Below you will find suggested Dalhousie University experts who can provide comment on current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspectors intercepted approximately 900 food products from China between 2017 and early 2019. These products often contained allergens, faulty labels, and harmful contaminants.
Dalhousie Expert: Sylvain Charlebois, Professor, Food Distribution and Policy, Faculties of Management and Agriculture.
Research Specialties: Food distribution, food policy, food safety, food security, traceability.
Contact: sylvain.charlebois@dal.ca and 902-222-4142.
Right Whale Entanglement - Six endangered North Atlantic Right Whales have been found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence since early June with two more currently entangled.
Expert: Dr. Tonya Wimmer, Part-Time Academic, Department of Biology, Executive Director Marine Animal Response Society
Research Specialties: Marine Mammals
Contact: twimmer@dal.ca or twimmer@marineanimals.ca
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