The Editors
Patricia A. Wester, Executive Industry Editor
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Patricia is the Executive Industry Editor of Food Quality & Safety. She started her food safety journey in the meat and poultry industry just as HACCP became a focus. Her shift into the testing arena was driven by the explosion of environmental Listeria contaminations and, eventually, her technical focus expanded to include third-party auditing and inspections. Since 2012, her consulting firm has provided clients access to knowledge and experience in several critical areas. She opened the nonprofit AFSAP, the Association for Food Safety Professionals, in 2017 to advocate for food safety auditors and helped shape many of the FSMA auditing regulations. AFSAP’s scope was reviewed and expanded during the pandemic. Patricia is an accomplished subject matter expert on the U.S. testing market (both pre- and post-FSMA), auditor competency, and training development and implementation of the Preventive Controls Rules. Her clients represent a wide spectrum in food manufacturing and include the California Attorney General (lead residues in supplements), developing import/export strategies for Brazil, and special projects as an ANSI Technical Assessor and subject matter expert for the ongoing FSMA requirements for Accreditation Bodies.
Samara E. Kuehne, Professional Editor
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Samara is the Professional Editor of Food Quality & Safety. She has been an editor and writer in the health, medical, and food safety spheres for more than 20 years. She joined the Food Quality & Safety team in 2019.
Editorial Advisory Panel
John N. Butts, PhD
Founder and President, FoodSafetyByDesign, LLC; Advisor to CEO, Land O’Frost
Cliff Coles
President, Clifford M. Coles Food Safety Consulting, Inc.
Virginia Deibel, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, Deibel Laboratories
James Dickson, PhD
Professor, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University
Steven Gendel, PhD
Senior Director, Food Science, Food Chemicals Codex at USP
Vijay K. Juneja, PhD
Lead Scientist, Predictive Microbiology for Food Safety, Eastern Regional Research Center, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Hasmukh Patel, PhD
VP of Research and Development, Whitehall Specialties
Mary Ann Platt
President, CNS/FoodSafe and RQA, Inc.
Manpreet Singh, PhD
Department Head and Professor, Food Science and Technology, University of Georgia
Shawn K. Stevens
Food Industry Attorney, Food Industry Counsel, LLC
Rick Stier
Food Industry Consultant
Joe Stout
President and Founder, Commercial Food Sanitation, LLC
Purnendu C. Vasavada, PhD
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Steven Wilson
Director of Seafood Commerce and Certification, Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection