IDFA and its members are committed to maintaining and enhancing the high quality and safety of U.S. dairy foods products. The IDFA Food Safety Leadership Award recognizes outstanding leadership and efforts by individuals, groups or organizations within its membership to enhance food safety.
Nominations for the 2025 award are now open! To submit a nomination, complete the nomination form and send all required materials to Matt Herrick, IDFA Executive Vice President, Chief Impact Officer at mherrick@idfa.org. The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2025 award is Friday, October 25, 2024. The winner will be honored at Dairy Forum 2025.
In odd years, the winning group will be selected from an IDFA member company that processes, manufactures, markets, or distributes dairy products; a supplier that supports the food safety efforts of dairy processors in North America; or an IDFA-organized group of volunteers, such as a committee, task force or working group. In even years, the winner will be an employee of an IDFA member company that processes, manufactures, markets, or distributes dairy products in North America, or a supplier that supports the food safety efforts of dairy processors in North America.
In even years, the winner will be an employee of an IDFA member company that processes, manufactures, markets or distributes dairy products in North America.
Rob Shumaker, Sr. Manager, Food Safety and Laboratory Sanitation, Great Lakes Cheese (2024)
Schreiber Foods, Inc. Food Safety Team (2023)
Jeremy Travis, Vice President of Quality & Technical Services, Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. (2022)
DFA Dairy Brands Division Food Safety and Quality Assurance Team (2021)
Edith Wilkin, Staff Vice President and Fellow, Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance, Leprino Foods (2020)
Rich Draper, CEO, and Heather Draper, Director, The Ice Cream Club, Inc. (2019)
Brian Kraus, Director of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance, Wells Enterprises, Inc. (2018)
Cornell University Dairy Foods Extension team (2017)
For more information, contact Matt Herrick, IDFA Executive Vice President, Chief Impact Officer, at mherrick@idfa.org.
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