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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Food Safety Regulatory Forum
CFIA
Proposed Agenda
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Palais des congrès de Gatineau
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Announcing a new CIFST digital magazine for the Canadian food sector
CIFST
The Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST)
CIFST is proud to announce the upcoming launch of Canadian Food Insights, a new digital publication for the Canadian food sector. As the official magazine of CIFST, the mandate of Canadian Food Insights is to deliver relevant editorial, practical insights and innovative ideas that take food science and technology to the next level.
University of Guelph project receives Genome Canada funding
University of Guelph
University of Guelph researchers tackling one of the largest challenges in plant genetics received $220,000 today from Genome Canada. A team led by Prof. Lewis Lukens, Department of Plant Agriculture, and Prof. Cortland Griswold, Department of Integrative Biology, will use bioinformatics tools to understand how organisms that are well adapted to their environments can be selected to speed up development of new plant varieties.
Ontario recognizes food processor as exports surpass $10 billion
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Premier Kathleen Wynne presented an award to one of the province's top food exporters at the Canadian Agri-Food Export Gala, after Ontario's food exports surpassed $10 billion for the first time. The Ontario government recognized a Niagara-based winery for its help in strengthening the province's agri-food industry. Pillitteri Estates Winery, an Ontario leader, was named the winner of the 2013 Ontario Food Exporter Award for its exports to more than 30 countries, including China, where it operates 25 wine retail stores.
Chobani no longer on Canadian shelves
Canadian Grocer
Chobani Greek yogurt is no longer available in Canadian stores, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to Canadian Grocer. According to reports, the cause of the vanishing act is problems with milk supply. New-York-based Chobani was importing products into Ontario from the U.S. under a temporary permit, which expired at the end of February.
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The uses of mustard in the food industry go far beyond flavour. Mustard is one of the most versatile food ingredients in the world and is being increasingly used for its many unique and natural properties such as an emulsifier, antioxidant, stabilizer, a preservative, and a binder the natural way.
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In Thunder Bay, current crop of farmers can't meet demand for local food
Chronicle Journal
Thunder Bay is digging deep as it works to put more locally produced food on residents' tables. That's the overall goal of the city's Food Strategy, Coun. Rebecca Johnson, strategy co-chairwoman, said. "We need to have local food," Johnson said at the Regional Food Distribution Association headquarters during the city’s second annual food summit.
University of Guelph students win second at NAMA
AgAnnex
A team of University of Guelph students won second place and the admiration of their competitors at a North American agricultural marketing contest. Nine students in agricultural business, science and marketing — all in U of G's Ontario Agricultural College — won second at the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) student marketing competition. Guelph finished just two points behind the University of Minnesota, and was voted "most favourite team" by the 29 competing teams. The U of G team was only one of two Canadian schools at the event, the other being Saskatchewan.
Loblaw Q1 profit up, reaffirms outlook
just-food.com
Canadian retail giant Loblaw has booked an increase in first-quarter profit and reiterated its full-year outlook, despite increasing competition. Loblaw said part of the gain was related to amendments to its defined benefit pension plan.
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HT Griffin Food Ingredients is a leading manufacturer of stabilizer blends for the dairy (StāKool, StāFreez) , Bakery (StāBake) and Beverage (StāBev) industries.
We also provide blends of dehydrated vegetables, vitamin mineral mixes, dough conditioners and most other custom dry blends.
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Mintel: Consumers want packaging innovation
Bakery and Snacks
The "al-desko" breakfast trend has hit Britain and prompted consumer demands for re-sealable, easy to open cereal packs, says a Mintel analyst. Mintel's British Lifestyles 2013 report found that the economic climate has prompted more in-home eating in the U.K.. But Alex Beckett, food analyst at Mintel, said the complete opposite can be seen for breakfast, where consumers are eating their morning meal on the go or at work.
Genetically modified food is welcome innovation
The Vancouver Sun
Innovation is key to keeping Canada's agricultural sector strong and science-based regulatory systems ensure that such innovations are safe for human health and the environment. Innovations derived through modern plant breeding help farmers, are good for the environment and they deliver tangible benefits to consumers by way of lower food costs. Agricultural innovation, including plant biotechnology, has played a strong role in that success.
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Chemroy Canada Inc., represents Dow/Wolff who has introduced a hydrocolloid that functions very well in gluten-free bakery items. Technical support is available. For more information go to our website or email foodingredients@chemroy.ca
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Ag knowledge must 'spill over' among countries
AgProfessional
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs has released a report that examines the implications of the increasingly influential roles of global business — Brazil, China and India — in agricultural research and the limited national research capacity of developing countries. The report makes the case that greater international collaboration and investment in research is needed to safeguard productivity gains made over the past half century and meet future food demand.
Why U.S. supermarkets only sells 5 kinds of apples
Mother Jones
In the mid-1800s, there were thousands of unique varieties of apples in the United States, some of the most astounding diversity ever developed in a food crop. Then industrial agriculture crushed that world. The apple industry settled on a handful of varieties to promote worldwide, and the rest were forgotten. They became commercially extinct — but not quite biologically extinct.
China, New Zealand to share agriculture knowledge in new deal
Farms.com
China and New Zealand agree to share agriculture knowledge under a new bilateral agreement that the two countries signed. The deal called the "Strategic Plan on Promoting Agricultural Cooperation" was given approval by New Zealand Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy and visiting Chinese Minister of Agriculture, Han Changfu.
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