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FOOD ENGINEERING [19 records]

Record 1 2025-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture - General
  • Biotechnology
  • Food Industries
DEF

The science or practice of farming animal products from cells rather than entire animals.

CONT

Sustainable food production and food security, two major goals of cellular agriculture, have... inspired growing interest in the field from across disciplines, ranging from industrial biotechnology, synthetic biology, materials science and tissue engineering to social sciences, history, philosophy and art/design.

OBS

This includes but is not limited to food animal products like meat, milk, and eggs, as well as leather, silk and rhinoceros horn.

Key term(s)
  • SUSTAGRIDUR2025

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture - Généralités
  • Biotechnologie
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Même si elle n'en est qu'à ses balbutiements, l'agriculture cellulaire commence à intéresser des joueurs de l'industrie agroalimentaire [, et des compagnies] sont à l'aube de commercialiser du bœuf haché ou des croquettes de poulet sans avoir eu à élever et abattre vache ou volaille. Aussi, une nouvelle génération de scientifiques [croit] dans l'immense potentiel de l'agriculture cellulaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agricultura - Generalidades
  • Biotecnología
  • Industria alimentaria
CONT

La agricultura celular consiste en la obtención de productos para consumo humano usando células, las cuales pueden ser parte de un cultivo celular (animal o vegetal) o células individuales como las bacterias y levaduras.

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Record 2 2024-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lasers and Masers
OBS

Ultrafast lasers are about to enable a variety of new scientific, engineering and industrial applications. These applications range from the technical, such as high-speed circuit testing and biological imaging, to more everyday applications such as inspection of packaged food.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Masers et lasers
CONT

Lasers ultrarapides. Contrairement aux impulsions des lasers traditionnels, dont la durée avoisine la nanoseconde, les impulsions ultrarapides (entre 10-12 et 10-15 peuvent déposer de l'énergie dans un matériau sans que la diffusion thermique puisse commencer. On peut éliminer ainsi de la matière sans échauffer la pièce et, ce faisant, obtenir une finition parfaite.

Spanish

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Record 3 2017-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Marine Biology
OBS

CSBE... is the technical society of choice for all professionals who are interested and active in the scientific development and application of engineering principles to environmentally sustainable biological systems for the production of food, bio‐products, and bio‐energy.

OBS

[The mission is] to advance the application of engineering principles and practices to biological systems for the production of food, bioproducts and energy; to develop and adopt the standards of practice in bio-engineering through various educational disciplines that include agricultural engineering, forest engineering, food engineering, biological engineering, bioresource engineering, biochemical engineering and biosystems engineering; to ensure the safety and the health of practicing bio engineers through the development of guidelines for maintaining a clean and sustainable environment; [and] to develop means of professional development through organizing meetings and forums and refereed journal publications for dissemination of information on bioengineering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Biologie marine

Spanish

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Record 4 2017-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Chemical Engineering
Universal entry(ies)
2134
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Chemical engineers research, design, and develop chemical processes and equipment, oversee the operation and maintenance of industrial chemical, plastics, pharmaceutical, resource, pulp and paper, and food processing plants and perform duties related to chemical quality control, environmental protection and biochemical or biotechnical engineering. Chemical engineers are employed in a wide range of manufacturing and processing industries, consulting firms, government, research and educational institutions.

OBS

2134: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Génie chimique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
2134
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Les ingénieurs chimistes recherchent, conçoivent et mettent au point du matériel et des procédés de transformation chimique, supervisent l'exploitation et l'entretien d'usines dans les industries de la chimie, des plastiques, des produits pharmaceutiques, des ressources, des pâtes et papiers et de la transformation des aliments, et exécutent des tâches liées au contrôle de la qualité, à la protection de l'environnement et au génie biochimique et biotechnique. Ils travaillent dans une vaste gamme d'industries de fabrication et de traitement, des firmes de consultants, la fonction publique, des instituts de recherche et des établissements d'enseignement.

OBS

2134 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions.

Spanish

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Record 5 2017-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
Universal entry(ies)
7313
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics install, maintain, repair and overhaul residential central air conditioning systems, commercial and industrial refrigeration and air conditioning systems and combined heating, ventilation and cooling systems. They are employed by heating, refrigeration and air conditioning installation contractors, various industrial settings, food wholesalers, engineering firms and retail and servicing establishments.

OBS

7313: classification system code in the National Occupational Classification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
7313
classification system code, see observation
OBS

Les mécaniciens en chauffage, réfrigération et climatisation installent, entretiennent, réparent et révisent des installations de climatisation centrale résidentielle, des installations de réfrigération et de climatisation de type commercial ou industriel et des systèmes combinés de chauffage, de ventilation et de réfrigération. Ils travaillent pour des entrepreneurs en chauffage, réfrigération et climatisation, dans divers milieux industriels, pour des grossistes en alimentation, des bureaux d'ingénieurs et dans des entreprises de détail et des établissements de services et d'entretien.

