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Dover, NH - (November 5, 2007) On November 8, McIntosh Atlantic Culinary Academy (MACA) will welcome Dr. Charles Santerre, Professor of Food Toxicology from the Department of Foods and Nutrition at Purdue University, for a speaker series on food and health. Dr. Santerre will present two sessions at MACA, located at 181 Silver Street in Dover, NH. The two conferences will be: “Seafood: Balancing the Risks and Benefits” from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm and “Biotech Crops: Are They Safe to Eat?” from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
The seafood session of the series will deal with recent concerns raised about the safety of eating fish. Experts warn about the dangers of fish to fetuses, nursing infants and young children due to pollutants in various seafood products. Dr. Santerre will review the benefits and risks of ingesting seafood.
The second piece of the series will review biotech crops and genetic engineering of food. Dr. Santerre will review the concerns over food biotechnology and its impact on consumers.
“We’re very excited that Dr. Santerre is presenting on food and health at McIntosh Atlantic Culinary Academy,” Executive Chef Jim Gallivan said. “We like to teach our students that there is more to food than simply cooking!”
The public is welcome to attend both free sessions of this lecture series, for more information call (603) 750.1500.
About McIntosh College
McIntosh College is a private, degree granting post-secondary college located in Dover, New Hampshire. McIntosh College offers a variety of associate degrees. McIntosh College was founded in 1896, and has continually operated in Dover, playing an important role in the region's evolving career education landscape. Today the college enrolls nearly one thousand students from around the country.
McIntosh College's programs currently include Business Management, Culinary Arts, Criminal Justice, Graphic Design, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, and Professional Photography. In 2006, McIntosh entered into an articulation agreement with New Hampshire's Plymouth State University in which course credit can be transferred to PSU for Graphic Design and Criminal Justice. McIntosh College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC).
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