The Canadian food
industry is not as prosperous as it should be, nor does it have a good
environmental record, according to the first report of its kind from the
Conference Board of Canada.
But Canada gets
an A for food safety.
Released
today at the Food & Drink
Summit 2015 in Toronto, the report assesses Canada’s food and
beverage sector performance in five areas against 16 leading Organization for
Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.
The key
elements measured are industry prosperity, healthy food and diets, food safety,
household food security, and environmental sustainability.
The report
says “Canada earns an "A" for food safety, a "B" for food
security and healthy foods and diets.
“The country receives a "B-"
for industry prosperity and a "C+" in environmental sustainability.
The annual
report card measures 43 food performance metrics tied to the five areas of
focus outlined in the Canadian Food Strategy.
