This French Health Canada website provides information on chemical contaminants found in food and the maximum amounts allowed in Canada. It also includes links to environmental contaminants, food-processing-induced contaminants, melamine and natural toxins found in foods.

  2016-09-22 - Website

This Health Canada website provides information on chemical contaminants found in food and the maximum amounts allowed in Canada. It also includes links to environmental contaminants, food-processing-induced contaminants, melamine and natural toxins found in foods.

  2016-09-22 - Website

Consumer Reports, an American organization, recently published a report on contaminants (such as arsenic and lead) that may be found in infant formulas. The PEN Team asked: what were the findings, and are they relevant to people living outside the USA?

In October 2025, Consumer Reports, an American organization, published their findings that many protein powders sold in the United States of America (USA) had concerning amounts of lead in them. The safe intake levels defined by Consumer Reports are lower than the safe intake levels determined by Health Canada and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). PEN Team asked: what data are these organizations using to determine their safe intake levels, and why do they differ?

This First Steps Nutrition Trust (UK) document provides guidance to health professionals on the composition, ingredients, contaminants and regulation of milks for infants sold in the UK.

  2022-05-09 - Manual/Guide

Webpage in French from Health Canada providing links to Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, Guideline Technical Documents and the Current Drinking Water Guideline Values Summary Table which outlines the health-based guidelines for microbiological, chemical, physical and radiological parameters for drinking water contaminants based on health effects, aesthetic effects and operational considerations.

  2022-03-18 - Manual/Guide

Webpage from Health Canada providing links to Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, Guideline Technical Documents and the Current Drinking Water Guideline Values Summary Table which outlines the health-based guidelines for microbiological, chemical, physical and radiological parameters for drinking water contaminants based on health effects, aesthetic effects and operational considerations.

  2022-03-18 - Manual/Guide

This national study by the First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study contains information on First Nations’ diet, nutritional quality, food security, contaminants in traditional foods and medicines, trace metals and pharmaceuticals in water and mercury in hair. A comprehensive report is available as are regional reports.

  2020-01-15 - Monitoring Report

Questions and answers from the Health Canada website concerning mercury in fish which address consumption advice for different ages, including advice regarding canned tuna, the health benefits of eating fish, health risks of mercury exposure and regulatory standards.

  2019-07-07 - Handout