{"id":2411,"date":"2025-02-28T19:05:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=2411"},"modified":"2025-02-28T19:05:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T19:05:57","slug":"isd-staff-spotlight-mabel-chuek-analyzes-fertilizer-samples-to-ensure-farmers-get-what-they-paid-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/isd-staff-spotlight-mabel-chuek-analyzes-fertilizer-samples-to-ensure-farmers-get-what-they-paid-for\/","title":{"rendered":"ISD Staff Spotlight: Mabel Chuek analyzes fertilizer samples to ensure farmers get what they paid for"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NAME:<\/strong> Mabel Chuek
TIME AT CDFA: <\/strong>17 years
PROGRAM: <\/strong>Regulatory Analysis Laboratory, Center for Analytical Chemistry
POSITION TITLE:<\/strong> Ag Bio Tech<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USUAL DAILY ACTIVITIES ON THE JOB?<\/strong> I run tests on samples, maintain\/fix equipment\/instruments, and enter data into a database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HOW DO YOU WORK FOR THE CALIFORNIA FOOD SUPPLY?<\/strong> As part of the Regulatory Analysis Lab, I mostly analyze fertilizer samples to confirm that farmers get what they paid for and to investigate issues with fertilizing materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THOUGHTS OF WORKING AT INSPECTION SERVICES?<\/strong> I enjoy working with the wonderful people who work here at the lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE?<\/strong> There\u2019s a line from Doctor Who that I\u2019ll paraphrase because it\u2019s been years since I\u2019ve seen the episode: Try to be nice but always be kind. I probably fail at it as much as I succeed at it, but I think it\u2019s a good way to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAVORITE PASTIME?<\/strong> I draw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Center for Analytical Chemistry<\/a> is a branch of the Inspection Services Division<\/a> of the California Department of Food and Agriculture<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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