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MINUTES OF PROCEEDING

Meeting No. 30

TUESDAY, March 24, 1998

The Standing Committee on Health met at 9:07 o’clock a.m., this day, in

Room 209, West Block, the Chair, Beth Phinney, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Aileen Carroll, Reed Elley, Grant Hill, Lynn Myers, Pauline Picard, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

Acting Members present: Paul Szabo for Elinor Caplan.

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore, Nancy Miller-Chenier and Gérald Lafrenière, Research Officers.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of natural health products. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Thursday, November 20, 1997.)

Witnesses: From the Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Gerry Reasbeck, Director, Food Division; Bruce Bowen, Food Biologist, Food Division. From Health Canada: Harry Conacher, A/Director, Bureau of Chemical Safety. As an individual: Lorne Israelson, President, LDI Group & Executive Director, Utah Natural Health Products Association. From the International Development Research Centre: Roger Finan, Regional Director, South Asia; Gilles Forget, Program Administrator; Chusa Guines, Molecular Biologist.

The witnesses made opening statements and answered questions.

At 12:07 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ROGER PRÉFONTAINE

Clerk of the Committee