Lois A. Haighton, B.Sc., DABT, ERT, Director, Food & Nutrition Group
Lois Haighton has been a member of the Food & Nutrition Group since 2008 and a professional with Intertek Health SciencesInc. since 1991.
Ms. Haighton is a board certified toxicologist with over 25 years of experience in safety evaluation and risk assessment. She plays an integral role as a project manager and scientific resource person on a wide variety of health-related projects. In this capacity, she prepares numerous technical reports for both government and industry on issues related to chemical contamination, new food ingredients, flavoring agents, extractables & leachables, cosmetics, and consumer products.
Ms. Haighton also has assisted in providing litigation support on several science-based cases and she has delivered presentations to regulatory agencies and industry groups on numerous scientific issues, on behalf of clients. She has participated as a council member of the Food Safety Specialty Section and the Lake Ontario Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology, and she has co-authored several publications in peer reviewed scientific journals.
