Internationally known expert in food safety research with extensive publications after having 33 years experience in government (Health Canada) and 10 years in academia (Michigan State University) researching food safety in foodservice, food processing, risk assessment, hand hygiene, health care, and child care. He has also published surveillance data on foodborne and waterborne outbreaks. He is familiar with the US and Canadian food industry, both foodservice and food processing, HACCP, disease investigation, food and equipment contamination. He has worked in numerous countries educating and training, and collaborating to set up policies, regulations and HACCP. Since leaving the Canadian government and entering academia, he has been expert witness in 22 cases in both the U.S. and Canada where foodborne illnesses have occurred. He has testified on the behalf of plaintiffs who suffered from E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, Salmonella, ciguatoxin fish poisoning, yeast, allergens and unknown agents. He has also represented defendants in two illness cases.
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Food and Waterborne Diseases,
Food Manufacturing,
Food Safety,
Food Service,
Internationally known expert in food safety research with extensive publications after having 33 years experience in government (Health Canada) and 10 years in academia (Michigan State University) researching food safety in foodservice, food processing, risk assessment, hand hygiene, health care, and child care. He has also published surveillance data on foodborne and waterborne outbreaks. He is familiar with the US and Canadian food industry, both foodservice and food processing, HACCP, disease investigation, food and equipment contamination. He has worked in numerous countries educating and training, and collaborating to set up policies, regulations and HACCP. Since leaving the Canadian government and entering academia, he has been expert witness in 22 cases in both the U.S. and Canada where foodborne illnesses have occurred. He has testified on the behalf of plaintiffs who suffered from E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, Salmonella, ciguatoxin fish poisoning, yeast, allergens and unknown agents. He has also represented defendants in two illness cases.