Alfred Aziz, Director, Bureau of Nutritional Sciences
Food and Nutrition Directorate
Health Canada

Dr. Alfred Aziz is the Director of the Bureau of Nutritional Sciences within the Food and Nutrition Directorate of Health Canada. In this role, he oversees a program mandated to protect Canadians from nutritional risks by establishing standards, policies and regulations, conducting pre-market assessment, and undertaking research and surveillance activities to inform decisions. His leadership roles at Health Canada focused on protecting and promoting nutritional health and safety through policies such as nutrition labelling, food fortification and dietary guidance. Dr. Aziz holds a PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Toronto.