Food Safety Matters
Episodes
Ep. 138. Jespersen and Wallace: Changing Culture by "Nudging" the Frontline
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lone Jespersen, Ph.D., Founder and Principal of food safety culture consultancy Cultivate, has dedicated the last 15 years of her life to bettering fo...
Friedlander and Lasprogata: FDA and Industry Perspectives on FSMA 204
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Friedlander is a Policy Analyst in FDA's Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network, where he helps lead the agency's efforts to...
Microbac: Shelf Life, Where Food Safety and Quality Intersect
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trevor Craig is the Corporate Director of Technical Training and Consulting at Microbac Laboratories. He is responsible for the direction of Microbac'...
Ep. 137. Gurrisi and Rios: Fresh Express' Food Safety, from Farm to Fork
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Gurrisi, R.E.H.S., is Vice President of Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) at Fresh Express. He has broad food safety responsibility for growing, manu...
Ep. 136. Dr. Jovana Kovacevic: Mitigating Listeria through Innovation
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jovana Kovacevic, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist at Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center (OSU's FIC)...
Ep. 135: 2022 Year in Review and Look Ahead
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we review the top food safety stories of 2022 and their impacts, the lessons learned, and what the future may ...
Ep. 134: Sandra Eskin: How USDA-FSIS is Tackling Salmonella in Poultry
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Eskin was appointed Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in March 2021. In this role, Sandra lea...
Ep. 133: Coffman, Brice-Williamson, Kenjora: Allied to Advance Food Safety
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Coffman, Ph.D. is the Director of the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness. She has a diverse background in food safety and sustainability, with...
Ep. 132: David Acheson: A Food Safety Smorgasbord—Salmonella, Cannabis, PFAS, and More
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David W.K. Acheson, M.D., F.R.C.P., is the President and CEO of The Acheson Group, a consulting firm that provides strategic advice on all matters rel...
Ep. 131: Michael Cramer: Teachings for Next-Gen FSQA and Sanitation Professionals
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Cramer started his food career with Swift and Company at a turkey processing facility in eastern Pennsylvania while attending West Chester Uni...
Elanco: Integrated Pest Management as a Key Part of Food Safety Programs
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Alissa Welsher is Associate Senior Consultant at Elanco Poultry Food Safety. Dr. Welsher received her B.S. degree in Biological Sciences from the ...
Hughes and McEntire: FDA's Commodity-Specific Prevention Strategies for Produce
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Hughes is Prevention Coordinator within the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), within the Office of Food Safety at the U.S....
Ep. 130: Kim Livsey: Leading a Food Safety Incident Management Team
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberly (Kim) Livsey is a Senior Emergency Response Coordinator in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Office of Regulatory Affairs' (ORA...
Ep. 129: Michael Taylor: Legislating after the 1993 Jack in the Box E.coli Outbreak
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael R. Taylor is a member of the board of Stop Foodborne Illness, a consumer organization supporting and representing the victims of foodborne ill...
Ep. 128. Bill Marler: Perspectives on Poisoned and Food Safety Progress
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An accomplished attorney and national expert in food safety, William (Bill) Marler has become the most prominent foodborne illness lawyer in America w...
Ep. 127. Dr. John Butts: The Jungle and the Evolution of Meat and Poultry Safety
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Butts, Ph.D., is the Principal at Food Safety By Design LLC and the Advisor to the CEO at Land O' Frost Inc., where he was in the primary technic...
Ep. 126. Blum, Keener: The Poison Squad and the Fight for Food Safety Legislation
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deborah Blum, Director of the Knight Science Journalism program at MIT and the Publisher of Undark magazine, is a Pulitzer-Prize winning science journ...
Ep. 125. Dr. Conrad Choiniere: Moving 'Closer to Zero' Through Collaboration
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Conrad Choiniere, Ph.D., is the Director of the Office of Analytics and Outreach at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for Food Sa...
Ep. 124. Gillian Kelleher: Securing FSQ from the Top Down
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gillian Kelleher is President and CEO of Kelleher Consultants LLC, as well as the Chairperson of the Educational Advisory Board (EAB) for the 2023 Foo...
Ep. 123. Tia Glave, Jill Stuber: Coaching FSQ Leaders to Drive Positive Change in Culture
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Stuber has served on FSQ teams for several multi-million-dollar food companies and food industry support companies, at both the corporate and fro...
Ep. 122. Dr. Markus Lipp: Food Safety, Food Security, and Climate Change
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Markus Lipp, Ph.D., is the Senior Food Safety Officer at the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Dr. Lipp leads the food s...
Ep. 121. Tim Stubbs: Uniting the Dairy Industry in Food Safety Goals
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Stubbs is Senior Vice President of Food Safety and Product Research at the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. He leads the Innovation Center's Food...
Elanco: A Multi-Hurdle Approach to Poultry Pre-Harvest Food Safety
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Charles Hofacre is the Principal at The Southern Poultry Research Group, a private contract research company, which he established with his wife i...
Ep. 120. Marc Cwikowski: The Value and Future of Auditing
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Cwikowski is Founder and Managing Director of All Food Consulting and Co-Founder of World of Auditing. He has worked for more than 30 years in th...
Ep. 119: Live from the Food Safety Summit
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To get a taste of the discussions that were happening at the 2022 Food Safety Summit, we spoke face-to-face with Hal King, Managing Partner at Active ...
Ep. 118. Joe Stout: In the Trenches with Sanitation and Hygienic Design
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Stout, R.S. is a leader in quality and sanitation with over 40 years of experience in the industry. He founded Commercial Food Sanitation (CFS) in...
Ep. 117. Dr. Guangtao Zhang: Mars Drives Research and Technology Innovation in Food Safety
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Guangtao Zhang, Ph.D., is the Director of the Mars Global Food Safety Center (GFSC), where he leads an international team of experts who are drivi...
Ep. 116. Warren, Houlroyd, White: The Intersection of Food Safety and Worker Safety
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hilarie Warren, M.P.H., C.I.H., manages the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Center at Georgia Tech, one of the first OTI Education Centers in ...
Ep. 115. Kathy Gombas: Ensuring Food Safety with FSPCA Training
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kathy Gombas is a recognized food safety expert with over 30 years of experience in the food industry—specializing in preventive controls, supply ch...
Ep. 114 Jeff Hahn: Crisis Management for Food Industry Leaders
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Hahn, Principal at Hahn Marketing & Communications, is a crisis communications expert with 30 years of experience in communications and public re...
Ep. 113. Shawn Stevens: What's Driving Recalls and FDA Enforcement
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Stevens is the founding member of Food Industry Counsel, the only law firm in the world that represents the food industry exclusively. As a food...
Ep. 112: Rogers, Mettler, Waller: FDA and Utah on an Integrated Workforce through Mutual Reliance
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Mettler is Assistant Commissioner for Partnerships and Policy within the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) in the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat...
MilliporeSigma: Discussion with NIH about the Importance of Reference Materials for Dietary Supplements
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam J. Kuszak, Ph.D., is a health scientist administrator in the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and the director of the ODS Analytical Methods a...
Ep. 111. Jennifer McEntire: IFPA—The New Voice of Produce
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer McEntire is Chief Food Safety and Regulatory Officer at the International Fresh Produce Association. Prior to the merger of United Fresh and ...
Ep. 110: 2021 Year in Review
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With 2021 in the rear-view mirror, the Food Safety Matters team, along with Bob Ferguson of Strategic Consulting, sat down to discuss the big food saf...
Ep. 109. Mark Wittrock: Predictive Preparedness at DHS
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Wittrock is the Director of the Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense Division within the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office at th...
MilliporeSigma: Mycotoxin Madness
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Powell Price joined MilliporeSigma in 2020 as a Regulatory Expert for Food Safety Testing for North America. Previously, she served as Director ...
Ep. 108. STOP Foodborne Illness and AFDO: Joining Forces for Recall Modernization
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mitzi Baum joined the team at Stop Foodborne Illness as the Chief Executive Officer in May 2019. Prior to beginning her tenure at Stop, Mitzi cultivat...
