Expert Profile

Darin Detwiler
Founder, Detwiler Consulting Group, LLC
Dr. Darin Detwiler is the Director of the MS in Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industry and Professor of Food Policy at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. He serves on numerous committees and advisory panels related to food science, nutrition, fraud, and policy. Prior to this position, Detwiler was the Senior Policy Coordinator for STOP Foodborne Illness. In 2004, the Secretary of Agriculture appointed him to two terms on the USDA’s National Advisory Committee for Meat and Poultry Inspection. Detwiler went on to support the FDA’s progress towards implementation of FSMA by bringing forward the true burden of disease to various federal, state, and industry audiences. Dr. Detwiler is a sought-after speaker and has addressed key issues in food safety at corporate and regulatory training events, as well as national and international events in Spain, Dubai, and the UK. He has been featured as a speaker before VTEC, STEC CAP, Food Safety Consortium, Food Safety Summit, AFDO regional events, FDA regional seminars, and multiple state public and environmental health conferences. He is a contributing writer to numerous food industry publications and is quoted frequently by journalists across the country. A consumer food safety advocate since 1993, Detwiler has been featured in a variety of national news stories on food safety with media such as The New York Times, Food Safety News, CNN, NPR, PBS’s Frontline, and ABC’s Good Morning America. A Navy submarine veteran, Detwiler holds a Doctorate in Law and Policy at Northeastern University with his research on state food regulatory capacity and alignment with federal policy.
Trainings by Expert
Mission to Mitigate: Preventing recalls and outbreaks by design
Category:
Food Safety Compliance
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Food & Dietary Supplements
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Recalls & Crisis Management
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Storage and Distribution
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Manufacturing & Contamination control
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Drugs Regulations
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Audit & Inspection-Role
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Food Safety Audit
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Food Safety & Quality
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Regulatory Affairs
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QA/QC
Navigating the variations in state food regulatory structure
Category:
Packaging and Labeling
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Food Safety Compliance
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Food Safety Compliance
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Audits & Inspections
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Food & Dietary Supplements
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Recalls & Crisis Management
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Storage and Distribution
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Manufacturing & Contamination control
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Audit & Inspection-Role
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Food Safety Audit
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Food Safety & Quality
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Regulatory Affairs
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ISO 22000
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HACCP
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QA/QC
Ethical Dilemmas in Food Policy
Category:
Corporate Governance
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Food Safety Compliance
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Food & Dietary Supplements
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Recalls & Crisis Management
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Ethics, Fraud & Corruption
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Policies and Processes
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Corporate Governance Laws
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Documentation and Policy Management
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Corporate Policy management
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Lifescience process & Procedures
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Compliance & Ethics
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Regulatory Affairs
Navigating the Regulatory Landscapes from State to State
Category:
Food Safety Compliance
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Food & Dietary Supplements
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Storage and Distribution
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Audit & Inspection-Role
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Food Safety Audit
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Food Safety & Quality
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Supply chain & Procurement
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Regulatory Affairs
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QA/QC
Legal Imperative for Regulatory Compliance
Category:
Food Safety Compliance
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Food & Dietary Supplements
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Storage and Distribution
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Food Safety & Quality
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Supply chain & Procurement
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Regulatory Affairs
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QA/QC
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EH&S, Green Compliance







