Kathy Knutson
Industry Consultant | PCQI Coach & Lead Instructor | Author of \"Food Safety Lessons for Cannabis-Infused Edibles\" | Chair Emeritus, Education Committee, National Cannabis Industry Association
- Role
- Expert Services Team Member & Blogger at Connectfood
- Location
- Green Bay, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kathy Knutson
If you are in the food, dietary supplement, or cannabis industry, I want to work with…
Experience
Expert Services Team Member & Blogger
Aug 2012 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
As a member of the Expert Services Team, I work one on one with professionals in the food industry to write and review their plans remotely. ConnectFood offers an online HACCP and food safety plan builder with software support for a user-friendly program for creating a flow diagram, hazard analysis, CCPs and preventive controls. At the ConnectFood website, I post to a food safety blog based on my experience working with industry and as a Lead Instructor for the FDA-recognized curriculum for Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals (PCQI). I monitor industry news and communication from FDA, USDA and CDC for content.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Science (BS), Bacteriology
1979 — 1983
Eastern Illinois University
Teaching Certificate, Family and Consumer Science - Foods
2009 — 2010
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Master of Science (M.S.), Food Science
1985 — 1986
University of Minnesota
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Food Science
1987 — 1991
Skills
- Cleaning
- Quality Control
- Gmp
- Laboratory Safety
- Curriculum Development
- Workshops
- Sop
- Fda
- Event Management
- Glp
- Pcqi
- Social Media
- Curriculum Design
- Intentional Adulteration (Ia)
- Food Quality
- Fsma
- Dairy Products
- Blogger (Connectfood)
- Pathogens
- Food Industry
- Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (Pcqi)
- Method Validation
- Recall Investigations
- Chemisty
- Quality Assurance
- Cannabis-Infused Product Safety
- Microsoft Office
- Wine Tasting
- Sanitation
- Learning Styles
- Technical Training
- Customer Service
- Food Safety
- Rapid Methods
- Dairy
- Food Science
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Haccp)
- Food Defense
- Verification
- Food Microbiology
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