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However, Lawrence Goodridge, the director of ĢƵ's food safety and quality program, said the practice of thoroughly washing infected lettuce won't make it safe for consumption.

"That is actually untrue, that is not the case," he said."Washing lettuce or any fresh produce that may be contaminated with bacteria is a not a way to ensure its safety."​

"The number of bacteria that one must consume to become sick isso low — and when you wash a lettuce or any fresh produce, you cannot wash away 100per cent of the bacteria."

Classified as: food safety, Lawrence Goodridge, E. coli, romaine lettuce
Published on: 8 Jan 2018

Unlike alcohol, which kills bacteria and toxins, Lawrence Goodridge argues, integrating cannabis in the place of alcohol may require a very different production process. “Because cannabis is a plant, there are certain concerns -- like the possibility of pesticides used in production, or the type of fertilizer used, or the potential presence of heavy metals that could be toxic to humans,” the ĢƵ food safety expert explained to BNN in a telephone interview.

Classified as: cannabis, food safety, Lawrence Goodridge, safety
Published on: 7 Nov 2017

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced a total investment of $52 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund for 220 new infrastructure projects nationally. Among the 51 universities across the country with funded projects, ĢƵ leads the pack with an impressive number — 23 projects totaling $4.2 million — in this latest round of the funding competition.

Congratulations to Faculty members Valérie Gravel (Plant Science) and Salwa Karboune (Food Science) who were among the recipients.

Classified as: CFI grants
Published on: 17 Aug 2017

The list of “bad things” could range from gross but harmless spoilage to dangerous pathogens such as Clostridium botulinum. In the case of botulism, it’s the toxin produced from the bacteria that is harmful, not the bacteria itself, says Brigitte Cadieux, a postdoctoral fellow in ĢƵ’s Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.

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Classified as: bacteria, food safety, pathogens, food toxins
Published on: 20 Jun 2017

Congratulations to Hoshahalli S. Ramaswamy of the Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry who will be inducted into the Royal Society of Canada on November 18, in Kingston, Ontario. The Royal Society of Canada announced the 2016 Fellows on September 7; Professor Ramaswamy is one of ten ĢƵ researchers this year to receive this honour.

Classified as: Hosahalli Ramaswamy, royal society of canada
Published on: 8 Sep 2016

For the second consecutive year, Macdonald Food Science teams have won big, Two teams — Rephyll and Fitamin Multimeal — took first place in their categories at the annual New Product Development Competitions, held as part of the 2016 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Conference.

Classified as: Fitamin Multimeal, food science, IFT, new products, novel products, Rephyll
Published on: 25 Jul 2016

Eurofins Food Safety Systems (EFSS) and the Food Safety and Quality Program (FSQP) at ĢƵ are excited to announce a signed agreement to provide co-branded public training for the Canadian food manufacturing industry. The courses include the highly sought-after FSMA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual Training as well as GFSI benchmarked standard training to SQF and BRC. The partnership is an exceptional pairing as Eurofins and ĢƵ share a common interest in the success of the Canadian food manufacturing industry.

Classified as: Eurofins, food industry, Food Safety and Quality Program, FSQP, training
Published on: 10 Jun 2016

LAWRENCE GOODRIDGE, DEPT. OF FOOD SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, WAS INTERVIEWED ON CBC RADIO’S HOMERUN AT 5:40 PM ABOUT AN OUTBREAK OF HEPATITIS A LINKED TO BERRIES SOLD AT COSTCO.

LISTEN:

Classified as: food safety, hepatitis A outbreak, Lawrence Goodridge
Published on: 25 Apr 2016

Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries – and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in the developed nations of North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study led by researchers from ĢƵ and the University of British Columbia.

Classified as: Sustainability, nature, farming, food and sustainability, drought, cereal, weather disaster, Navin Ramankutty, Pedram Rowhani
Published on: 6 Jan 2016

Maple syrup that’s good for you? A frozen dessert that you can store at room temperature? A falafel-type mix made with insects? Salwa Karboune and her students are dreaming up tomorrow’s foods today.

Classified as: food science research, foods of the future, Salwa Karboune
Published on: 16 Dec 2015

Professor Lawrence Goodridge, Ian and Jayne Munro Chair in Food Safety and Food Science professor, was about his $9.8 M Salmonella research project while attending recent International Association for Food Protection meetings in Portland, Oregon.

Classified as: food safety, Lawrence Goodridge, Macdonald, Research, salmonella
Published on: 13 Aug 2015

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