Ep. 107. Kerry Bridges: Chipotle: "Everyone is talking about food safety."
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kerry Bridges is Vice President of Food Safety at Chipotle Mexican Grill. In this role, Kerry oversees food safety standards, quality assurance, and p...
Ep. 106. Dr. Brittany Campbell: What's Bugging Your Facility?
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brittany Campbell is the Director of Technical Services for the National Pest Management Association (NPMA). NPMA is a global association supporti...
OHAUS: Optimizing Lab Equipment Solutions
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
George Hatziemanuel is the Marketing Product Manager for Lab Weighing, covering analytical, precision, and moisture balances. Carl Joslyn is the Marke...
Ep. 105. Jespersen, Walsh: Global Food Safety Culture Series: Lessons Learned
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lone Jespersen is a principal at Cultivate, an organization dedicated to helping food manufacturers globally make safe, great tasting food through cu...
Ep. 104. Bonnie McClafferty: Food Safety Needs to Be a Business Model
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bonnie McClafferty is the Director of Food Safety at GAIN, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, and Chief of Party for USAID's EatSafe: Eviden...
Ep. 103. Nuno Soares: Being a Saving Lives Officer
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nuno Soares is an author, consultant, and trainer in food safety with more than 21 years of background in the food industry as a food safety/quality a...
Elanco: Pre-harvest Poultry Interventions
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we have an interesting discussion with Bill Potter, Food Safety Technical Advisor, at Elanco Animal Health abo...
Ep. 102. Dr. Jeff Kornacki: Nothing Is Foolproof
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jeff Kornacki is an industrial forensic food microbiologist. He has assisted and continues to assist many companies during environmental and produ...
Ep. 101. Cornell's Center of Excellence: A Call for Innovation
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Catharine Young was named executive director of the New York State Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture in March 2019. A longtime champion of...
Ep. 100. Donna Schaffner: If It Can Go Wrong, It's Gone Wrong Before
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Donna F. Schaffner, M.Sc., is the associate director for food safety, quality assurance, and training at the Rutgers University Food Innovation Center...
Ep. 99. Noel Anderson: Drivers of Change in Food Science
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Noel Anderson is managing partner of Mosaic Food Advisors LLC which helps start-up companies in the food and beverage arena succeed in the marketp...
Ep. 98. John Spink: Food Fraud: How Far Have We Come?
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John W. Spink is an assistant professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management at the Eli Broad Business College at Michigan State Universit...
Novolyze: Digitalizing Food Safety
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Vidya Ananth about the increasing emphasis on digitalization of food safety processes and record...
Ep. 97. Wendy White: Making the Most of Virtual Training
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wendy White is the Industry Manager for Food and Beverage for Georgia Tech's Georgia Manufacturing Extension Program (GaMEP). She serves as GaMEP's fo...
Ep. 96. Ryk Lues: The Nexus of Food Safety, Culture, and Security
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ryk Lues, Ph.D., holds the positions of Professor of Food Safety and Director of the Centre for Applied Food Sustainability and Biotechnology (CAFSaB)...
IFC: Getting the Birds Out
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Leonard Mongiello (business development and sales manager) from the Industrial Fumigant Comp...
Ep. 95. Frank Busta: Blazing Trails and Growing Leaders
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Frank Busta is the director emeritus of the Food Protection & Defense Institute (formerly the National Center for Food Protection and Defense NCFP...
bioMerieux: Accelerating Diamond Pet Foods EMP
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michele Sayles has over 21 years of experience in Food Safety, Quality, and Food Microbiology. As I mentioned, Michele's current role is Executive...
Ep. 94. Ruth Petran: Influence of Sanitation on Public Health
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ruth Petran is a passionate yet practical food safety scientist, and Principal of Ruth Petran Consulting, LLC. Prior to starting her own business,...
Ep. 93. Omar Oyarzabal: Defining Food Safety
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Omar Oyarzabal, Ph.D., D.V.M., is an Extension associate professor and food safety specialist at the University of Vermont. He is a lead instructor fo...
Ep. 92. Chirag Bhatt: A Career along the Supply Chain
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chirag Bhatt has been involved in food safety for 4 decades. After working with the local regulatory agency in the city of Houston for over 26 years. ...
Ep. 91. Donna Schaffner: Getting Real about Processing, and Training, Training, Training
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Donna F. Schaffner, M.Sc., is the associate director for food safety, quality assurance, and training at the Rutgers University Food Innovation Center...
PathogenDx: Enhancing Your Environmental Controls
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David Acheson is the President and CEO of the Acheson Group; David has had a long and distinguished career in the food industry, probably best kno...
Ep. 90. Phil Kafarakis: Pandemic-Inspired Innovations
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Kafarakis is president of the Specialty Food Association, where he is an advocate and spokesman for the $140 billion U.S. specialty food industry...
Ep. 89. Will Daniels: Humanizing Food Safety
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will Daniels is president of the produce division at IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group. In this role, Will is responsible for lab and consulting ...
Ep. 88. Corby, Mandernach, Mettler: New Era Blueprint for Federal and State Partnerships
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph Corby is Senior Advisor of Food Safety Regulations for the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO). Joe Corby worked for the New York St...
Ep. 87. 10 Years of FSMA
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we embark on 2021, the Food Safety Matters team, along with Larry Keener President and CEO of International Product Safety Consultants, sat down to...
Ep. 86. 2020: The Year that COVID Made
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up 2020, the Food Safety Matters team, along with Bob Ferguson of Strategic Consulting Inc., sat down to discuss the biggest moments in foo...
MilliporeSigma: Salmonella, Salmonella, and more Salmonella
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Powell Price joined MilliporeSigma earlier this year as a Regulatory Expert for Food Safety. Previously, Sally served as the Director of Lab Op...
Ep. 85. Tamara Mullin: A Focus on Local
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tamara Mullin is currently the Director of Safety for FOODWORKS where she oversees food safety procedures and builds upon them to create food safety p...
IFC: Strategies for Keeping Pests Out
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Sharon Dobesh (director of technical services) and Leonard Mongiello (business development a...
PerkinElmer: Solus One
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nevin Perera is the research & development manager for PerkinElmer where he and his team have developed a range of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays ...
Ep. 84. Scott Brooks: Tyson Takes on COVID
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Scott Brooks is the Senior Vice President of Food Safety and Quality Assurance for Tyson Foods. Previously, Scott held similar food safety, qualit...
bioMerieux: Predictive Diagnostics
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Joelsson is Director of Technology and Head of Research and Development at Invisible Sentinel Inc. Having a background in microbiology and molecu...
Ep. 83. Hugo Gutierrez: Continuous Improvement Requires Openness to Change
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hugo Gutierrez is the Global Food Safety and Quality Officer for Kerry. He has 25 years of experience in leading global, virtual, and multicultural q...
Ep. 82. John Spink: The Integrated Supply Chain
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John W. Spink is an assistant professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management in the Eli Broad Business College at Michigan State Universi...
Ep. 81. Randy Huffman: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Randy Huffman joined Maple Leaf Foods in 2009 and is currently Chief Food Safety and Sustainability Officer at the company. This role encompasse...
Ep. 80. Bob Gravani: Unconscious Competence in Food Safety
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Gravani is Professor Emeritus of food science and Director Emeritus of the National Good Agricultural Practices Program at Cornell University. The...
Ep. 79. Hal King: Food Safety Management Systems in Foodservice and Retail
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hal King, Ph.D., is a recognized leader in public health. He's worked in government, industry, and education. Currently, Hal is the managing partner ...
Ep. 78. Jespersen, Tanner, and Coole: Sustaining Food Safety Culture
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lone Jespersen is the principal at Cultivate, an organization dedicated to helping food manufacturers globally make safe, great-tasting food through ...
Ep. 77. FSPCA Panel: Virtual Food Safety Training
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a panel of the Food Safety Preventive Control Alliance (FSPCA)'s lead instructors. They discuss virtual food safety training in ...
