MICHIGAN TURKEY PRODUCERS FOOD QUALITY AWARD: Investments improved quality, nearly eliminated pathogen growth

摘要

The judges recognized the company, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., for its consistently strong performance in audits concerning food safety, quality management, animal welfare, and child nutrition. One judge noted the company was "able to use outside resources to augment internal staff and made a commitment to continuous improvement." Food Quality magazine presented the Food Quality Award, sponsored by DuPont Qualicon (Wilmington, Del.), on Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at the Food Safety Summit in Washington, DC. Luis Fischmann, global marketing manager at DuPont Qualicon, moderated the awards ceremony. During the ceremony, R. Dale Morton, director of food safety programs for PepsiCo North America and Quaker Tropicana Gatorade, delivered the keynote address, which discussed how to meet the challenges evolving in today's food safety culture.