2011 Food Safety Leadership Awards
Five people in business, government and non-profits were recognized at this year's Food Safety Summit in Washington, D.C., as winners of the NSF International Food Safety Leadership Awards. NSF is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization that develops standards and product certifications in multiple fields while focused on public health in food, water, indoor air and the environment.
Deservedly, this year's group of winners includes Nancy Donley, president of STOP Foodborne Illness, a national nonprofit public health organization dedicated to the prevention of illness and death from E. coli, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Listeria and other foodborne pathogens.
Here's a complete list of the 2011 NSF food safety award winners, including three companies:
- Brenda Halbrook, Director Office of Food Safety, USDA, Food and Nutrition Service - Winner Education
- David Ludwig, Manager Environmental Health Division, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department - Winner System Improvement
- Publix Super Markets, Inc. - Winner Training
- National Pasteurized Eggs - Winner Technology Breakthroughs
- Jill Hollingsworth, SVP Food Safety Programs, Food Marketing Institute (FMI) - Winner Lifetime Achievement in Industry and Association Food Safety
- Donald Sharp, Deputy Director Food Safety Office, Center for Disease Control, US Department of Health and Human Services - Winner Lifetime Achievement in Public Health Food Safety
- Nancy Donley, President, Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P.) - Winner - Lifetime Achievement in Consumer Advocacy Food Safety
- International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) - Winner - Trendsetter
