Food and Environmental Testing at the Service for Consumers and Veterinary Affairs
29 Oct 2012
In this video, find out about the work of Didier Ortelli and the Service for Consumers and Veterinary Affairs (SCAV) in Geneva. They are responsible for ensuring food safety and environmental testing. Recent tests included taking water samples from Lake Geneva and analyzing for contaminants; a very high concentration of Sulfuron was found that would normally correlate with 150 years of agricultural usage.
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