Sessions
Advanced Risk Management Executive Workshop “From Risk Identification to Sustainable Mitigation”
10:45 AM - 5:00 PM Wed
Advanced Strategic RCA & CAPA Executive Workshop “From Crisis to Compliance: Build Your Audit-Ready Investigation”
9:15 AM - 5:15 PM Thu
Audit Leadership Executive Workshop
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Fri
Debby, a native of Needham, Massachusetts, is President of D.L. Newslow & Associates, Inc., located in Orlando, Florida. Debby is the author of The ISO 9000 Quality System: Applications in Food and Technology, released by John Wiley & Sons Publishing in February 2001 and also the author of a HACCP-based chapter in the 2003 John Wiley & Sons release of the Food Safety Compendium. She completed her second book, titled Food Safety Management Programs - Applications, Best Practices, and Compliance, published by CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group in 2013. She also wrote the chapter "Food Safety and Quality Management Systems" for the Encyclopedia of Food Safety (Elseveir 2013).
A Food Science & Technology degree from the University of Florida prepared her to begin a career as a Quality Control Manager with T.G. Lee Foods, a division of Dean Foods. In 1985, Debby joined The Coca-Cola Company in its Minute Maid Division (CCF) as a Research & Development Food Scientist. In 1987, Debby transferred to Quality Assurance as a Corporate Auditor and Project Specialist, where she was instrumental in developing a GMP audit program, creation of a company standard Quality Assurance Manual and assisted with ISO 9002:1994 certifications of three different process operations.
In 1995, Debby joined Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) as a certified ISO 9001 Lead Auditor and later became a certified FSSC 22000 Lead Auditor. Debby worked full time (3.5 years) and as a sub-contractor (18+ years) with LRQA as a lead auditor qualified to perform audits in food (including high-risk foods), chemical, and packaging operations for ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, and HACCP.
Debby’s main interests are assisting food, chemical, and various other industries with business system development and maintenance activities. This includes ISO compliance (9001, 14001, 45001, 22000), FSSC 22000, SQF, BRCGS, GMP, HACCP and Food Hygiene, HACCP Prerequisite Programs, Crisis Management, and other related systems/processes. Debby and her team also perform Food Grade Tanker Audits including those compliant with JPA. When not assisting companies with development/maintenance activities, she is teaching workshops based on these topics.