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Patenting Food - A Healthy Way Forward?

Patenting Food - A Healthy Way Forward?

Obesity and chronic diseases, like diabetes and heart disease, are on the rise.  To solve this crisis, we seem to be searching for the next super food, known as functional food, which will lower our blood sugar, reduce hypertension, and make us lose five pounds.

Cheap Food, Terroir and the Blind Spot of Geographical Indications

Cheap Food, Terroir and the Blind Spot of Geographical Indications

Irena Knezevic is on the executive of the Canadian Association for Food Studies and is currently a PhD candidate in the Joint Graduate Program in Communication and Culture at York and Ryerson Universities. Food enthusiasts and artisan producers around the world know how important terroir is for a range of foods from cheese to wine […]