/channels/taxonomy/term/12932/all en /channels/channels/event/2024-future-food-symposium-356117 <p>The <a href="https://cribiq.qc.ca/en/our-services/events/2024-future-of-food-symposium-innovations-challenges-and-perspectives">2024 Future of Food Symposium</a> aims to highlight innovative discoveries, challenges and perspectives pertaining to t</p> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:01:47 +0000 webfull 198584 at /channels /channels/channels/news/how-can-use-plastics-agriculture-become-more-sustainable-351432 <p>It is impossible to imagine modern agriculture without plastics—12 million tons are used every year. But what about the environmental consequences? An international team of authors, including Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Department of Bioresource Engineering Professor <a href="/bioeng/faculty-and-staff/academic-staff/jan-adamowski">Jan Franklin Adamowski</a> and Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Associate Professor and Chair <a href="/foodscience/staff-and-research/stephane-bayen">Stéphane Bayen</a>, addresses this question in a recent study.</p> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:30:12 +0000 webfull 193280 at /channels /channels/channels/news/four-mac-undergrads-awarded-outstanding-usra-posters-351096 <p>On September 7<span>,</span> thirty two AES undergraduate research awardees shared posters illustrating their summer research jobs.</p> <p>Dean <a href="/plant/faculty/geitmann">Anja Geitmann</a> broke through the waves of animated conversation to congratulate the students for engaging in this inspiring science conversation and to award four researchers for their outstanding posters:</p> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:54:58 +0000 webfull 192900 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-and-renewed-government-funding-research-mcgills-faculty-agricultural-and-environmental-sciences-350374 <p>Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced an investment of more than $960 million in support of research and innovation through a suite of programs. These programs include the John R.</p> Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:42:02 +0000 webfull 191701 at /channels /channels/channels/news/stephane-bayen-appointed-chair-department-food-science-and-agricultural-chemistry-349686 <p><img alt="Stéphane Bayen" src="/macdonald/files/macdonald/stephane-bayen-2023.png" style="float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-left:10px; height:304px; width:200px" />Professor <a href="/foodscience/staff-and-research/stephane-bayen">Stéphane Bayen</a> has been appointed as the new Chair of the <a href="/foodscience/">Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry</a> effective September 1, 2023 until June 30, 2028. Dr. Bayen received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the National University of Singapore in 2005.</p> Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:12:12 +0000 webfull 191145 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-whos-cancer-research-agency-list-aspartame-sweetener-possible-carcinogen-349126 <p>Aspartame, used in products such as diet sodas and chewing gum, will soon be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm. (<a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/whos-cancer-research-agency-say-aspartame-sweetener-possible-carcinogen-sources-2023-06-29/">Reuters</a>)</p> Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:21:43 +0000 webfull 190592 at /channels /channels/channels/news/aes-research-garners-support-2023-mssi-ideas-fund-347540 <p>The Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) has announced the results of its latest Ideas Fund competition. The Ideas Fund awards seed funding to projects led by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers, enabling them to pursue high-risk, high-reward projects in sustainability research. Congrats to AES Researchers who have received funding for the following projects:</p> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:17:14 +0000 webfull 188765 at /channels /channels/channels/news/fresh-produce-contaminated-toxic-bpa-chemicals-found-food-labels-study-finds-347214 <p>Steps were taken in Canada to reduce the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical linked to prostate and breast cancer, commonly found in plastics, the lining of food cans, water bottles, and paper receipts. But in many cases, it has been replaced with similar hormone disrupting chemicals, like Bisphenol S (BPS).</p> Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:04:13 +0000 webfull 188442 at /channels /channels/channels/news/bayens-fight-against-food-fraud-339332 <p>Liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole time-of-flight (LC-Q/TOF) is proving one of the most comprehensive methods for testing food authenticity, according to Dr <a href="/foodscience/staff-and-research/stephane-bayen">Stéphane Bayen</a>, an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry at Æ»¹ûÒùÔº.</p> Mon, 02 May 2022 15:25:31 +0000 webfull 179860 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-world-food-safety-day-june-7-331387 <p>World Food Safety Day (WFSD) celebrated on 7 June 2021 aims to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development. This year’s theme, ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’, stresses that production and consumption of safe food has immediate and long-term benefits for people, the planet and the economy. (<a href="https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-food-safety-day/2021">WHO</a>)</p> Mon, 07 Jun 2021 18:50:12 +0000 webfull 170972 at /channels /channels/news/12-m-mcgill-cfi-john-r-evans-leaders-fund-260432 <p><strong><em><a href="/newsroom">Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Newsroom</a></em></strong></p> <p><em>To support six research projects in fields from neuroscience to food safety and Arctic ecosystems</em></p> Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:34:10 +0000 webfull 118248 at /channels