
Microbac: Shelf Life, Where Food Safety and Quality Intersect
Trevor Craig is the Corporate Director of Technical Training and Consulting at Microbac Laboratories. He is responsible for the direction of Microbac's food testing, consulting with food manufacturers...
30 Jan 202316min

Ep. 137. Gurrisi and Rios: Fresh Express' Food Safety, from Farm to Fork
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, manufacturing, new product assessment, customer collab...
24 Jan 202359min

Ep. 136. Dr. Jovana Kovacevic: Mitigating Listeria through Innovation
Jovana Kovacevic, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Food Safety Extension Specialist at Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center (OSU's FIC) in Portland, Oregon. In her current role, Dr. Kov...
10 Jan 202343min

Ep. 135: 2022 Year in Review and Look Ahead
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 hold for 2023 and beyond. Specifically, we discuss...
27 Des 20221h 22min

Ep. 134: Sandra Eskin: How USDA-FSIS is Tackling Salmonella in Poultry
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 leads the Office of Food Safety, overseeing the Food ...
13 Des 20221h 6min

Ep. 133: Coffman, Brice-Williamson, Kenjora: Allied to Advance Food Safety
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 a focus on environmental exposures across the foo...
22 Nov 202257min

Ep. 132: David Acheson: A Food Safety Smorgasbord—Salmonella, Cannabis, PFAS, and More
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 relating to food safety and food defense, as well as ...
8 Nov 20221h 12min

Ep. 131: Michael Cramer: Teachings for Next-Gen FSQA and Sanitation Professionals
Michael Cramer started his food career with Swift and Company at a turkey processing facility in eastern Pennsylvania while attending West Chester University. He graduated in 1977 with a B.S. degree i...
25 Okt 20221h 6min


















