Food Safety Magazine - June/July 2013

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Steve Taylor, Ph.D., Receives Food Safety Magazine Distinguished Service Award At the 2013 annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) to be held July 13–16 in Chicago, Steve Taylor, Ph.D., will be presented with the Food Safety Magazine Distinguished Service Award at the joint social of the Nonthermal Processing and Food Engineering divisions of IFT. Dr. Taylor is professor in the department of food science & technology and co-director of the Food Allergy Research and Resource Program (FARRP), a successful industryfunded consortium at the University of Nebraska. He maintains active research on food allergies, including development and improvement of detection methods, assessment of effects of processing and threshold doses and risk assessment. He also maintains an active food industry outreach program in the area of food allergies, including confidential testing services and workshops, training and webinars. The Food Safety Magazine Distinguished Service Award honors individuals who best exemplify the characteristics of the dedicated food safety professional. The honored are recognized by members of the profession for their collective works in promoting and advancing sciencebased solutions for food safety issues. Past recipients of the award include Allen Katsuyama, Larry Beuchat, Ph.D., Keith Ito, William Sperber, Ph.D., Robert L. Buchanan, Ph.D., Bruce Tompkin, Ph.D., John N. Butts, Ph.D., Don L. Zink, Ph.D., David Theno, Ph.D., Barbara Masters, D.V.M. and Huub Lelieveld. Larry Keener Elected as IFT Fellow The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has announced its 2013 Fellows. This is a unique professional distinction given to individuals with outstanding and extraordinary qualifications and experience for their contributions to the food science and technology field. Larry Keener, president and chief executive of International Product Safety Consultants Inc., was nominated for outstanding leadership and improving food safety worldwide through numerous technical and business contributions for more than 35 years. Larry is recognized globally as an expert in food safety, particularly as an authority in the area of process validation. He has extensive expertise in development and implementation of novel and nonthermal processing technologies. He has published and presented more than 75 papers internationally. He is also the vice president and co-chair of the Global Harmonization Initiative. He has served multiple elected positions in the Nonthermal Processing Division for IFT and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Food Safety Magazine. People & Places Jim Gorny, Ph.D., has recently joined the Produce Marketing Association as vice president of food safety and technology. Larry Cohen has recently been named senior manager for supplier food safety and quality, fresh produce, at US Foods. Oscar Garrison has been named director of food safety for the United Egg Producers. Crispin Philpott has joined QC Laboratories as director of business development & sales–life sciences division. John MacDonald has retired as group manager of the organic laboratory at Nestle Purina PetCare of Nestle Purina Analytical Laboratories. During his 39-year career, he MacDonald was recognized as an industry leader in the areas of applying chromatography, spectrometry and spectroscopy to the determination of nutrients and contaminants in foods, feeds and ingredients. Betco ® Corporation is pleased to welcome Andy Gail as associate product manager–disinfectants and Rick Lehman as a corporate account manager. DeltaTRAK ® has announced the appointment of Peter Norton as director of business development. Freshway Foods has announced that Janet Eastman has been named director of marketing. Tom McGough, who joined Eastman ConAgra Foods in 2007 and became president of grocery products in 2012, has been named president of consumer foods. Lab M has expanded its UK sales team with the addition of Sue Macauley-Patrick and Matthews David Matthews as key account managers. Macauley- Patrick The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) commercial arm has appointed a new chief executive. Mark Proctor will join the organization as CEO, BRC Trading. The Food Marketing Institute has named its 2013 board: vice chairman Rob Bartels, president and CEO, Martin’s Supermarkets Inc., public affairs; Henry Johnson, president, W. Lee Flowers & Co. Inc., finance; Tres Lund, chairman and CEO, Lund Food Holdings Inc., member services; Scott Schnuck, chairman and CEO, Schnuck Markets Inc., industry relations and Steven Smith, president and CEO, K-VA-T Food Stores Inc., past chair. The Subway ® restaurant chain has announced that Suzanne Greco, vice president of research and development, is now also vice president of operations, while veteran food safety Greco specialist Wendy Maduff has joined the team as the brand’s Maduff director of global product safety. Wei Tang, Ph.D., has joined Novel Ingredient Services as director, technical services. 10 F o o d S a f e t y M a g a z i n e
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