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ISD Staff Spotlight: CA State Organic Program Special Investigator Mayze Fowler-Riggs has passion for education & enforcement
NAME: Mayze Fowler-Riggs TIME AT CDFA: 8 years PROGRAM: State Organic Program POSITION TITLE: Special Investigator USUAL DAILY ACTIVITES ON THE JOB? I oversee part of the statewide enforcement and outreach efforts of organic agricultural products based on the provisions … Continue reading
ISD Staff Spotlight: Amber Hayter enjoys sampling livestock feed at dairies on CA backroads
NAME: Amber Hayter TIME AT CDFA: About a year and a half PROGRAM: Commercial Feed Regulatory Program POSITION TITLE: Environmental Scientist USUAL DAILY ACTIVITIES ON THE JOB? I am an environmental scientist for the Feed and Livestock Drugs Inspection Program. … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Commercial Feed Regulatory Program, CDFA Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch, CDFA Inspection Services Division, ISD Staff Spotlight
Tagged CA Livestock Drug Inspections, California Commercial Feed Inspections, California State Inspector, CDFA Environmental Scientist
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ISD Staff Spotlight: Mai Err Chang coordinates grant programs for nutrition incentives to foster vegetable purchases
NAME: Mai Err Chang TIME AT CDFA: 8 months PROGRAM: California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP) POSITION TITLE: Program Coordinator (Associate Governmental Program Analyst) USUAL DAILY ACTIVITES ON THE JOB? My daily activities change depending on the season of the grant … Continue reading
ISD Staff Spotlight: Dinesh Chand utilizes state-of-the-art laboratory equipment to analyze environmental and regulatory samples
NAME: Dinesh Chand YEARS AT CDFA: 9 PROGRAM: Center for Analytical Chemistry Environmental Safety Laboratory TITLE: Environmental Scientist USUAL DAILY ACTIVITIES ON THE JOB? I use state-of-the-art equipment and processes to analyze environmental and regulatory samples. I am involved in … Continue reading
ISD Staff Spotlight: Kimber Collins-Florian enjoys ensuring fertilizing materials are suitable for organic crop and food production
NAME: Kimber Collins-Florian YEARS AT CDFA: Almost 9 years PROGRAM: Fertilizing Materials Inspection Organic Input Material Program TITLE: Senior Environmental Scientist Specialist USUAL DAILY ACTIVITIES ON THE JOB? Our program registers Organic Input Material (OIM) labels. OIMs are fertilizing materials … Continue reading
ISD Staff Spotlight: Anna Carrasquillo protects the nation’s food chain through inspecting fresh fruits and vegetables
NAME: Anna Carrasquillo YEARS AT CDFA: 7 PROGRAM: Standardization TITLE: Fruits & Vegetables QC Supervisor II HOW DO YOU WORK FOR THE CALIFORNIA FOOD SUPPLY? As part of the Standardization team, I work inspecting fresh fruits and vegetables by preventing … Continue reading
ISD Staff Spotlight: Amy Garfinkel enjoys supporting statewide farm to school efforts
NAME: Amy Garfinkel YEARS AT CDFA: 1.5 PROGRAM: Farm to School TITLE: Farm to School Network Lead USUAL DAILY ACTIVITES ON THE JOB? I feel very grateful to get to work as a part of the California Farm to School … Continue reading
Posted in CDFA Farm to School Network, CDFA Farm to School Program, CDFA Inspection Services Division, CDFA Office of Farm to Fork, ISD Staff Spotlight
Tagged California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program, California Farm to School Network, California Farm to School Program, CDFA Office of Farm to Fork, Farm to School
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ISD Staff Spotlight: Roland Carlson helps provide high-quality data at CDFA Food Safety Laboratory
NAME: Roland Carlson YEARS AT CDFA: 15 PROGRAM: Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) Food Safety (FS) Laboratory TITLE: Senior Environmental Scientist HOW DO YOU WORK FOR THE CALIFORNIA FOOD SUPPLY? Our FS laboratories ensure the safety of produce sold in … Continue reading
CDFA scientist Roland Carlson published as co-author in multi-laboratory study to increase analysis abilities
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC) Food Safety Laboratory Senior Environmental Scientist Roland Carlson is published as a co-author in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry for the article, “Multilaboratory Collaborative Study of … Continue reading