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The path to food safety and transparency
Dr Sylvain Charlebois and Noor Latif from Dalhousie University examine the steps taken by countries around the world to improve traceability within their supply chains.
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Our plastic dilemma
With little knowledge of how COVID-19 transmits, consumers have returned to single-use plastics. Here, Dr Sylvain Charlebois looks at how food protection measures have been affected.
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Which countries are true food innovators?
Dr Sylvain Charlebois reveals all to New Food as he reports the findings of the first ever Global Food Innovation Index.
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Subway’s cake
COVID-19 has not been kind to restaurants, as we know. But for Subway restaurants, the problems are continuing.
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Noticed your grocery bill seems to be getting higher? Here’s why
Every month, Statistics Canada reminds us that life is getting more expensive. But for food, the situation has been unique over the last few decades.
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As California burns, so does our winter lettuce
As the fall approaches, the California fires could affect our food supply in Canada for the coming months. Like the labour issues affecting farmers this summer domestically, this is certainly not good news.
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Canada’s food insecurity problem
Compared to just two years ago, StatsCan estimates that 512,000 more Canadian households feel food insecure because of COVID-19, with things predicted to get worse. Dr Sylvain Charlebois explores the challenges being experienced in Canada and the potential roads ahead.
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Dairy’s possible renaissance
With the coronavirus pandemic having prompted a digital era of home-cooking and online food shopping, Dr Sylvain Charlebois suggests that the dairy sector has the opportunity to reintroduce itself into people's lives.
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Coronavirus panic-buying: industry implications
Reports of panic-buying have been heard all across the globe and supermarkets are seeing products selling faster than ever before. Here, Dr Sylvain Charlebois explains that the panic-buying could have knock-on effects for the entire global supply chain and perhaps even present some opportunity.
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The importance of the UN’s International Year of Plant Health
The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health. Here, Dr Sylvain Charlebois takes a look at how important this really is for the planet and for ensuring a sustainable supply of food across the entire globe.
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Opportunity for all in the agrifood tech sector
Considering a recent report which flagged a gender disparity in the agrifood tech sector, expert Sylvain Charlebois urges for a fairer, more diverse system.
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North America’s potential potato shrinkflation
A cold and wet autumn has negatively impacted crop yields among potato farmers in North America, and concerns amongst processors are growing. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, from Dalhousie University, explores the potential consequences and how the shrinkflation of fries and chips is a possibility.
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The plastic dilemma: consumer and industry responsibilities
Supermarkets in Canada have launched sustainability initiatives to reduce the amount of packaging being used in the food industry. But will consumers respond to the environmental ambitions? Here, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University takes a look.
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Have red meat studies gone too far?
Dr Sylvain Charlebois, from Dalhousie University, discusses how, with so many studies about the health impacts of red meat consumption, it is difficult for the consumer to make the right choice.
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McDonald’s joins the plant revolution
Dr Sylvain Charlebois, from Dalhousie University, takes a look at how and why McDonald's is entering the plant-based market with its pilot of the 'PLT sandwich.'
