Ep. 144. Dr. Angela Anandappa: Advancing the Science and Practice of Sanitation
Angela Anandappa, Ph.D. is the Founding Director for the Alliance for Advanced Sanitation. She has researched and worked in food safety and genomics for over 20 years, having established the Food Systems Innovation Center at the University of Kentucky with the goal of providing resources for local food businesses. She is also a board member of the Animal Digestible Food Packaging Initiative.
Dr. Anandappa has led the Alliance for Advanced Sanitation in its strategic and scientific direction since its inception at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Prior to founding the Alliance, she led the supply chain food safety pillar of the Kraft Heinz Company. She has been instrumental in product development and launching food, beverage, and animal feed products for a range of businesses, from very small to billion-dollar brands. Dr. Anandappa earned her Ph.D. in Animal and Food Science from the University of Kentucky with a focus on food microbiology and systems level food safety programs. She is a member of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO), and other industry associations. She is also the former Chair of the Food Chemical Hazards and Food Allergy Professional Development Group at IAFP, and serves on several other boards.