E-7418 Voluntary fortification of grain products Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7418 — Voluntary fortification of grain products — with 275 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Jeff Kibble. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7418
Petition Details
- Status: Active — open for signatures
- Closing date: September 10, 2026
- Sponsor: Jeff Kibble (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford)
- Category: Food and drink
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 275
- Daily increase: +1 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +3 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~0 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: May 13, 2026 — 115 data points recorded
Provincial Distribution
- Alberta: 89 signatures
- Ontario: 83 signatures
- British Columbia: 57 signatures
- Quebec: 16 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 7 signatures
- Manitoba: 6 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 6 signatures
- New Brunswick: 5 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 1 signatures
- Yukon: 1 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| May 13, 2026 | 6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 43 |
| May 18, 2026 | 83 |
| May 21, 2026 | 131 |
| May 24, 2026 | 148 |
| May 28, 2026 | 169 |
| June 2, 2026 | 191 |
| June 6, 2026 | 203 |
| June 10, 2026 | 218 |
| June 15, 2026 | 234 |
| June 23, 2026 | 243 |
| July 1, 2026 | 255 |
| July 30, 2026 | 269 |
| August 12, 2026 | 275 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
• Since 1998, Health Canada has required synthetic folic acid to be added to all white flour, enriched pasta, and cornmeal, leaving Canadians no way to purchase these staples in an unfortified form;
• A significant share of Canadians carry MTHFR gene variants that reduce the body's ability to convert synthetic folic acid into its bioactive form, and elevated unmetabolised folic acid in circulation remains an active area of scientific investigation;
• High folate intake can mask the haematological signs of vitamin B12 deficiency, delaying diagnosis in older adults, people on plant-based diets, and those with absorption disorders;
• Most European Union countries, including Denmark after formal review, do not mandate folic acid fortification, instead relying on voluntary fortification and targeted supplementation for those planning pregnancy; and
• Canadians who wish to avoid synthetic folic acid have no reliable means to do so, and current labelling does not distinguish fortified from unfortified products at point of purchase.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to amend the Food and Drug Regulations to make the fortification of white flour, enriched pasta, cornmeal, and other regulated grain products voluntary rather than mandatory, and to require clear front-of-package labelling distinguishing fortified from unfortified products, enabling Canadians to make informed dietary choices.
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