Kathy Knutson, Ph.D.
Independent Consultant
Kathy Knutson Food Safety Consulting

Dr. Knutson is educated in Bacteriology, Food Science, and Education. She speaks, writes, and trains on FDA FSMA compliance. She has trained over 500 Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals-PCQIs. She works with managers to write a thorough hazard analysis, food safety plan, recall plan, environmental monitoring program, and allergen program. In 2020 her book was published, Food Safety Lessons for Cannabis-Infused Edibles. She serves as the Chair of the Education Committee of the National Cannabis Industry Association.
Dr. Knutson travels to manufacturers for swabbing to locate a pathogen during a recall investigation and for gap assessments of GMPs for cannabis-infused edibles.