Avoiding Sanitation Pitfalls: Challenges and Opportunities for Your Environmental Monitoring Program

Joan Rosen is the founder of JC Rosen Resources, a consulting firm with global expertise in food safety, quality systems, post-harvest technology, and regulatory affairs for the fresh produce and food industries. Previously, Joan was the Director of Global Food Safety and Quality, Chiquita Brands International/Fresh Express for over 22 years. She serves on the Technical Committees for the Center for Produce Safety and International Fresh Produce Association. She is also a lead instructor for Preventive Controls for Human Food, a trainer for the Produce Rule, and has completed Foreign Supplier Verification Programs training. She received an M.Sc. degree in Food Science and Postharvest Physiology from the University of California–Davis and a B.Sc. degree in Food Science from Cornell University. Joan is also a recipient of IFPA's Technical Excellence Award. Previously, Joan led postharvest research programs at Campbell Soup Company and worked in flavor development and application at Florasynth Inc.

Dr. John Butts held the primary technical role at Land O' Frost for over 40 years. His team developed the Seek and Destroy process for Listeria monocytogenes control in the early 1990s. In 2010, he founded Food Safety By Design LLC to help producers of high-risk products learn how to prevent and manage food safety risks. Root cause identification, as well as preventive and predictive practices, are key components of the Food Safety By Design Seek and Destroy process. Dr. Butts received the 2006 Food Safety Magazine Distinguished Service Award, the 2009 Scientific Achievement Award from the American Meat Institute Foundation, and the NSF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. He was inducted into the Meat Industry Hall of Fame in 2020 and received the 2024 International Association of Food Protection Honorary Life Membership Award. He is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Food Safety Magazine.

Robert W. Powitz, Ph.D., M.P.H., RS, DLAAS, a forensic sanitarian, is Principal Consultant and Technical Director of R.W. Powitz & Associates, a professional corporation of forensic sanitarians who specialize in environmental and public health litigation support services to law firms, insurance companies, governmental agencies, and industry.

Adrienne Blume is Editorial Director of Food Safety Magazine, a BNP Media brand. She has 18+ years of experience in B2B technical media, including the food safety and quality (FSQ) and energy technology sectors. She manages the editorial content for Food Safety Magazine and its podcast, Food Safety Matters, and also serves on the Educational Advisory Board for the annual Food Safety Summit. She keeps a pulse on trends, issues, and regulatory developments in FSQA by attending and moderating sessions at food industry and food safety conferences worldwide. Previously in her career, Ms. Blume launched and led two energy technology publications (H2Tech and Gas Processing & LNG) and a podcast (H2TechTalk) as Editor-in-Chief at Gulf Energy Information in Houston, Texas. She also worked as Managing Editor at Hydrocarbon Publishing Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She speaks and moderates at technical conferences around the world and is published in several industry journals. Ms. Blume holds an M.A. degree in English and Publishing from Rosemont College in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, as well as B.A. degrees (hons) in English and Anthropology from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.