McGill University News - Food

Rabais pour l’épicerie : 467 $ par année pour une famille, c’est 9 $ par semaine, nuance un économiste

webfull — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 19:07:12 +0000

Le budget fédéral dévoilé mardi prévoit un « rabais pour l'épicerie » sous forme d'aide ponctuelle pour aider les citoyens à composer avec l'inflation. Cette mesure de 2,5 milliards de dollars, qui profitera à 11 millions de personnes, pourra atteindre 467 $ par an pour un couple avec deux enfants.

L'économiste Pascal Thériault, chargé de cours au département des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'environnement de l'université McGill, n'est pas convaincu de l'efficacité d'une telle mesure.

Published: 3 April 2023

Students launch new hub to advocate for global food security

webfull — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:21:11 +0000

Open to students in any field of study, the aim of the Nexus is to raise awareness about the topic of food security, while also giving its members a place to come together and learn from one another. As its name suggests, the Nexus will work closely with the Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at McGill to organize events, educational campaigns, and other activities that support the institute’s work.

Published: 23 March 2023

Students launch new hub to advocate for global food security

webfull — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:43:41 +0000

The name of a new global food security hub at McGill might be a mouthful, but the students behind it are confident their work will help get food into the mouths of people who need it.

“We want to be a place where students can get hands-on experience advocating for solutions,” said Efrata Woldeyohanes, the undergraduate student leading the recently launched Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security Student Nexus.

Published: 9 March 2023

Nutrition professionals should promote buying local study finds

webfull — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 20:22:33 +0000

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Published: 25 January 2023

Food prices continuing to rise, but at a slower rate explains Thériault

webfull — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:56:00 +0000

Food prices have increased by 11% in Quebec in 2022, the largest increase in Canada. In an annual report released on Monday, 26 researchers predict that the upward trend will continue into 2023, but will be less marked. Price increases in Québec in 2023 should be below the national average, around 5%.

Published: 7 December 2022

Bayen's fight against food fraud

webfull — Mon, 02 May 2022 15:25:31 +0000

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 Stéphane Bayen, an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry at McGill University.

Published: 2 May 2022

Consortium RITA receives $6M in funding

webfull — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:39:40 +0000

On March 26th, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Mr. André Lamontagne, announced grants totaling $7.1M to three organizations engaged in the food processing sector, including $6M in funding to The Consortium for Research, Innovation and Transformation of Agrifood (RITA) at McGill University over the next 5 years.

Published: 27 March 2022

Paul Meldrum on growing food for the future

webfull — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:22:31 +0000

Paul Meldrum is no doubt a busy man. From establishing a dairy farm from the ground up to working as an agricultural journalist with CBC and CTV, he has been involved in both telling the stories and improving the mechanics of our food systems.

Published: 10 March 2022

Mac Campus students celebrate women of the CIUSSS

webfull — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 17:03:08 +0000

Macdonald Campus students celebrate the women of the CIUSSS West Island on International Women’s Day

Published: 10 March 2022

Potato milk: a growing trend

webfull — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:13:26 +0000

In the midst of the pandemic, in 2020, the plant-based drink industry saw nearly 20% growth, and is estimated to be worth about $350 million, according to data provided by Plant-Based Foods of Canada. One of the latest plant-based drink source is potatoes, which, according to

Dr. Michèle Iskandar, Research Associate at McGill’s School of Human Nutrition, can be healthy alternatives.

Published: 2 March 2022