Home Food Preservation and Safety

Home Food Preservation and Safety Experts

  1. Andy Hirneisen, MA
    Andy Hirneisen, MA
    Job Distinguished Extension Educator and Team Leader, Retail and Consumer Food Safety
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    Job Distinguished Extension Educator and Team Leader, Retail and Consumer Food Safety
    Areas of expertise
    • Food Safety
    • Food Quality
    • Environmental Monitoring
    • Home Food Preservation
    • Digital Education
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  2. Luke LaBorde, Ph.D.
    Luke LaBorde, Ph.D.
    Job Professor of Food Science
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    Job Professor of Food Science
    Areas of expertise
    • Tracking Listeria monocytogenes in produce production, packing, and processing environments
    • Food safety validation of mushroom growing, packing, and processing procedures
    • Farm food safety, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training
    • Hazards Analysis and Risk Based Preventive Controls (HACCP) training
    • Technical assistance to home and commercial food processors
    • Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
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  3. Martin Bucknavage
    Martin Bucknavage
    Job Senior Food Safety Extension Associate and Team Lead, Industrial Food Safety and Quality
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    Job Senior Food Safety Extension Associate and Team Lead, Industrial Food Safety and Quality
    Areas of expertise
    • Training and technical support for food operations – HACCP, FSMA Preventive Controls (FSPCA), food defense, ServSafe, food microbiology, food processing, and food safety for volunteer organizations, farmers’ markets, and consumers
    • Control of food spoilage and foodborne pathogens
    • Quality systems – sanitation, allergens, environmental testing, sustainability and auditing
    • Food processing and preservation
    • Food supply chain – supplier control, traceability and recall
    • FSMA - Preventive controls for human food
    • FSMA - Preventive controls for animal feed
    • FSMA - Intentional Adulteration (IA)
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  4. Richard Andrew Kralj, M Ed., RDN, LDN
    Richard Andrew Kralj, M Ed., RDN, LDN
    Job Food Safety and Quality Extension Educator
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    Job Food Safety and Quality Extension Educator
    Areas of expertise
    • Food Safety and Nutrition
    • Lead Instructor-FSPCA Human Foods-Preventative Controls
    • Lead Instructor-FSPCA Animal Feeds-Preventative Controls
    • Lead Instructor-FSMA Produce Safety Alliance
    • Certified Instructor/Proctor for ServSafe, Retail Food Service
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