We feature Nelson Gaydos, an Outreach Specialist, at the American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP). He graduated from Penn State with both a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science and a Master’s Degree in Animal Science with a focus on Meat Microbiology. He joined AAMP back in July of 2016 as its Outreach Specialist where his responsibilities include: answering members questions on food safety, processing, HACCP and regulatory affairs, or any other subject, help find and provide supporting documentation, aid in guiding industry-focused research and challenge studies, create and develop training and educational materials including videos, brochures and articles, direct AAMP’s Internship Program, travel to state and regional convention to promote the organization and educate members and help represent AAMP in Washington D.C. concerning regulatory affairs.
The subjects we discuss in this episode are:
-AAMP resources
-Guidelines that should be in place to minimize the COVID-19 transmission
-Personal protective equipment
-Good Manufacturing Practices
-A production shift due to the current pandemic
- And a lot more
