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This document was created to help you find local and regional Food Safety support. For self-help resources, guides, and templates see bottom of this document
Local Food Safety Resources
- Girish Ganjyal [email protected] – food safety, process validations, FSPCA PCHF, FSMA FSVP, CGMPs
- Stephanie Smith [email protected] – food safety, PSA GT, microbial spoilage/quality
- Minto Michael [email protected] – Dairy microbiology, food safety, process validations
- Washington State University Creamery – link
- John Haugen [email protected]
- Washington State University Knott Dairy link
- Celina Matuk Sarinana [email protected]
- Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory link
- Washington State Department of Agriculture – Dairy Program link
- David Smith [email protected] Program Manager
- Impact Washington – link
Regional Food Safety Resources
- FDA – Lester Boian [email protected], Branch Director, Joie Navarrete [email protected], Milk Specialist
- BUILD Dairy link
- Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety link
- Find additional resources through your regional dairy check-off-Dairy Farmers of WA link
National Resources – Not finding local help?
- Dairy Food Safety Support available nationwide
- National Dairy Food Safety Hotline staffed by experts [email protected] or call (315) 787-2600
- Center for Dairy Research – Food safety/quality support [email protected]
- National Organizations with dairy food safety resources
- Safe Cheesemaking American Cheese Society curated resource hub
- Safe Ice Cream Food safety resource hub for ice cream
- Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Food safety guides, checklists, workshops
- North American Ice Cream Association Food safety page
- WCMA Food safety page and templates
- The Dairy Practices Council Peer reviewed guidance documents
- 3-A Sanitary Standards Standards for hygienic design
Dairy Food Safety Resources For self-help resources, guides and templates Click Here
These tools were curated in collaboration with a team of industry, trade association and academic volunteers. If you think a resource or contact is missing, please let us know [email protected]

