Food Safety - Agriculture and Fisheries

Pathway Contributor: Beth Armour

Credentials:
PDt, MEd

Bio:
Beth is the PEN Content Management Coordinator. She worked in the university and health care systems for 30 years. Her last ten years in the public sector was as Manager of Clinical Nutrition at the Royal Victoria and Montreal Neurological hospitals in Montreal.

Contributions:

• Can one get avian flu from eating poultry or eggs?  

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• Can humans get variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (vCJD) from eating beef?  

  Role: Author

• Are there safety concerns for the ingestion of fish in older children and adults related to mercury contamination?  

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• What is the safe level of mercury that one can consume?  

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• Is farmed salmon that is contaminated with PCBs safe to consume?  

  Role: Author

• Should consumers reduce their exposure to growth hormones in foods?  

  Role: Reviewer

• Are consumers who consume conventionally produced (sprayed/treated with pesticides/herbicides) grains, fruit and vegetables at risk for health issues?  

  Role: Reviewer

• Are consumers who consume conventionally produced (sprayed/treated with pesticides/herbicides) grains, fruit and vegetables at risk for health issues?  

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• How can consumers reduce their exposure to pesticides/herbicides?  

  Role: Reviewer

• Is the consumption of rice (white and brown) associated with increased arsenic-related health risks?  

  Role: Reviewer

• Food Safety - Arsenic in Rice Background

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  Role: Reviewer