Alyssa has been Lab Manager of the L’Abbé Lab since completing her Master’s degree under Dr. Mary L’Abbé in 2012. In addition to assisting with projects, grants, budgets, and student coordination, Alyssa manages the University of Toronto’s Food Label Information and Price Database (FLIP), a comprehensive database of Canadian packaged food and beverage label information used to monitor and evaluate the Canadian food supply.
FLIP is used by many students in the lab to answer research questions related to the nutritional quality, labelling, marketing, and composition of foods and beverages in Canada. It is also used by external collaborators through contracts, data sharing agreements, or licensing agreements for public health research purposes.
Read our publication on the development of FLIP as a comprehensive Canadian branded food composition database. Researchers interested in using FLIP can apply for access here.
During her Master’s degree, Alyssa focused on nutrient content claims and their usefulness for choosing foods for weight management. She was also a CIHR Fellow in the Strategic Training Program in Public Health Policy at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.