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 recall and crisis management support, to food companies and ancillary technology companies around the world.
Prior to founding The Acheson Group in 2013, Dr. Acheson served as the Chief Medical Officer in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA's CFSAN). Following several other positions at FDA, he was appointed Associate Commissioner for Foods, which gave him an agency-wide leadership role for all food and feed issues, including health promotion and nutrition. Dr. Acheson was also a partner at Leavitt Partners and managed Leavitt Partners Global Food Safety Solutions from 2009 to 2013.
Dr. Acheson graduated from the University of London Medical School in 1980. Following training in internal medicine and infectious diseases in the UK, in 1987 he moved to the New England Medical Center and Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts. As an Associate Professor at Tufts University, Dr. Acheson undertook basic molecular pathogenesis research on foodborne pathogens, especially Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with David [28:53] about:
News and Resources
USDA-FSIS Proposed Regulatory Framework for Reducing Salmonella in Poultry May Declare Salmonella an Adulterant [3:18]
More Research Needed on Exposure To, Toxicity of Microplastics in Food [7:18]
International Organizations Develop One Health Action Plan, Food Safety is Key Component [12:18]
WHO Launches Global Strategy for Food Safety 2022–2030 [13:08]
Edible Sensor for Frozen Food Safety Indicates When Products Have Been Thawed, Refrozen [18:45]
Webinar: FDA's Tech-Enabled Traceability—New Standards to Improve Food System Transparency
FSIS Proposed Regulatory Framework
Microplastics Found in Human Breast Milk for the First Time
Former Kerry Inc. Manager Pleads Guilty in Connection with Insanitary Plant Conditions Linked to 2018 Salmonella Poisoning Outbreak
CDC: Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka Infections Linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal (Final Update)
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