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E. coli outbreak has some Quebec restaurants pulling romaine lettuce

However, Lawrence Goodridge, the director of 涩里番's food safety and quality program, said the practice of thoroughly washing infected lettuce won't make it safe for consumption.

"That is actually untrue, that is not the case," he said.听"Washing lettuce or any fresh produce that may be contaminated with bacteria is a not a way to ensure its safety."鈥�

"The number of bacteria that one must consume to become sick is听so low 鈥� and when you wash a lettuce or any fresh produce, you cannot wash away 100听per cent of the bacteria."

Classified as: food safety, Lawrence Goodridge, E. coli, romaine lettuce
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Published on: 8 Jan 2018

Health experts raise concerns over cannabis drinks and lack of details from Ottawa

Unlike alcohol, which kills bacteria and toxins, Lawrence Goodridge argues, integrating cannabis in the place of alcohol may require a very different production process. 鈥淏ecause cannabis is a plant, there are certain concerns -- like the possibility of pesticides used in production, or the type of fertilizer used, or the potential presence of heavy metals that could be toxic to humans,鈥� the 涩里番 food safety expert explained to BNN in a telephone interview.

Classified as: cannabis, food safety, Lawrence Goodridge, safety
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Published on: 7 Nov 2017

CFI grants to boost research projects

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced a total investment of $52 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund for 220 new infrastructure projects nationally. Among the 51 universities across the country with funded projects, 涩里番 leads the pack with an impressive number 鈥� 23 projects totaling $4.2 million 鈥� in this latest round of the funding competition.

Congratulations to Faculty members Val茅rie Gravel (Plant Science) and Salwa Karboune (Food Science) who were among the recipients.

Classified as: CFI grants
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Published on: 17 Aug 2017

Canning at Home? Brush up on your science to avoid dangerous pathogens

The list of 鈥渂ad things鈥� could range from gross but harmless spoilage to dangerous pathogens such as Clostridium botulinum. In the case of botulism, it鈥檚 the toxin produced from the bacteria that is harmful, not the bacteria itself, says Brigitte Cadieux, a postdoctoral fellow in 涩里番鈥檚 Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.

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Classified as: bacteria, food safety, pathogens, food toxins
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Published on: 20 Jun 2017

Food Science researcher named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to Hoshahalli S. Ramaswamy of the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry who will be inducted into the Royal Society of Canada on November 18, in Kingston, Ontario.听 The Royal Society of Canada announced the 2016 Fellows on September 7; Professor Ramaswamy is one of ten 涩里番 researchers this year to receive this honour.

Classified as: Hosahalli Ramaswamy, royal society of canada
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Published on: 8 Sep 2016

Students develop a vegan burger that tastes like meat but contains your daily vegetable requirement

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Classified as: food science, novel food products, Rephyll
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Published on: 10 Aug 2016

Mac Food Science students on a winning streak

For the second consecutive year, Macdonald Food Science teams have won big, Two teams 鈥� Rephyll and Fitamin Multimeal 鈥� took first place in their categories at the annual New Product Development Competitions, held as part of the 2016 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Conference.

Classified as: Fitamin Multimeal, food science, IFT, new products, novel products, Rephyll
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Published on: 25 Jul 2016

Eurofins Food Safety Systems Partners with 涩里番 for Public Food Safety Training for Canadian Food Manufacturers

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Eurofins Food Safety Systems (EFSS) and the Food Safety and Quality Program (FSQP) at 涩里番 are excited to announce a signed agreement to provide co-branded public training for the Canadian food manufacturing industry. The courses include the highly sought-after FSMA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual Training as well as GFSI benchmarked standard training to SQF and BRC. The partnership is an exceptional pairing as Eurofins and 涩里番 share a common interest in the success of the Canadian food manufacturing industry.

Classified as: Eurofins, food industry, Food Safety and Quality Program, FSQP, training
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Published on: 10 Jun 2016

Lawrence Goodridge interviewed on Hepatitis A outbreak linked to berries

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LAWRENCE GOODRIDGE, DEPT. OF FOOD SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, WAS INTERVIEWED ON CBC RADIO鈥橲 HOMERUN AT 5:40 PM ABOUT AN OUTBREAK OF HEPATITIS A LINKED TO BERRIES SOLD AT COSTCO.

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Classified as: food safety, hepatitis A outbreak, Lawrence Goodridge
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Published on: 25 Apr 2016

Province to boost agrifood competitiveness and industrial innovation

|KATHY MACLEAN, COMMUNICATIONS, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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There was good news all around for the Quebec agri-food sector in the recent provincial budget.

Classified as: Agrifood innovation, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, food and innovation, innovation, 涩里番 Agri-Food Innovation Network, natural ingredients
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Published on: 23 Mar 2016

Droughts hit cereal crops harder since 1980s

Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries 鈥� and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in the developed nations of North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study led by researchers from 涩里番 and the University of British Columbia.

Classified as: Sustainability, nature, farming, food and sustainability, drought, cereal, weather disaster, Navin Ramankutty, Pedram Rowhani
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Published on: 6 Jan 2016

Cooking up the Future

Maple syrup that鈥檚 good for you? A frozen dessert that you can store at room temperature? A falafel-type mix made with insects? Salwa Karboune and her students are dreaming up tomorrow鈥檚 foods today.

Classified as: food science research, foods of the future, Salwa Karboune
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Published on: 16 Dec 2015

Interview with Lawrence Goodridge, Professor and Salmonella Researcher

Professor Lawrence Goodridge, Ian and Jayne Munro Chair in Food Safety and Food Science professor, was about his $9.8 M听 Salmonella research project while attending recent International Association for Food Protection meetings in Portland, Oregon.

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Classified as: food safety, Lawrence Goodridge, Macdonald, Research, salmonella
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Published on: 13 Aug 2015

The Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas

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Published on: 16 Oct 2009

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