Ensuring food safety amid supply chain disruption (original) (raw)

Boris Bolschikov is Head of Food Safety Science and the Global Food Safety Center at Mars Incorporated.

Dr. Boris Bolshchikov is the Head of Food Safety Science and the Global Food Safety Center at Mars Incorporated. He leads a team of food safety scientists and capability building experts dedicated to the capture and translation of new knowledge and scientific insight into novel technical solutions and practical capabilities. The team’s current focus includes pre-competitive research, partnerships, and training on the topics of microbial risk management, mycotoxin risk management, and food integrity management to help ensure safe food for all.

Boris holds a Master’s and PhD in Chemistry from the Russian Academy of Science and Moscow State University, specializing in synthetic and computational approaches in macromolecular drug design. Boris joined Mars in 2011 and has since held various leadership roles in Innovation, R&D, and Commercial across Russia, Eurasia, and Asia. Prior to his career in Mars, Boris held R&D management roles in Unilever and in science and technology startups.

Lorraine Mehterian, Global Director of Food Safety at The Coca-Cola Company.

Dr. Darin Detwiler, Professor of food policy and corporate social responsibility at Northeastern University.

Professor of food policy and corporate social responsibility at Northeastern University and well-respected food safety advisor and author. For 30 years, he has played a unique role in controlling foodborne illness: twice appointed to the USDA’s National Advisory Board on Meat and Poultry Inspection, represented consumers with NGOs, served on Conference for Food Protection councils, and supported the FDA’s implementation of FSMA, and current Chair of NEHA’s Food Safety Program Committee. He is the recipient of IAFP’s 2022 Ewen C.D. Todd Control of Foodborne Illness Award as well as their 2018 Distinguished Service Award.

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