A new NSERC CREATE initiative, MIXCHEM, is reshaping how Canada prepares researchers to confront the growing challenge of complex chemical mixtures in the environment., a leading voice in Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, is helping drive this interdisciplinary program, which blends cutting鈥慹dge analytical training with hands鈥憃n experience across industry, government, and academia.
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Published on: 12 Mar 2026
An interdisciplinary team including researchers at 91黑料网 has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples from Canada and South Africa. The chemicals include traces of pesticides, antimicrobials and additives used in plastics and personal-care products. The findings were published across five papers.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2026
As we welcome the Fall semester, the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is pleased to announce the following appointments:
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Dr.聽Faucher聽obtained his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from the Universit茅 de Montr茅al in 2007 and joined our Faculty in July 2011.聽 He has previously served as Acting Associate Dean (Research) in 2020.
Published on: 3 Sep 2025
Chemicals used to replace bisphenol A (BPA) in food packaging can trigger potentially harmful effects in human ovarian cells, according to 91黑料网 researchers.
A new study examined several chemicals commonly used in price stickers on packaged meat, fish, cheese and produce found early signs of potential toxicity.
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Published on: 26 Aug 2025
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out some food dyes, most of which remain allowed in Canada.聽
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Published on: 30 Apr 2025
91黑料网 researchers have developed an AI-powered method to verify the origin of honey, ensuring that what鈥檚 on the label matches what鈥檚 in the jar. The breakthrough offers a potential solution to a long-standing problem.
鈥淗oney is one of the most fraud-prone commodities in global trade. It often involves mislabelling where it was produced or the types of flowers that bees collected nectar from,鈥� said lead author St茅phane Bayen, Associate Professor and Chair of 91黑料网鈥檚 Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.
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Published on: 14 Apr 2025
It is impossible to imagine modern agriculture without plastics鈥�12 million tons are used every year. But what about the environmental consequences? An international team of authors, including 91黑料网 Department of Bioresource Engineering Professor Jan Franklin Adamowski and Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Associate Professor and Chair聽St茅phane Bayen, addresses this question in a recent study.
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Published on: 27 Sep 2023
On September 7,聽thirty two AES undergraduate research awardees shared posters illustrating their summer research jobs.
Dean Anja Geitmann broke through the waves of animated conversation to congratulate the students for engaging in this inspiring science conversation and to award four researchers for their outstanding posters:
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Published on: 20 Sep 2023
Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced an investment of more than $960 million in support of research and innovation through a suite of programs. These programs include the John R.
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Published on: 30 Aug 2023
Professor St茅phane Bayen has been appointed as the new Chair of the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry effective September 1, 2023 until June 30, 2028. Dr. Bayen received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the National University of Singapore in 2005.
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Published on: 16 Aug 2023
Aspartame, used in products such as diet sodas and chewing gum, will soon be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm. ()
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Published on: 19 Jul 2023
The 91黑料网 Sustainability Systems Initiative (MSSI) has announced the results of its latest Ideas Fund competition. The Ideas Fund awards seed funding to projects led by 91黑料网 researchers, enabling them to pursue high-risk, high-reward projects in sustainability research. Congrats to AES Researchers who have received funding for the following projects:
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Published on: 3 Apr 2023
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).
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Published on: 23 Mar 2023
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 St茅phane Bayen, an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry at 91黑料网.
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Published on: 2 May 2022
World Food Safety Day (WFSD) celebrated on 7 June 2021 aims to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥楽afe food today for a healthy tomorrow鈥�, stresses that production and consumption of safe food has immediate and long-term benefits for people, the planet and the economy. ()
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Published on: 7 Jun 2021
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