The NSF Food Safety Leadership Awards Program

Dear Colleague,

NSF International is very pleased to announce its call for nominations for the 2012 NSF Food Safety Leadership Awards Program. This awards program, now in its ninth year, is designed specifically to recognize the efforts of those extraordinary individuals and organizations in the foodservice industry that have demonstrated outstanding achievement and advancement in areas directly impacting food safety.

I strongly encourage you to submit nominations for the 2012 NSF Food Safety Leadership Awards Program (nomination deadline is February 3, 2012) to help recognize exceptional achievements that help us all Live safer.®

For more than 67 years, NSF has helped protect consumers by certifying products and writing standards for food, water, dietary supplements and consumer goods. Since its creation in 2004, the Food Safety Leadership Awards Program has brought together noteworthy experts from academia, industry and government to serve on a Selection Committee to recognize impressive individual achievements that have a positive, lasting impact for consumers and industry alike. The 2011 winners were:

  • Brenda H. Halbrook, M.S., R.D., Director, Office of Food Safety USDA, Food and Nutrition Service
    Education Award
  • Publix Super Markets
    Training Award
  • David F. Ludwig, M.P.H., R.S., R.E.H.S., Manager, Environmental Health Division, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department
    System Improvement Award
  • National Pasteurized Eggs, Inc.
    Technology Breakthroughs Award
  • International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI)
    Trendsetter Award
  • Nancy Donley, President, Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P.)
    Lifetime Achievement in Consumer Advocacy Food Safety
  • Dr. Jill Hollingsworth, D.V.M., Senior Vice President, Food Safety Programs, Food Marketing Institute
    Lifetime Achievement in Industry and Association Food Safety
  • Dr. Donald J. Sharp, M.D., DTM&H, Captain, United States Public Health Service, Deputy Director, Food Safety Office, Centers for Disease Control, United States Department of Health and Human Services
    Lifetime Achievement in Public Health Food Safety

The award recipients above exemplify individual creativity and innovation that has culminated in the development of many groundbreaking food safety advances. We hope you will nominate similar candidates for the 2012 program!

Sincerely,

Kevan P. Lawlor
President and Chief Executive Officer
NSF International