Canadians what it can accomplish. Show them that prob­lems are solved by unified action rather than regionalbickering.

Let us continue working together, all of us in government,in industry, and in the universities, to build the Canadianagriculture and food industry.

Human Nutrition Research Council of OntarioEstablished

A one million dollar award from the Provincial Lotteryhas led to the establishment of the Human NutritionResearch Council of Ontario. Incorporated as a non-profitorganization, the Council has the objective of improvingknowledge and practice of human nutrition by promotionand support of research and advanced training. Or. G.Harvey Anderson of the University ofToronto is the CouncilChairman. Or. Harold H. Oraper of the University ofGuelph is the Secretary and Treasurer.

In meeting its prime objective of improving the knowl­edge and practice of human nutrition, the Human NutritionResearch Council of Ontario will award grants for research,establish research priorities and provide an inventory ofresearch programs and resources.

A second objective is to increase the participation ofscientists and interested laymen in nutrition research. to thisend the Council:

- promotes interdisciplinary studies on problems in nutri­tion research;

- offers a means whereby individuals and groups cansupport nutrition research;

- makes available to other agencies a mechanism for expertreview of nutrition research proposals; and

- presents an opportunity for private companies to supportresearch of interest to the food industry.

Aided by an additional $500,000 in start-up funds fromthe Ontario Ministry of Health, the Council has alreadybegun its work. Some $63,000 was awarded in 1980 toinvestigators in five Ontario universities. These funds arebeing used to support research projects on diet and bloodcholesterol; urinary electrolytes, prostaglandins and hyper­tension; diagnosis of food allergy; and development ofprograms and facilities to assess nutritional status and foodintake. For fiscal year 1981-82 Council has availableapproximately $250,000 for research grants.

The Council seeks collaboration with other agenciesengaged in any aspect of human nutrition. Those interestedin additional information are urged to contact: Or. T.K.Murray, Executive Oirector, Human Nutrition ResearchCouncil of Ontario, P.O. Box 38, Stittsville, OntarioKOA 3GO.

CASAFANo, this is not a new food but merely a new acronym,

which stands for Commission on the Application of Scienceto Agriculture, Forestry, and Aquaculture (CASAFA), aninter-U nion commission set up by the International Councilof Scientific Unions (lCSU).

The President of IUFoST, Mr. J.H. Hulse, is theChairman of CASAFA, and the members are Or. E.S.Ayensu (U.S.A.), Or. M.F. Oay (Australia), Or. FonsecaMartinez (Costa Rica), Or. Y.N. Mishustin (U.S.S.R.), SirCharles Pereira (U.K.), Or. M.S. Swaminathan (India), andDr. D. de Zeeuw (Netherlands). At the first CASAFAmeeting held in Rome last November, representatives werepresent from IGU - the International Geographical Union;IUNS - the International Union of Nutritional Sciences;IUFRO - the International Union of Forest Research

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Organizations; FAO - the Food and Agriculture Organiza­tion; and SCOPE - the Scientific Committee on Problems ofthe Environment.

ICSU has charged CASAFA to propose recommenda­tions for well-defined basic research, the results of whichwould serve to increase the availability and improve thequality of food, particularly in developing countries.

Mr. Hulse requests suggestions from all IUFoST dele­gates, and from any other food scientists whom they are ableto contact, concerning food science research problems thatneed a greater amount of attention. It is envisaged that suchproblems might be tackled by established research institu­tions in universities, government and industrial organiza­tions, either alone or in co-operation with othe'r food andagricultural research institutions throughout the world.Typical areas that may serve as examples are:

- objective standards of desirable quality to be provided toplant breeders of important food crops; and

- identification of the factors that influence post-harveststability among the main sources of food.

Editorial NOIe: Reprinted from IUFoST Newsletter, NewSeries: No. 2, March 1980.

D.B.C.

Food Fact HandbookA recently revised Handbook on Food Expenditures,

Prices and Consumption has been prepared by the FoodMarkets Analysis Division of Agriculture Canada's Market­ing and Economics Branch. The handbook is a comprehen­sive and convenient source of data for researchers and thepublic to answer questions related to Canadian food buyinghabits. It contains statistical information on Canada'spopulation and personal income trends, personal expendi­tures on consumer goods and services, retail food prices andsupply and disappearance quantities for more than 160 foodcommodities.

Also included are selected tables from recent familyexpenditure surveys across Canada and selected tables forthe United States, the Organization for Economic Co­operation and Development, and developing countries.

All supply and disappearance tables are in metric weightsand volumes. However, a supplement has been released withthe 1980 handbook giving the tables in imperial measure­ments as well.

Copies of the handbook and supplement are availablefrom: Andre Trempe, Marketing and Economics Branch,Agriculture Canada, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa,Ontario K IA OC5.

Nova Scotia Fisheries PolicyThe Province of Nova Scotia has released a comprehen­

sive statement of general policy for the province's fisheries. Itis a well-developed document which provides a good solidframework for industrial planning in the province. Thefederal Department of Fisheries had begun the preparationofa similar policy paper during the short term of the Progres­sive Conservative government but on the return of thepresent government this was abandoned for the ad hocapproach to policy.

The Nova Scotia paper sets out development objectives, aseries of nine provincial policy statements, and follows with aseries of strategies and programs. The policy statements insummary:

I. A Canadian Resource and Industry - no provincialallocations or trends to provincial "territorial waters";a planned phasing out of foreign fishing effort; Canadian

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