Breast-feeding, dietary intakes and their associations with subclinical vitamin A deficiency in children in Anhui Province, China
Zhang, Y.; Tao, F.; Yin, H.; Zhu, X.; Ji, G.; Kong, S.; Song, Q.; Chen, J.; Chu, C.; Li, Z.
Public Health Nutrition 10(7): 733-738
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1368-9800 PMID: 17381925 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980007246609Document Number: 557792
We offer a critique of Canada's approach to domestic food security with respect to international agreements, justiciability and case law, the breakdown of the public safety net, the institutionalisation of charitable approaches to food insecurity, and the need for 'joined-up' food and nutrition policies. We examined Canada's commitments to the right to food, as well as Canadian policies, case law and social trends, in order to assess Canada's performance with respect to the human right to food. We found that while Canada has been a leader in signing international human rights agreements, including those relating to the right to food, domestic action has lagged and food insecurity increased. We provide recommendations for policy changes that could deal with complex issues of state accountability, social safety nets and vulnerable populations, and joined-up policy frameworks that could help realise the right to adequate food in Canada and other developed nations.