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John Budin, Ph.D.

Quality Director, Specialty Flavors, McCormick

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Darsh Wasan Food Safety & Health Award will be presented to Dr. John Budin, QA Director, Specialty Flavors, McCormick FONA, at the IFSH Annual Conference in Rosemont, IL on September 9^th. John received both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of Minnesota. To learn more about John and his career in the food industry, please read his biography below. 

John Budin's Biography

John Budin is the Director of Quality Operations - Americas Specialty Flavors at McCormick. John obtained his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Science from the University of Minnesota. He started his career on the faculty in the Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Enology at Fresno State University. Dr. Budin’s industrial work experience includes 5 years as a Corporate Director of Chemistry in the food testing industry and over 20 years employment in the flavor industry.

Dr. Budin is currently Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Institute for Food Safety and Health at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He was instructor of food chemistry, food analysis and food quality in IFT’s Certified Food Science Prep Short Course and had served many roles on the Executive Committee of the Technical Division of Reference Materials within the AOAC, including Chair. He also served many roles in the Chicago Section IFT including Chair, Treasurer, executive committee member and was awarded outstanding volunteer. John served as Treasurer of the Chicagoland Food Science Foundation, the organizing committee of the North American Chemical Residue Workshop, previously a member of GMA’s Food Industry Analytical Chemists, the Advisory Council to the Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota and as a lecturer for short courses offered at IFT and the University of Minnesota. Dr. Budin has given several technical presentations at AOAC Annual meetings and at the annual American Food Sure Summit meetings. In 2018 he was awarded the Chicago Section IFT’s Chair’s Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements in food science.