Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Fighting honey fraud with AI technology

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:16:41 +0000

�� researchers have developed an AI-powered method to verify the origin of honey, ensuring that what’s on the label matches what’s in the jar. The breakthrough offers a potential solution to a long-standing problem.

“Honey 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,” said lead author Stéphane Bayen, Associate Professor and Chair of ��’s Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry.

Small changes can cut your diet-related carbon footprint by 25%

keila.depape@mcgill.ca — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:42:24 +0000

The latest Canada’s Food Guide presents a paradigm shift in nutrition advice, nixing traditional food groups, including meat and dairy, and stressing the importance of plant-based proteins. Yet, the full implications of replacing animal with plant protein foods in Canadians’ diets are unknown.

Eating the way we do hurts us and the planet, study finds

frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca — Mon, 06 May 2024 14:48:41 +0000

In an age of abundance and variety in food options, are Canadians eating better than they were half a century ago? According to a recent paper by researchers at �� and the International Food Policy Research Institute, those relying on Canada’s food supply for their dietary needs not only face deficiencies in healthier alternatives, but they also contribute to the disproportionate levels of environmental degradation caused by Canadian agricultural and food distribution policies.