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General Mills Representative Honored at NCFST Industry Dinner
Jonathan W. DeVries,
PhD., Senior Principal Scientist with General Mills and Technical Manager
of Medallion Laboratories has been awarded the inaugural
“The NCFST’s goal is to generate a cross-cutting effort to improve the safety and nutrition of food products by involving its stakeholders: FDA/CFSAN, academic researchers, industry and others,” said Martin Cole, Ph.D., Director of NCFST in his opening statement. “If successful, this effort will not only allow enough food safety issues to be managed effectively but also help facilitate innovation in the food industry by designing safety into new products and processes.”
Darsh Wasan, Ph.D., founder of NCFST, Motorola Chair, Professor and Vice President for International Affairs, Illinois Institute of Technology, recognized DeVries on behalf of the Center for outstanding contributions to food safety across government, academia and industry. "Jon Devries embodies the true spirit of cooperation between industry, academia and the federal government that is the NCFST", says Darsh Wasan.
General Mills joined NCFST as an Affiliate Member shortly after the Center began its operations. DeVries is currently the chair of the Center’s Technical Advisory Committee. He first became involved with NCFST in 1991 as a collaborator on numerous consortium projects.
“I find that NCFST exemplifies a means by which a consortium of government, academia, and industry can work together on a common goal of providing safety, security, and comfort for humankind. I think it is working well,” said DeVries.
“NCFST is the only facility of its kind for which FDA has unrestricted access to conduct the regulatory and prevention research it needs,” said Robert Brackett, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration.
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