/newsroom/taxonomy/term/1390/all en /newsroom/channels/news/fresh-produce-contaminated-toxic-bpa-chemicals-found-food-labels-study-finds-346889 <p>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). A <a href="https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c09390">new study</a> from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ shows that every day Canadians are exposed to BPS in the fresh foods they eat, as chemicals migrate from labels on the packaging materials into the food.</p> Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:55:53 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 296228 at /newsroom /newsroom/jennifer-ronholm Wed, 01 Apr 2020 02:13:07 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 205826 at /newsroom /newsroom/alexandra-ketchum Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:35:06 +0000 krysta.veneruz@mail.mcgill.ca 181716 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-food-safety-and-food-recall-warnings-297791 <p>Food recall warnings by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency occurs almost every week in Canada.</p> <p>Here's an expert who can answers questions about food safety:</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2019 17:09:51 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 168805 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-iga-cuts-food-prices-260135 <p>Grocer IGA is cutting its fresh food prices in Quebec. (<a href="http://www.journaldequebec.com/2016/04/05/enfin-du-repit-pour-les-consommateurs"><em>Le Journal de Québec</em></a>)</p> <h3><a href="/fmt/fr/proginfo/personnel/pascal-theriault">Pascal Thériault</a>, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ</h3> <p>Faculty lecturer in economy, he's also the director of Community Relations for the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.</p> Tue, 05 Apr 2016 19:00:53 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 25659 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/common-gene-variant-influences-food-choices-258388 <p><strong><em>By Katherine Gombay, </em></strong><em><a href="/newsroom"><strong>McGill Newsroom</strong></a></em></p> <p>If you’re fat, can you blame it on your genes? The answer is a qualified yes. Maybe. Under certain circumstances. Researchers are moving towards a better understanding of some of the roots of obesity.</p> Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:12:19 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25248 at /newsroom /newsroom/david-harpp Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:04:58 +0000 Anonymous 22802 at /newsroom