Qualifications

Here are some representative examples of services recently provided by Sumner Analytical:

Legal Assistance | Licensed Expert Witness | Risk Assessment | Toxicology | Food Production Consulting Services

Legal Assistance

  • Sumner Analytical provided technical coaching to the successful defense of a restaurant in a food borne illness case of suspected salmonella poisoning in shrimp.
  • Sumner Analytical provided technical coaching in the defense of a food processor associated with an outbreak of E coli H7:0157.

Licensed Expert Witness

  • Sumner Analytical was the expert witness for the plaintiff in a successful wrongful death case involving Methyl Bromide poisoning of ship personnel.
  • Sumner Analytical was the expert witness for the plaintiff in a successful wrongful death case involving Methyl Bromide poisoning of a dock worker.

Risk Assessment

  • Sumner Analytical is currently providing risk assessment to the State Attorney General of California (Prop.65) by identification of lead contamination in imported candy and developing prevention practices.
  • Sumner Analytical provided risk assessment to the World Bank, by identification of hazardous pesticide use, residues and exposure in Nicaragua agricultural community.
  • Sumner Analytical provided risk assessment to the State of California Air Resource Board, in monitoring Methyl Bromide drift from agricultural sites to residential areas.

Toxicology

  • Sumner Analytical provided three toxicological studies for the Treated Wood Industry in assessing arsenic, copper, and chromium exposure to workers.
  • Sumner Analytical provided a toxicological study for the FDA of perchlorate residues in raw agricultural produce.

Food Production Consulting Services

  • Sumner Analytical provided a study on mold contamination causes by excess moisture in the processing, storage, and shipping of walnuts being sold in Germany.
  • Sumner Analytical provided a study on adulteration of wine by commercially objectionable odors caused by mold in transit to Europe.

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