food

Fresh produce contaminated with toxic BPA-like chemicals found in food labels, study finds

shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:55:53 +0000

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). A new study from �鶹��ý��վ shows that every day Canadians are exposed to BPS in the fresh foods they eat, as chemicals migrate from labels on the packaging materials into the food.

Jennifer Ronholm

shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 02:13:07 +0000

Alexandra Ketchum

krysta.veneruz@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:09:59 +0000

Expert: Food Safety and Food Recall Warnings

vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:09:51 +0000

Food recall warnings by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency occurs almost every week in Canada.

Here's an expert who can answers questions about food safety:

Expert: IGA cuts food prices

vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 19:00:53 +0000

Grocer IGA is cutting its fresh food prices in Quebec. (Le Journal de Québec)

Pascal Thériault, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, �鶹��ý��վ

Faculty lecturer in economy, he's also the director of Community Relations for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Common gene variant influences food choices

nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:12:19 +0000

By Katherine Gombay, �鶹��ý��վ Newsroom

If you’re fat, can you blame it on your genes? The answer is a qualified yes. Maybe. Under certain circumstances. Researchers are moving towards a better understanding of some of the roots of obesity.

David Harpp

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:04:58 +0000