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How artificial food dyes are regulated in Canada

webfull — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:56:19 +0000

Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out some food dyes, most of which remain allowed in Canada. CBC News spoke to experts about the safety of these dyes and how they are regulated in Canada.

Published: 30 April 2025

Rising demand at food banks indicative of Canada's affordability crisis

webfull — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:35:47 +0000

Food banks across Canada set a new record for demand in 2024, with more than two million monthly visits—nearly double the rate seen five years prior, reports CBC News.

One reason for the spike in demand is the rising cost of food.

"What we're encountering right now is a problem where food inflation is bigger than general inflation," economist and agronomist Pascal Thériault, Senior Faculty Lecturer at ��, told CBC.

Published: 30 April 2025

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni: Ibrahim Kasujja

webfull — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:47:54 +0000

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni Ibrahim Kasujja has built on his success at ��’s Dobson Cup startup competition to help improve the school diet in his native Uganda

A Vision Rooted in Service

Ibrahim Kasujja’s journey began during the COVID-19 pandemic when he started his master's in human nutrition at �� remotely from Uganda.

Published: 23 April 2025

�� has become a leader in cannabis science

webfull — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:46:54 +0000

The 4th Cannabis Scientific Symposium: From Plants to People, to be held May 5–6 at the RI-MUHC, brings together top researchers as well as investigators, policymakers and industrial stakeholders from across Canada and around the globe. Among the speakers are Allyn Howlett and Bruce Bugbee, two of the most influential scientists in cannabinoid and cannabis research.

Published: 22 April 2025

Consumers are increasingly using boycotts, but do they actually work?

webfull — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:39:27 +0000

While there are plenty of examples to the contrary, the general academic consensus is that boycotts don’t work for a sustained period, as consumers eventually disengage and reprioritize brand loyalties or price. According to a recent poll, however, the Globe and Mail reports that the Buy Canadian movement shows no signs of slowing down.

Published: 22 April 2025

�� alumnus appointed head of the Royal Brinkman agronomy department

webfull — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:05:18 +0000

Royal Brinkman Canada has appointed Mohammed Antar (PhD, P.Ag) as head of its agronomy department, noting in their announcement that he "will play a key role in helping growers enhance crop productivity and quality through innovative, science-based solutions."

Mohammed earned his Ph.D. in Plant Science (Agronomy) from �� in 2024. His expertise spans agronomy, microbe-coated fertilizers, nutrient management, sustainable agriculture, and biological products.

Published: 16 April 2025

Professor Treena Wasonti:io Delormier to chair expert panel on Indigenous science and food sovereignty

webfull — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:58:33 +0000

The Canadian Council of Academics (CCA) has formed an expert panel to examine how Indigenous science can be supported to advance policy and governance in a way that achieves reciprocal benefits for all people in Canada. Using food sovereignty as a case study, the panel will develop a framework that can be applied across a range of policy issues.

Published: 16 April 2025

Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian? Experts say it's complicated

webfull — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 17:20:05 +0000

Some items from quintessentially Canadian brands have jumped in price at a Loblaws in Toronto, CBC News reports.

According to CBC's analysis of grocery products labelled as Canadian, while most products remained the same price and about two per cent decreased in price, the regular price of hundreds of products have increased since governments put out the call to buy food made in Canada. Some are from iconic Canadian brands, including Tim Hortons, St-Hubert, Swiss Chalet, and Chapman's.

Published: 16 April 2025

Fighting honey fraud with AI technology

webfull — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:10:40 +0000

�� researchers have developed an AI-powered method to verify the origin of honey, ensuring that what’s on the label matches what’s in the jar. The breakthrough offers a potential solution to a long-standing problem.

“Honey is one of the most fraud-prone commodities in global trade. It often involves mislabelling where it was produced or the types of flowers that bees collected nectar from,” said lead author Stéphane Bayen, Associate Professor and Chair of ��’s Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.

Published: 14 April 2025

Quebec town introduces tax for treeless yards—David Wees comments

webfull — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 19:18:30 +0000

A small town in Quebec's Montérégie region is trying a novel approach to help mitigate the impacts of climate change and accelerate the greening of the community, reports CBC News.

As of 2025, homeowners in Saint-Amable, Que., roughly 40 kilometres east of Montreal, are being charged an annual surtax of $200 if they don't have at least one leafy, deciduous tree in their front yard.

Published: 9 April 2025

������ News - Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

How artificial food dyes are regulated in Canada

Rising demand at food banks indicative of Canada's affordability crisis

Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni: Ibrahim Kasujja

A Vision Rooted in Service

������ has become a leader in cannabis science

Consumers are increasingly using boycotts, but do they actually work?

������ alumnus appointed head of the Royal Brinkman agronomy department

Professor Treena Wasonti:io Delormier to chair expert panel on Indigenous science and food sovereignty

Are you paying more than before to buy Canadian? Experts say it's complicated

Fighting honey fraud with AI technology

Quebec town introduces tax for treeless yards—David Wees comments

�� News - Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

�� has become a leader in cannabis science

�� alumnus appointed head of the Royal Brinkman agronomy department