Daun Retires From CGC

WINNIPEG - Mar 16/06 - SNS -- Jim Daun, research scientist specializing in oilseeds and pulses, is retiring this month from the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC).

"Dr. Daun's extensive work on the composition and quality of oilseeds and pulses has greatly helped the Canadian oilseed and pulse industries develop," said Peter Burnett, director, Grain Research Laboratory (GRL). "He has been active within the Canadian and North American scientific communities, furthering our knowledge of oilseed analysis and crop monitoring."

As an oilseeds scientist in the GRL, Daun is responsible for research and crop monitoring programs involving the quality of Canadian oilseeds. His areas of expertise include the composition and quality of canola, flaxseed, sunflower seed and soybeans; oilseeds processing and analysis; quality factors in pulse crops; and nutritional aspects of fats and oils.

He retired during the past year from the Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee, the Prairie Registration Recommending Committee for Grain and as chair of the Expert Committee on Fats, Oils and other Lipids under the Canada Committee on Food. He continues to serve as chair of two ISO-related committees under the Standards Council of Canada.