Michael Taylor to Receive Food Safety Magazine Distinguished Service Award
Michael R. Taylor, J.D., will receive Food Safety Magazine's Distinguished Service Award for 2023. The award will be presented at the 2023 Food Safety Summit, taking place May 8–11 in Rosemont, Illinois.
Mr. Taylor has held leadership roles in public health and food safety in government, academia, and the private sector, with a major focus on modernizing the U.S. food safety system to prevent foodborne illness. He led the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) role in the legislative enactment of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) of 2011, and currently co-chairs the board of Stop Foodborne Illness, a consumer organization supporting and representing the victims of foodborne illness and their families.