Health Canada’s Beef with Ground Meat: Reaction to Proposed FOP Labelling Policy
By Ellie Stauffer University of Saskatchewan student When I was in high school, a classmate of mine announced to the class that he believed …
Labelling
Will Higher Food Prices Shift Consumer Demands for Niche Market Products?
Changes in holiday meals and dining out The seemingly relentless increase in food prices is having many effects on food purchases. In October 2023, Canadian …
The Growing Problem Surrounding Food Waste
#Agbiousask student, Jordan Green, this week blogs about the waste of the consumer’s grocery cart. Why is food waste such a big problem?
Truth of Non-GMO Label Advertising
How Science is Winning Consumers Back For those that live near the oceans, they know that the tide can only go in one direction for …
Organic… or is it?
Organic label controversy By Gordon Willison, University of Saskatchewan Student For some, organic farming is a controversial topic, there are serious issues regarding the trade …
Grass fed Beef; is it Sustainable?
By: Brayden Schmidt, University of Saskatchewan Student Grass fed beef is one of two ways to develop and finish beef cattle prior to slaughter, the …
Conveniently Organic
How transparent is that organic label? By Lars Iversen, University of Saskatchewan Student Over the last decade, there has been an increasing demand from consumers …
Some Hopes and Wishes for 2018
Time keeps rolling on and we need to try to keep up For those of you who grew up listening to Prince’s song ‘1999’, it’s …
2017 Cow Pie Awards
Congratulations to this year’s SAIFood Cow Pie Award recipients! This year, perhaps more than others has witnessed the shameless exploitation of consumers for corporate greed. This …
The Attack of the Killer Non-GMO Verified Tomatoes
I’ve been frustrated by the ‘verification’ labelling of non-GMO foods which fail to have GMO equivalents in the market. This past summer I decided to …