Pamela Wilger

Cargill
Minneapolis Saint Paul, MN
USA

Biographical Sketch: Pamela received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison where she also worked at the Food Research Institute. After graduating she worked for Quest International for just over 11 years in two different locations as the facility microbiologist and lab supervisor and then a researcher in product development of fermented Hydrocolloids. In January of 2001, Pamela joined Cargill’s Corporate Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Affairs department as a Global Food Safety and Microbiology Specialist. As of September 1st, 2015 she is now a Senior Applied Food Safety and Quality Microbiologist working more closely with the Cargill businesses’ manufacturing facilities and laboratories. Pamela is a very active member of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), AOAC International, and represents the U.S. through ANSI on the ISO Technical Committee 34/Sub-Committee 9 Microbiology including Working Group 3 for Method Validation.

Papers:
S30 The Limitations of Testing While Chasing Zero
S51 Industry’s Role In Laboratory Training Within The Developing World
S25 Importance of Codex, Regulations, Standardization, Validation, Certification, Verification and Accreditation in Global Trade
S30 Chasing “Zero”: How Likely to Reach Success?
S36 What’s on Your Plate or What’s That in Your Suitcase: What Exactly is Coming in from Our Imports?
S51 Global Lab Capacity Building – Training for Ensuring Food Safety
S52 Environmental Monitoring: A Preventative Control Requiring the Closed Loop Method of Food Safety Education