Past Events

Final Examination for the Degree of MSc - XINYA WANG Examining Committee Dr. Michael Rogers, Chair Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Advisor Dr. Eleana Kristo, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Art Hill, Department Member TITLE: Exploring the Potential of Apple Pomace as a Functional Ingredient in Yogurt

Final Examination for the Degree of PhD - AFSANEH NAJARIAN Examining Committee Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Chair Dr. Mansel Griffiths, Co-Advisor Dr. Milena Corredig, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Department Member Dr. Jeremy Burton, External Examiner TITLE: IMPACT OF PROTEOBIOTICS SECRETED BY LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS LA-5 ON CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE VIRULENCE FACTORS

Final Examination for the Degree of MSc - HUIJING LI Examining Committee Dr. Yoshi Mine, Chair Dr. Iris Joye, Advisor Dr. Jayne Bock, Co-Advisor Dr. Massimo Marcone, Department Member TITLE: Chemical Composition of Advanced Spring Hard Wheat Lines and Their Effect on Baking Quality

Final Examination for the Degree of PhD - HANIE AHMADI Examining Committee Dr. Yoshi Mine, Chair Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Advisor Dr. Sampathkumar Balamurugan, Co-Advisor Dr. Keith Warriner, Department Member Dr. Claudia Narvaez, External Examiner TITLE: Thermal Stability of Encapsulated Listeria Bacteriophage and Its Efficacy Against Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Meats

Seminar Guest Speaker DR. MARK FENELON Head of Food Programme, Teagasc Food Research Centre - Agriculture and Food Development Authority  Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin TITLE: NEW DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE FOOD RESEARCH PROGRAMME AT TEAGASC   

Final Examination for the Degree of PhD - NILOUFAR RAFIEE TARI Examining Committee Dr. Michael Rogers, Chair Dr. Milena Corredig, Co-Advisor Dr. Ming Fan, Advisory Committee Member Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Department Member Dr. Mark Fenelon, External Examiner TITLE: Effect of Milk Protein Composition in a Model Infant Formula on In Vivo and In Vitro Gastric Digestion Behaviour and Physiological Responses

Final Examination for the Degree of MSc - Jane Ong Examining Committee  Dr. Loong-Tak Lim, Chair  Dr. Lisa Duizer, Advisor  Dr. Douglas Goff, Advisory Committee Member  Dr. Alejandro Marangoni, Department Examiner  TITLE:  Sensory characteristics and rheological properties of liquids thickened to International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative standards 

2nd Food Safety Symposium  "Salmonella, the next frontier!" Brought to you by the University of Guelph Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety (CRIFS) in collaboration with bioMérieux Wednesday, November 1, 2017 8:45 am - Symposium  Lunch provided with registration 1:45-4:45pm - Afternoon Workshop (limited to 50 people)

Final Examination for the Degree of MSc - Stevan Cucic  Examining Committee  Dr. Michael Rogers, Chair  Dr. Jeffrey Farber, Advisor  Dr. Mansel Griffiths, Co-Advisor  Dr. Gisele LaPointe, Department Examiner  TITLE:  Development of a prototype rapid method for the detection of Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Newport based on phage amplification and detection of progeny phage by Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification

Emerging Issues in Food Safety While food safety progress continues to be made, risk will always be present and changing due to emerging trends.  Consumer demands can present food safety challenges.  How does the food industry, academia and government work together to respond to consumer demands while at the same time ensure any food safety risks are mitigated?  This year’s Symposium will examine emerging issues in food safety and what is being done to address them. Objective of the Symposium: