Ep. 196. Dr. Lane Highbarger: How the FDA Workforce Cuts May Impact Food Safety
Lane Highbarger, Ph.D. worked for 26 years in the food additive regulatory and compliance field with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), serving as lead microbiologist in FDA's Office of Food...
24 Kesä 202545min
FlexXray: How External X-Ray Inspection Helps Close the Gap on Foreign Material
Kye Luker serves as the Chief Product Officer at FlexXray, where he leads the development of the company's innovative X-ray inspection process and technology. With over two decades of experience in th...
17 Kesä 202524min
Ep. 195. Dr. Christopher Daubert: The Value of a Food Science Education
Christopher R. Daubert, Ph.D., serves as the President of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and as the Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources at th...
10 Kesä 202546min
Elanco: Diagnostics and the Role of Testing in Ensuring Food Safety
Savannah Applegate, Ph.D. is a Senior Consultant at Elanco Poultry Food Safety. Dr. Applegate received her B.S. degree in Meat Science from Ohio State University and her M.S. degree and Ph.D. in Appl...
3 Kesä 202515min
Ep. 194. Alex Truelove: Impending Compliance Changes for Compostable Food Packaging
Alex Truelove has served as Legislation and Advocacy Manager at BPI (Biodegradable Plastics Institute) since 2022. He previously directed U.S. PIRG's (Public Interest Research Group's) zero-waste prog...
27 Touko 202559min
Bonus Episode: Live from the 2025 Food Safety Summit—Part 2
To get a taste of the discussions that were happening at the 2025 Food Safety Summit, we spoke face-to-face with Sharon Beals, Founder, SKKB; Peter Taormina, Ph.D., Founder and President, Etna Consul...
22 Touko 20251h 16min
Ep. 193. Christian Ararat: A Global Perspective on Auditing, Certifications, AI, and Beyond
Christian Ararat, M.Sc., M.Eng. is a food safety professional with more than ten years of experience in food safety and quality. After earning a bachelor's degree in Food Science from Valley Universi...
13 Touko 20251h 25min
