Yadnyavalkya P.

Food Compliance Officer @Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)

Auckland, NZ

Receive, document, assess,investigate, manage, and resolve food sector-related complaints using the most appropriate intervention, and in line with organizational procedures;• Document,assess,investigate,and manage the investigation of food and food businesses implicated in illness outbreaks (in conjunction with other agencies and organizations including industry where appropriate);• Exercise appropriate statutory powers in situations of non-compliance or offending; e.g.seizures and business closures;• Undertake food recalls and response activities, including ensuring stakeholders are made aware of emerging issues;• Identify and implement enhancements in the Food Compliance Services Standard Operating Procedures,guidelines,and enforcement processes;• Build and maintain relationships within MPI, with co-regulators, industry, interest groups, and other agencies;• Contribute to the development of policy and legislation by providing capability and specialist knowledge;• Develop sector capability to provide flexibility across the wider aspects of Compliance Services and in-depth specialist technical capability in food safety and suitability,animal products, and wine;• Assist with managing any risk to the Ministry by promptly advising management of any risk situations as they may arise;• Contribute to after-hours management of urgent food safety issues by being available and also part of the on-call schedule.

Lincoln University (NZ)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Molecular Microbiology

Kolhapur Institute of Technology's College of Engineering, GOKUL-SHIRGAON, Shivaji University (IN)

Bachelor's Degree, Biotechnology Engineering, FIrst Class with Distinction

Guangdong Ocean University, (CN)

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Animal Sciences

Lincoln University (NZ)

Master's Degree, Food Innovation