Petfood Forum 2016

Wendy McMahon
General Manager
Silliker's Food Science Center


In her role with Silliker, McMahon manages contract research studies including method validation, process validation, shelf life, challenge studies, microorganism identification services and other customized services for food industry clients. A graduate of the University of Illinois with a bachelor of science in biology and a master of science in food science, she joined Merieux NutriSciences in 1990 and has served as a research microbiologist, developed and taught food microbiology short courses, overseen a wide range of proficiency and check sample programs for external and internal clients, performed numerous method validations and process validation studies, worked within corporate quality and managed the largest food microbiology routine testing lab within Merieux’s network. McMahon has numerous publications and is a fellow of AOAC and the current co-chair of Microbiology Method Expert Review Panel for AOAC International's microbiology method validation program.

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