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May 30, 2007

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NSF 2007 Food Safety Leadership Awards Presented at National Restaurant Association Show

Annual Awards Program Recognizes Foodservice Leaders

CHICAGO, IL - NSF International announced the winners of its fourth annual Food Safety Leadership Awards Program on May 19, 2007 at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago, Illinois. As part of NSF's ongoing public health and safety commitment, the annual awards program identifies key individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in foodservice safety.

The following photos capture highlights from the awards ceremony:


NSF Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer William Fisher congratulates Jeannie Sneed, PhD, RD, SNS, CFSP, professor and director of graduate education, Iowa State University, on her Lifetime Achievement Award in education & research.	Shaji George, senior food safety & health technical manager, Walt Disney World Company, accepts the Lifetime Achievement in Food Safety Leadership on behalf of Frank Yiannas, safety and health director, Walt Disney World Company.


Rasheed Ahmed, M.Ed, CPHI(C), DAAS, FRSH, environmental health supervisor, Royal Commission Jubail, expresses his appreciation for his Food Safety Leadership Award in systems improvement.	Nelson Taylor, senior director of quality assurance and food safety, Sonic Industries, Inc., receives the Food Safety Leadership Award for systems improvement.


William Fisher presents Shelley Feist, executive director of the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE), the Food Safety Leadership Award for education.	Carol P. Wallace, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Cooper-Atkins, is presented the Food Safety Leadership Award for product development.


The 2007 food safety leadership award recipients

Susan D. Conley, director of the Food Safety Education Staff for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service, could not attend the NRA ceremony. She will be presented with her 2007 NSF Food Safety Leadership Award for education next month in Washington DC.

A special thanks goes out to the independent panel of experts that reviewed all award nominations.

Dr. Gary R. Acuff, president-elect, International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)
Mary M. Adolf, president and chief operating officer, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
John R. Farquharson, founder, International Food Safety Council and 2004 FSLA Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Dr. Ernest M. Julian, chief, Office of Food Protection for the Rhode Island Department of Health

Ellen Laymon, staff supervisor, Oregon Department of Agriculture Food Safety Division who serves on the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) Board
Jim Mann, founder of The Handwashing Leadership Forum,^® creator of Handwashing For Life^® and a 2005 FSLA Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Dr. Don Schaffner, extension specialist in food science and professor at Rutgers University, representing IAFP
Dr. David M. Theno, senior vice president, Quality and Logistics, Jack in the Box and a 2004 Food Safety Leadership Award winner
Dr. Ewen C. D. Todd, director, Food Safety Policy Center, Michigan State University

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