Pamela Wilger

Cargill
Minneapolis, 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:
Testimonials: What Does It Mean to Use Validated and Verified Methods in the Food Industry?