ABOUT AVISTA Food safety
Avista Food Safety Mission
Our Mission at Avista Food Safety is to utilize a Risk-BasedTM methodology to enable our clients to bridge the gap between compliance and due diligence, and to assist clients with the implementation of a sustainable food safety culture, which enables their organizations to systematically and consistently protect their products, consumers and valued brands.
WHO WE ARE
About Avista Food Safety
Our team members who are trained in a Risk-BasedTM methodology from farm to fork, have a combined 100-plus years in farming, manufacturing, distribution, and restaurants – all in the field of food safety and quality.
Avista’s Risk-BasedTM food safety professionals understand that food safety programs that are not data-driven and implemented on a strong food safety culture, are significantly more difficult to sustain and pose a high potential for food safety events to occur.
It is this emphasis on a data-driven model, due diligence, and food safety culture that have proven to be the difference in the way we work with our clients and the reason why potential clients reach out to us for our services.
Avista Food Safety was founded by two tenured food safety professionals who one day asked themselves an interesting question, “Why with new stringent regulations and GFSI standards, do critical food safety events continue to increase in the food industry?” Based on that simple question, Avista was launched to forge a better way to ensure the safety of our food supply chain. Our team members, who are trained in a Risk-BasedTM methodology from farm to fork, have a combined 100-plus years in farming, manufacturing, distribution, and restaurants – all in the field of food safety and quality.
Years of working in the food industry and observing the alarming trend in food safety events, even after stringent government regulations and widespread GFSI implementation, opened our minds to discovering a different approach to assisting clients with the enhancement of their food safety programs. The Avista approach is driven by a deeper focus on risk-based data and human intelligence to help drive a robust food safety culture in clients’ organizations.
Avista’s Risk-BasedTM food safety professionals understand that food safety programs that are not data-driven and implemented on a strong food safety culture, are significantly more difficult to sustain and pose a high potential for food safety events to occur.
It is this emphasis on a data-driven model, due diligence, and food safety culture that have proven to be the difference in the way we work with our clients and the reason why potential clients reach out to us for our services.
Our Team
Our team is comprised of seasoned professionals from diverse areas of the food industry. We are customer-oriented with the primary goal of ensuring that clients receive the best food safety intelligence and services available. While we may come from different backgrounds and have different skills, we at Avista are very much united in our transformational mindset in assisting clients to assess, develop and implement an effective food safety culture, enable due diligence, and mitigate potential risks to products, consumers and their brands - thereby providing the peace of mind clients deserve.
Dan Brackett
Dan Brackett has extensive experience in the food industry in the areas of risk-based food safety and quality programs. He has held various senior food safety roles in the food manufacturing and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industries. He is an early adopter of the Risk-BasedTM approach to all things food safety and quality. His favorite quote is, “Due diligence is a moving target.” Dan has a B.S. in Food Science and Nutrition from Chapman University and an M.A. in Organizational Development. He is also a certified FSMA Lead Trainer (FSPCA), and SQF High-Risk Consultant and received his Six Sigma Black Belt from UCSD. Dan currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, and in his spare time enjoys traveling, exercising, photography, and attending personal development seminars.
Jerald Herron
Jerald Herron is a seasoned food safety consultant with over 22 years of experience in the industry. Jerald’s expertise is utilizing Avista’s Risk-BasedTM model to assist food processors and distribution center clients to comply with regulatory requirements, GFSI standards, and customers’ required certifications from “farm to fork”. Having honed his expertise during his time with various prominent food companies, Jerald brings a practical and systematic approach to addressing complex issues and engaging with stakeholders. A technology-savvy consultant, Jerald provides insights to clients on the latest compliance tools and software to enhance their food safety systems. In his spare time, Jerald Herron is an avid amateur photographer, who enjoys capturing the beauty of the world through his lens; enjoys riding his motorcycle, bike cycling, and traveling with his family and friends.
