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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 19, 2009
CONTACT: Greta Houlahan
Phone: 734-913-5723
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Annual Awards Program Recognizes Outstanding Foodservice Leaders
WASHINGTON, D.C. - NSF International recently announced the 2009 recipients of its Food Safety Leadership Awards at the Food Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. NSF's Food Safety Leadership Awards program, now in its sixth year, recognizes the extraordinary efforts of individuals and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding dedication and achievement in food safety.
Kristen Holt, NSF Senior Vice President, Food Safety and Quality, presented each winner with their award. (Click on the image for high resolution versions.)
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Dr. Phillip Minerich of Hormel Foods Corporation was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award in Packaging & Distribution. For over 32 years, he has worked within food production, committed to improving the safety of our food supply. Today, because of Dr. Minerich’s contributions, public health and food regulation agencies have more effective methods for contamination detection. |
Carletta Ooton accepted the award for Systems Improvement (Water) on behalf of The Coca-Cola Company. To ensure a higher standard of water, the Company has moved beyond end-of-pipe treatment to modern risk management frameworks. The Company is also striving to improve source water management practices across its expansive bottling system. |
Eileen Staples accepted the award for Systems Improvement (Community) on behalf of Greenville County Schools Food and Nutrition Services in South Carolina. Greenville County School Food and Nutrition Services implemented a HACCP program in 86 schools and 12 satellite locations in the face of budget constraints, limited time and the challenge of training 650 employees across various locations. |
Dr. Carl Winter, Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, accepted the Education & Training award. Over the past decade, Dr. Winter has developed a unique musical approach to spread food safety messages through the project, "Improving Food Safety Education through the Use of Music-Based Curricula.” |
Steve Robinson of Dole Fresh Vegetables accepted the Systems Improvement award. Steve Robinson is responsible for creating a groundbreaking food safety application that tracks food from its origins to shelf, which was found to reduce the amount of time it takes to trace a specific lot to its origin. |
Although Joseph Reardon of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was unable to attend the awards ceremony, he received the Systems Improvement award. Joseph Reardon successfully directed the Castleberry Recall, the first public health recall in over 30 years where Clostridium botulinum was identified as a causative agent between canned product and foodborne illness. |
From left to right: Dr. Phillip Minerich, Steve Robinson, Kristen Holt, Carletta Ooton, Dr. Carl Winter, and Eileen Staples. The 2009 Food Safety Leadership Award (FSLA) Recipients. |
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"We are honored to recognize such a remarkable group of individuals and organizations this year. It is these and past winners that have made this awards program such a success," said Kristen Holt. "On behalf of NSF, I would also like to thank our expert panel of jurors for their help in recognizing outstanding achievement in foodservice safety."
The expert juror panel that selected the winners included other industry leaders:
For more information about the 2010 awards program or to submit nominations, please contact Cristin Kerwin at 734-827-5627 or ckerwin@nsf.org.
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About The Food Safety Summit: The Food Safety Summit offers food manufacturers, retailers, restaurant and foodservice professionals, non-profit executives, members of the military, government, and academia an opportunity to discuss the practical and technical regulatory and scientific issues surrounding food safety in North America and around the world (www.foodsafetysummit.com). Over 1,500 industry decision-makers, including Food Safety and Quality Assurance Executives from Fortune 500 companies, as well as the FBI, USDA and the FDA among others attend the Summit.
About NSF International: NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit organization, helps protect you by certifying products and writing standards for food, water and consumer goods (www.nsf.org). Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting public health and safety worldwide. NSF is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Food and Water Safety and Indoor Environment. Additional services include safety audits for the food and water industries, management systems registrations delivered through NSF International Strategic Registrations, organic certification provided by Quality Assurance International and education through the NSF Center for Public Health Education.
