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 Director of Food Safety and Quality for Diamond Pet Foods. Prior to joining Diamond, Michele was responsible for the Global Food Safety and Microbiology Program at Hill’s Pet Nutrition. She has also held key Food Safety and Quality positions across various industries. She was the Sr. Corporate Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager for the Sara Lee Corporation; the Director of HACCP and Food Safety for Seaboard Foods; and Director of Pork Safety for the National Pork Board. Michele holds a Ph.D. in Food Microbiology from Oklahoma State University, a Master of Science degree from Kansas State University, and a Bachelor of Science degree from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.
Vik Dutta has been a Senior Staff Scientist at bioMérieux for over 4 years. Prior to that, he was employed as a Senior Microbiologist at CDC. He has earned his doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from MAFSU and received his Ph.D. in Microbiology from North Carolina State University. Vik has been working in various aspects of food safety for over 15 years, with specific expertise in molecular biology and molecular assay development. He has authored or co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed articles/book chapters. Vik has been awarded a patent on improving isothermal detection technology and has been recognized many times for his contributions to food safety.
In this BONUS episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Michele Sayles, Ph.D. and Vik Dutta, Ph.D. about:
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Meritech: The Employee Hygiene Toolbox
Ep. 73. Keith Warriner: Applications for the Advanced Oxidation Process
Ep. 72. David Acheson: The Trouble with Defining “Ready-to-Eat"
Ep. 71. Bryan Hitchcock: Leading the Global Food Traceability Center
Ep. 70. Auburn Univ. Experts: COVID’s Effect on U.S. Meat Industry
Ep. 69. Popham, Cramer, Leighton: Prioritizing food safety during COVID-19
COVID-19: Assessing the Impacts on the Food Industry
Fine Tune: The Future of Pest Management
Ep. 68. Steve Mandernach & Ernie Julian: What Keeps State Regulators Up at Night: Part 2
Ep. 67. Steve Mandernach & Ernie Julian: What Keeps State Regulators Up at Night: Part 1
Ep. 66. Frank Yiannas: A New Era of Smarter Food Safety
Ep. 65. Discussing Food Safety at the NACS Show
Ep. 64. Bob Whitaker & Jennifer McEntire: Produce 2020 (Part II)
FoodLogiQ: Partnering on Food Traceability and Transparency
Ep. 63. Bob Whitaker & Jennifer McEntire: Produce 2020 (Part I)
Ep. 62. 2019: Shutdown, Swine, Romaine – Oh My!
Ep. 61. EFSA: Creating Food Safety’s Future in the EU
Ep. 60. Cramer, Bernard, Powitz: Three career food safety pros walk into a bar (Part II)
IFC: Effective Pest Management
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