IFC: Fogging & Insect Growth Regulators
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak—for the third time—to Sharon Dobesh (director of technical services) and Jerry Heath (staf...
Ep. 76. Joe Stout: To Seek and Destroy the Listeria Foxhole
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Stout is the founder of Commercial Food Sanitation, a consulting firm that provides food safety and sanitation solutions to food processing plants...
Ep. 75. John Keogh and C.J. Unis: Supply Chains After COVID—Part II
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John G. Keogh is a strategist, advisor, and management science researcher with 30 years of executive leadership roles as director, vice president, and...
Ep. 74. John Keogh and C.J. Unis: Supply Chains After COVID—Part I
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John G. Keogh is a strategist, advisor, and management science researcher with 30 years of executive leadership roles as director, vice president, and...
Meritech: The Employee Hygiene Toolbox
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Paul Barnhill, chief technology officer and head engineer at Meritech, the leader in autom...
Ep. 73. Keith Warriner: Applications for the Advanced Oxidation Process
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Warriner, Ph.D., is a professor of food science at the University of Guelph. He is also the food science graduate coordinator of the department'...
Ep. 72. David Acheson: The Trouble with Defining "Ready-to-Eat"
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. David Acheson, is the founder and CEO of The Acheson Group and brings more than 30 years of medical and food safety research and experience to pr...
Ep. 71. Bryan Hitchcock: Leading the Global Food Traceability Center
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Hitchcock is the executive director of the Global Food Traceability Center (GFTC) for the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). Bryan is respon...
Ep. 70. Auburn Univ. Experts: COVID's Effect on U.S. Meat Industry
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Norton, Ph.D. is the chair of the Auburn University Food System Institute's Food and Water Defense Working Group He is a long-time consultant to ...
Ep. 69. Popham, Cramer, Leighton: Prioritizing food safety during COVID-19
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stacey Popham is the vice president of quality and food safety for the Americas region of Barry Callebaut. Prior to this, Stacey held the same role at...
COVID-19: Assessing the Impacts on the Food Industry
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John Keogh is a strategist, advisor and management science researcher with 30 years of executive leadership roles as director, VP and SVP in global su...
Fine Tune: The Future of Pest Management
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Robinson is the vice president of pest control services for Fine Tune. He joined the company in 2019 after spending nearly 30 years in the pest ...
Ep. 68. Steve Mandernach & Ernie Julian: What Keeps State Regulators Up at Night: Part 2
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Mandernach is the executive director of the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), which unites high-level regulatory officials, indus...
Ep. 67. Steve Mandernach & Ernie Julian: What Keeps State Regulators Up at Night: Part 1
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Mandernach is the executive director of the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), which unites high-level regulatory officials, indus...
Ep. 66. Frank Yiannas: A New Era of Smarter Food Safety
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Yiannas is the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response, a position he assumed in December 20...
Ep. 65. Discussing Food Safety at the NACS Show
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The National Association Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) show provides the most comprehensive representation of products and services for the...
Ep. 64. Bob Whitaker & Jennifer McEntire: Produce 2020 (Part II)
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Whitaker, Ph.D., recently retired, served as the chief science and technology officer for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA). In that role, B...
FoodLogiQ: Partnering on Food Traceability and Transparency
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katy Jones is the chief marketing and strategy officer at FoodLogiQ. Since joining FoodLogiQ in 2015, Katy has served as a thought leader within the f...
Ep. 63. Bob Whitaker & Jennifer McEntire: Produce 2020 (Part I)
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Whitaker, recently retired, served as the chief science and technology officer for the Produce Marketing Association (PMA). In that role, Bob was ...
Ep. 62. 2019: Shutdown, Swine, Romaine – Oh My!
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up 2019, the Food Safety Matters team, along with Bob Ferguson of Strategic Consulting Inc., sat down once again to discuss the biggest mom...
Ep. 61. EFSA: Creating Food Safety's Future in the EU
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marta Hugas, Ph.D., is the chief scientist for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). In this role, Marta oversees the development of EFSA's s...