Tim York named to Center for Produce Safety board
Tim York named to Center for Produce Safety board
The Center for Produce Safety at the University of California-Davis has named Tim York, president of Salinas, CA-based Markon Cooperative, as chairman of the center's new board of advisors.
With 30 industry, academic and regulatory members named to the advisory board of the center, UC Davis is poised to further advance its research and education partnerships on foodborne illnesses like E. coli.
"Tim York's leadership on the advisory board will allow UC-Davis, other research centers, the produce industry and regulatory agencies to work together to establish the critical scientific foundation for best practices that provide a safe food supply for the public," Devon Zagory, interim executive director of the Center for Produce Safety, said in a press release.
"The Center for Produce Safety is a critical step forward for the produce industry," Mr. York said in the press release. "The center's mission is to provide ready-to-use, science-based solutions that prevent or minimize produce-safety vulnerabilities. I am pleased to have been asked to serve the industry in this capacity."
Under Mr. York's leadership, Markon has become a leader in food safety, quality control and innovation.
Mr. York formerly served as chairman of the Produce Marketing Association's board of directors, and he also served on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fruit & Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
At the center's first advisory board meeting, Messrs. Zagory and York worked with board members to establish priorities for the center, such as developing university and produce-industry partnerships, assimilating research data on produce safety, and establishing an ongoing research program.
The center was established in 2007 and will appoint its permanent executive director in February 2008.
With 30 industry, academic and regulatory members named to the advisory board of the center, UC Davis is poised to further advance its research and education partnerships on foodborne illnesses like E. coli.
"Tim York's leadership on the advisory board will allow UC-Davis, other research centers, the produce industry and regulatory agencies to work together to establish the critical scientific foundation for best practices that provide a safe food supply for the public," Devon Zagory, interim executive director of the Center for Produce Safety, said in a press release.
"The Center for Produce Safety is a critical step forward for the produce industry," Mr. York said in the press release. "The center's mission is to provide ready-to-use, science-based solutions that prevent or minimize produce-safety vulnerabilities. I am pleased to have been asked to serve the industry in this capacity."
Under Mr. York's leadership, Markon has become a leader in food safety, quality control and innovation.
Mr. York formerly served as chairman of the Produce Marketing Association's board of directors, and he also served on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fruit & Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
At the center's first advisory board meeting, Messrs. Zagory and York worked with board members to establish priorities for the center, such as developing university and produce-industry partnerships, assimilating research data on produce safety, and establishing an ongoing research program.
The center was established in 2007 and will appoint its permanent executive director in February 2008.