OBS

7313 : code du système de classification de la Classification nationale des professions.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Bioengineering
OBS

CSBE/SCGAB(Canadian Society for Biological Engineering/La Société Canadienne de Génie Agroalimentaire et de Bioingénierie) is the technical society of choice for all professionals who are interested and active in the scientific development and application of engineering principles to environmentally sustainable biological systems for the production of food, bio‐products, and bio‐energy.

Key term(s)
  • Canadian Society for Bioengineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Technique biologique
Key term(s)
  • Société Canadienne de Génie Agroalimentaire et de Bioingénierie

Spanish

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Record 7 2013-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Military Logistics
  • Military Administration
DEF

In air operations, the provision of logistic, technical and administrative support to operations.

OBS

Mission support includes construction engineering, communication and information systems, supply, transport, electrical and mechanical engineering, food services, human resources and finance services.

OBS

mission support; msn sp: term and shortened form officially approved by the Air Force Terminology Panel (Trenton); term, shortened form and definition officially approved by the Joint Terminology Panel and the Defence Terminology Standardization Board.

OBS

mission support; msn sp: term and shortened form officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Logistique militaire
  • Administration militaire
DEF

Dans les opérations aériennes, prestation de soutien logistique, technique et administratif aux opérations.

OBS

Le soutien de mission englobe le génie construction, les systèmes de communication et d’information, l’approvisionnement, le transport, le génie électrique et mécanique, les services d’alimentation, les ressources humaines et les services financiers.

OBS

soutien de mission; sout msn : terme et forme abrégée uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de la Force aérienne (Trenton); terme, forme abrégée et définition uniformisés par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie interarmées et par le Conseil de normalisation de terminologie de la Défense.

OBS

soutien de mission; sout msn : terme et forme abrégée uniformisés par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 8 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Program Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Military Administration
  • Federal Administration
CONT

Chief Review Services conducted an evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the Canadian Forces Contractor Augmentation Program(CANCAP) in meeting its stated objectives, and to identify opportunities to improve program flexibility, responsiveness and performance. CANCAP is a pre-facilitated contract with a single commercial contractor to provide a broad range of support services(e. g., supply, transportation, food services, engineering, communications and information systems) on demand to Canadian Forces(CF) units deployed overseas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes (Forces armées)
  • Administration militaire
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

Le Chef – Service d’examen (CS Ex) a évalué le Programme de soutien contractuel des Forces canadiennes (CANCAP) pour déterminer dans quelle mesure ce dernier atteint ses objectifs et comment en accroître la souplesse, l’adaptabilité et le rendement. Le CANCAP est un contrat préétabli qui fait appel à un seul entrepreneur commercial et qui vise à fournir, sur demande, une vaste gamme de services de soutien (p. ex., approvisionnement, transport, services d’alimentation, génie et systèmes de communication et d’information) aux unités des Forces canadiennes (FC) déployées à l’étranger.

Spanish

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Record 9 2007-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Water Supply
  • Waste Management
DEF

A branch of civil engineering concerned primarily with the maintenance of environmental conditions (as pure water supply, waste disposal, insect control, nuisance abatement) conducive to public health.

CONT

Sanitary engineering practice includes surveys, reports, designs, reviews, management, operation and investigation of works or programs for(1) water supply, treatment and distribution;(2) sewage collection, treatment and disposal;(3) control of pollution in surface and underground waters;(4) collection, treatment, and disposal of refuse;(5) sanitary handling of milk and food;(6) housing and institutional sanitation;(7) rodent and insect control;(8) recreational place sanitation;(9) control of atmospheric pollution and air quality in both the general air of communities and in industrial work spaces;(10) control of radiation hazards exposure; and(11) other environmental factors affecting health, comfort, safety, and well-being of people.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Alimentation en eau
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

Ensemble d'études et de techniques visant à assurer la salubrité et l'hygiène des lieux, des services publics, des denrées alimentaires, des installations industrielles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería civil
  • Abastecimiento de agua
  • Gestión de los desechos
CONT

[La actividad del] Centro de Ingeniería Sanitaria (CIS) [...] estuvo centralizada principalmente en solucionar problemas de saneamiento básico: agua potable, líquidos cloacales y residuos sólidos [...]

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Record 10 2006-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Food Industries
CONT

Canada's Novel Food Regulations require developers of novel foods, including foods derived from genetic engineering, to notify Health Canada prior to the sale or advertising for sale of the novel foods in Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

Monsanto Inc. est un concepteur d'aliments nouveaux.

Spanish

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Record 11 2004-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Food Industries
CONT

Food engineers apply the concepts and principles of engineering to the conversion of raw food stuffs into safe consumer products of the highest possible quality. They work in the areas of food handling, processing, packaging and distribution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Personne qui agit comme experte-conseil auprès des entreprises du domaine de la transformation des produits alimentaires.

