Sessions
Cannabis Regulations: Is it Food, a Dietary Supplement or Medicine? - General Session
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM Fri
An experienced veteran in food safety, Patricia Wester has held advanced positions in both domestic and international food safety firms. She is currently president of her own consulting company, PA Wester Consulting, which allows her to utilize her experience in food safety and auditor competence as an active subject matter expert on a wide range of development projects for preventive controls and food safety auditor personnel certification schemes and training. In 2017 Wester launched The Association for Food Safety Auditing Professionals, a member-driven association created to support and enhance the career development path for food safety auditors. She is also currently a technical auditor for ANSI in food safety. She received her bachelor of science in poultry science from the University of Florida, and has held senior management positions within the meat and poultry processing industry.
Wester is an experienced FSPCA PCQI and FSVP Instructor. She manages the AFSAP training portfolio and is the author of “Building a (Better) Food Safety Plan”, published by Academic Press.