John Boyce has over 40 years of experience in various aspects of food production, food safety, quality assurance, sanitation, training, and auditing. He spent 25 years with Trident Seafoods, starting as a crab fisherman and then working in roles in plant management, corporate human resources, regulatory compliance, national account sales, food safety, and quality assurance, and then as Director of Training and Development for the company. He spent four years with Diversey, supporting sanitation teams, and eight years with AIB International, conducting food safety audits around the world. John is now an independent food safety consultant based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He enjoys working with clients to help them ensure food-safe products. He is also an expert partner at Cultivate SA for assessing and changing food safety culture in food businesses.
Do engaged, informed, and empowered sanitation teams act as a predictor of success for an integrated pest management (IPM) program? With excellent food safety risk management behaviors, a frontline sanitation team can help manage existing risks and identify new ones, dramatically reducing the potential of product contamination due to pest activity in a facility. This article describes an action plan to help achieve these goals.