OBS

Elle participe également à la mise au point de nouveaux procédés et équipements en vue de les vendre aux entreprises. À cette fin, elle détermine les besoins de l'entreprise, lui propose de l'équipement et des procédés et donne la formation nécessaire à l'utilisation du nouveau matériel.

Spanish

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Record 12 2003-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

The Gravitational Biology Facility comprises two racks with multiple, interchangeable specimen habitats for cells, tissue cultures, plants, insects, rodents, aquatic creatures and avian and reptilian eggs. Each habitat will provide food, water, light, air, humidity and temperature control, and resources for specimen waste management. They are equipped to transmit science and engineering data to the ground. All are built to undergo selected gravity levels-up to 2 g for those that can be attached to the Centrifuge Facility's centrifuge.

OBS

gravitational biology facility; GBF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

module de recherche biologique en état de pesanteur; GBF : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 13 2002-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Agriculture - General
OBS

Manitoba Agriculture and Food. Regional Agricultural Services : provides front-line delivery of technology transfer programs, including 4-H, home economist and engineering services, to enhance the viability of family farms and improve the standard of living and farm safety in rural communities. Administers the disposition of Crown land designated for agricultural use and assists producers in increasing productivity on this land through improved management techniques.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Agriculture - Généralités
OBS

Agriculture et Alimentation Manitoba. Services agricoles régionaux : Prestation directe de programmes de transfert de technologies - notamment les Cercles 4H et les services de spécialistes en économie domestique et en ingénierie - pour améliorer la viabilité des exploitations familiales et de niveau de vie des collectivités rurales et pour promouvoir la sécurité agricole dans celles-ci. Gère la cession des terres domaniales destinées à l'exploitation agricole et aide les producteurs à accroître la productivité de ces terres grâce à des techniques de gestion améliorées.

Spanish

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Record 14 2001-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooking Appliances
  • Hotel Equipment
CONT

Industry Innovator : Its application engineering focus is designed to provide unique product features that help satisfy major customers’ particular requirements. One such example is the "clam shell" grill which it designed with McDonald's to cook both sided of grilled food products simultaneously to ensure uniformity and more thorough cooking. Furthermore, Specialty's technical expertise in both hot and cold equipment broadens the company's appeal to its customer base.

Key term(s)
  • twin grill
  • clamshells

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments
  • Équipement hôtelier
CONT

[...] les grils double face ou «clamshells», capables également d'assurer de gros débits. Là où généralement il faut deux à trois minutes pour cuire un steak de 100 grammes, il ne lui faut que 42 secondes. Attention seulement de ne pas presser ou écraser les produits au cours de la cuisson.

Spanish

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Record 15 1999-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Agriculture - General
OBS

... provides farmers and all persons involved in agriculture, with engineering advice for farm drainage, irrigation, water supply, erosion control, structures(excepts residences), equipment, machinery economics, ventilation, manure management, energy conservation, rural electrification and microprocessing. Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
  • Agriculture - Généralités
OBS

... fournissent aux agriculteurs et à toute autre personne engagée dans le domaine de l'agriculture des conseils sur le drainage agricole, l'irrigation, l'approvisionnement en eau, la lutte contre l'érosion, la construction (non résidentielle), le matériel agricole, l'aspect économique des machines agricoles, la ventilation, l'entreposage du fumier, l'économie d'énergie, l'électrification en milieu rural et la micro-informatique. Ministère de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation.

Spanish

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Record 16 1994-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Equipment
DEF

A torque-limiting device which permits slippage between rotating drive and driven members when the applied torque exceeds a predetermined amount.(Dictionary of Agricultural and Food Engineering)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel agricole

Spanish

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Record 17 1994-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
CONT

Food Process engineering is concerned with operations of bulk material transformation. This branch of knowledge has proved very efficient in the development of a modern technological industry from a traditional conservative base : the transition from an age-old art to a state-of-the-art science.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation

Spanish

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Record 18 1992-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Morphology and General Physiology
CONT

There are even wider contrasts between local methods to produce bakers’ or brewers’ yeast and the biochemical engineering operations used to obtain microbial protein. The processing techniques may be all-important in determining the composition and structure, the nutritional value and health safety of the food as eaten, in contrast to the composition and other properties of freshly harvested material...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale

Spanish

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Record 19 1989-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
CONT

The Kramer shear press(Food Technology Corp., Rockville, Maryland) is one of the most popular instruments for measuring food texture, and is used in quality grading applications.(The Ottawa Texture Measuring System : An Operational Manual, Engineering Specification 7024, Aug. 1972).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
OBS

Mesure de la tendreté et du caractère juteux des pains de mais. (Entrep. agric. fev.72, no 32, p.20).

Spanish

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