Fresh Summit 2017

Jim Gorny
Vice President, Food Safety and Technology
Produce Marketing Association


James Gorny, Ph.D. is the Vice President, Food Safety & Technology for the Produce Marketing Association, where his primary responsibilities are to assist produce industry members with issues associated with food safety, product quality, biotechnology, agricultural innovation, process and packaging technology and environmental sustainability. Dr. Gorny is also a member of the Center for Produce Technical Committee who identifies funds and provides industry with high priority and impactful produce safety research solutions. Additionally, he is a member of the PMA "crisis" team which provides assistance to members during foodborne illness outbreaks and/or recalls and assists in crisis communications. Prior to joining PMA Dr. Gorny served as the Senior Advisor for Produce Safety at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition where he provided scientific and technical expertise in response to evolving policy, foodborne illness outbreaks, regulatory follow-up investigations, education/outreach programs and risk based research needs to improve the safety of fresh produce.

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