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DESCRIPTION: \n\nYou are invited to attend a special presentation by Paul H
 oule\, Section Head\, Environmental Contaminants\, Calgary Laboratory of t
 he Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)\, Government of Canada\n\nOn a b
 roader level\, this presentation will cover the activities of the CFIA lab
 oratories across the country and what they do to assist Safe Foods for Can
 adians Act. More specifically\, this presentation will outline the methodo
 logy and instrumentation used in the determination of Persistent Organic P
 ollutants in food and feed matrices. It will also cover the current guidel
 ines that are in place for these compounds\, what the results of a typical
  sample looks like\, and the frequency of exceedances. Paul has been worki
 ng for The CFIA for the last 3.5 years. Prior to this\, he occupied severa
 l senior management positions in private sector laboratories. Paul’s backg
 round is in Organic Chemistry\, and has been involved in ultra-trace and e
 nvironmental contaminants for the past 15 years. The environmental contami
 nants unit of the CFIA deals specifically with the analysis of persistent 
 organic pollutants (POP’s)\, such as PCB’s\, Dioxins and Furans\, PBDE’s a
 nd PAH’s. We also handle some specialty analyses\, such as Methylfurans an
 d problematic matrices. Paul has patented an environmentally friendly dril
 ling fluid additive for oilfield drilling operations\, and was the 2012 Th
 ompson Rivers University Distinguished Alumni – Professional Achievement a
 ward recipient.\n\nHosted by the Department of Food Science and Agricultur
 al Chemistry\, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences\n
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LOCATION:R3-048\, Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V
 9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:What is the Science Branch of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency a
 nd how does it contribute to food safety for Canadians?
URL:/macdonald/channels/event/what-science-branch-cana
 dian-food-inspection-agency-and-how-does-it-contribute-food-safety-canadia
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