by , successful dessert tea had been
be cancer -inducing ,drugs. Miss methods' of drying, salting, , held in the...McKay .hall.. in July
Blackstone told me cyclamates . smoking and spicing. , and add the members were
were no ' longer permitted in Today , research and thanked for their support in this
prepared foods available at the . developments in food chemistry venture, .__ ' .
- market but 'that the ' pure have made possible the - The' The annual' banquet is to be
cyclamate may -be purchased at -a abundance and variety of foods held in the Caiidelight
drugstore, for instance, and used in supefmaarkets. Many items Restaurant on October 27, and
by a ,homemaker, in her cooking, , such.as convenience foods, snack members will be contacted,
.,.,,.,,,w, . foods soup mixes and a host of , An interesting evening' of
I as k e'd her a b oli t
others. •would\ not be available cards was enjoyed by those
monos(idium glutamate" which without the know-how in food . present with Mrs. Eunice ,,'ark•
was whi'sPered about also as a technology and -research by food winning top prize.
...cancer-produeing substance.- She chemists' on the safe use and ' A dainty lunch .Was served by.
-told, me this drug had been , value of - food additives. the committee in charge with
thoroughly checked ,out by the -The many varied convenience •Mrs. Elizabeth Sitter, Convener.
' Food and Drug .Direeto-rate and foods save time for the '
had" been approved - in the housewife in the kitchen, ,
amounts permitted • in the permitting her to do a more,
prepared foods on the market. satisfying job in other' phases 'df '
,"There are very strict rules home management. ' "Mix and
about this," she said, "and Bake"„. and "Heat anal Eat"
government inspectors are products have replaced a lot7of '
constantly. checking to see that' peeling slicing squeezi
re met."
baking •and,frying. 0.
What is a food additive?
A food additive is a substance
other,than a basic food which is
present in food as a result of
'some aspect _ of growing,
production, processing, storage
or packaging of_
food. The
substance may be indirectly
regulations a"
If, however, the average -
housewife wishes to abstain
from this product, the labels on
the tins or boxes clearly tell
whether monosodium glutamate
is contained in the product and
the shopper can_, avoid buying
those particular brands if she so
desires. '
Miss Blackstone said r that
before a food manufacturer can
put something into a product; -he
must first clear it with the -Food
—and Drug Directorate. She said
that from 50 to 75'percent of all
requests are denied, so it is a
simple matter to see' alit this
department of govethment is
concerned about the health of
the nation.
To further inform the women
of Goderich , about food
additives, I've decided to reprint
the following information from
the- Food and Drug Directorate
concerning them, In the ensuing
weeks, •I hope, to keep you
irl,formed concerning other
activities of the Food and Drug
Directorate which may be of
valuable knowledge for you, the
'homemakers of Goderich and
area.
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A heating system should provide reliable:heat
when it"s required, there's no disputing that.
But more than that, a rhodern system should
provide Total Comfort.And that means fresh air,
coolair, the prbper humidity and cleanliness.
You can add all these features when your
basic system is Natural Gas forced air heating.
For instance, you already have the
ductwork that's required to carry conditioned
air to every part of your home ... so a Natuyal
Gas air conditioning unit can be installed
quickly and economically. Ther[ your heating
system becomes part of your summertime
cortifort, too.
Then there's the case for the electronic
air filter which can be added to your -heating
system. This device' removes tiny particles
of dust from the'circulating
cleaning and filtering it. Housewives using the
air, cleaner have found that dusting and
cleaning was reduced by more than 50%.
Next, let's talk about proper humidity.
control, There's a case here for more than
,comfort, because proper humidity can benefit
your health. Breathing is far easier, and some
forms of respiratory tract conditions can be
prevented. Aggin, having a Natural Gas
heating system makes ft easy for you to install
a highly efficient humidity control unit.
And while we're on the subject of clean
air, keep in'mind that as you burn Natural Gas
yo.u're-doings'our part to help control air
pollution. Because Notural-Gas burns clean,
burns completely.
Talk t/o Union Gas or your Natural Gas
heating_ contractor for the total story on total
comfori. He'H make sure you're getting the*,
most from your heating system ... more than
just heat.
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