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helped through a learning experience in wine tasting by G. Hostetter of Bright's Wines Ltd. Ottawa was also the sight of an Information Seminar on Canadian Regulatory Requirements for Countries Exporting Food to Canada. In mid-October, Jim D'Hondt visited the Saskatchewan Section and was just in time to join in on their specialty Klon- dike Baked Beans. Saskatchewan Products Night was held in November, where speakers were Dr. D. Malcolm, Northwest Food & Fuel Corp.: K. Bin- dle, Saskatchewan Research Council: I. Steen, Sid's Sunflower Seeds: and R.J. McKenzie, DRIE. Besides being busy with their normal monthly activities, the Toronto Section is gearing up for the 1985 National Con- ference. They have made a $4000.00 commitment to the conference through the support of the opening mixer, pre- conference council meetings and an exhibit-based trivia game designed to draw delegates through the exhibit. The section also plans to boost student activity by supporting a student chap- ter which will hold separate meetings and tours which are tailored to student needs and schedules. The section will continue to sponsor two awards for related high school projects and will coordinate the selec- tion of judges. And finally, Mr. Gil Menezes, from Gilbey Canada, has written a radio spot on 'Alcohol Proof' and we anticipate one more radio spot before April, 1985. Le nouvel executif de la section de Que- bec organisait, Ie 17 actobre, sa premiere activite. Vingt-deux personnes (14 etu- diants, 8 professionnels) ont visite Ie CRIQ (Centre de recherche industielle du Quebec) et y ont vu entre autres, Ie nouveau laboratoire de biotechnologie. Tous ont apprecie de mieux connaltre les possibilites d' aide aI'industrie que permet ce centre de recherche. The new executive from the Quebec section organized their first activity this year, on October 17th 1984. Twenty-two members (14 students, 8 professionals) have visited the CRIQ (Centre de recherche industrielle du Quebec) and have seen the new biotechnology laboratory. Everyone enjoyed this visit and was pleased to understand the pos- sibility of wO!,-king together. Alberta Section member Ed Phillip- chuk was recently appointed Supervi- sor of Food Product Development at Alberta Agriculture's Food Processing Development Centre in Leduc, Alberta. He was formerly a Research Officer in food science and technology with the Alberta Research Council. Peggy Moore, who was previously at the Food Processing Development Center now ii / Affaires de l'Institut Wall rug presented to National Office. Pic- tured from left to right: Roberta York, Dr. Barry McConnell. Dr. Jim D'Hondt, Karen Shaykewich. holds the position of Meat and Dairy Consultant with the Agri Food Development Branch of Alberta Agriculture. The Department of Food Science at the University of Alberta has experienced an increase in their research compliment with the recent arrival of three postdoctoral fellows. Dr. Fiona Scriven from Nottingham University is studying the transfer of nitrites and nitrates from paper pack- aging materials to fresh meat products. Dr. Ali Asghar, a recent arrival from the University of Daral Salaam in Tanzania, is researching calcium activated neutral protease in beef. Dr. Ravi Biswal from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is working on the develop- ment of a dehydrocooIing technique for the preprocessing of vegetables. Dr. Nathan Oboagye, formerly a post- doctoral fellow in the Department has been appointed Research Associate and is working on the development of ins- tant potato products. During the sum- mer of 1984, Dr. Buncha Ooraikul, Pro- fesor in Food Science spent three months in Thailand. The first part of his stay was at the University of Khan Kaen which is located in the north east of Thailand. There Dr. Ooraikul was involved in establishing a research pro- gram for an IDRC sponsored graduate research project. Following this Dr. Ooraikul taught courses in Quality Con- trol in the Food Industry and Food Process Engineering for the Department of Agro Industries at the Prince of Sangkhla University which is located in southern Thailand. New Members The CIFST would like to welcome the following members to the Institute: Alberta Section: Lutz,S.E. Nickels, W.H., Lucerne Foods Ltd. Pagnucco, V., Lucerne Foods Ltd. Atlantic Section: Wentzell. H.K., ACA Co-op Assoc. Ltd. British Columbia Section: Choy, A., B.C.I.T. Fong, H. W., B.C.I.T. Grasslin, D.R., East Chilliwack Co-op Jung, K., East Chilliwack Co-op Lim, Y., East Chilliwack Co-op MacIntyre, E.K., Westvale Foods Ltd. Guelph Section: Johnson, R.E., Martin Feed Mills Ltd. Taracinski. T., Nabisco Brands Ltd. Manitoba Section: Grabowecky, R.M., Univ. of Manitoba Jewell, D.L., Health & Welfare, Cana- da, HPB Montreal Section: Berend, A.L., Bromatech Inc. Kati, A.K., Technotrophe Consultant Leveque, P., Biscuits David Nguyen, N. Paquin, G., Fries & Fries Canada Sainte Marie, G., France Deshydra, Div. of Sauriol, c., Soc. d'analyses !3iopharm Inc. New Brunswick Section: Blanchard, G., N.B, Comm. College Doiron, J., N.B. Comm. College Duguay, J., N.B. Comm. College Gallant, P.E., N.B. Comm. College Roy,S., N.B. Comm. College Quebec Section: Marcoux, D., Univ. Laval Verret, P., Univ. Laval Okanagan- Kootenay Section: Dewitt, c.P., D. Dutchmen Dairy Ltd. J. Inst. Can. Sci. Technof. Aliment. Vol. 18, No. I, 1985
