Martin Bucknavage
Senior Food Safety Extension Associate and Team Lead, Industrial Food Safety and Quality
Expertise:
- Training and technical support for food operations – HACCP, FSMA Preventive Controls, food defense, ServSafe, food microbiology, food processing, and food safety for volunteer organizations, farmers’ markets, and consumers
- Control of food spoilage and foodborne pathogens
- Quality systems – sanitation, allergens, environmental testing, sustainability and auditing
- Food processing and preservation
- Food supply chain – supplier control, traceability and recall
- FSMA - Preventive controls for human food
- FSMA - Preventive controls for animal feed
- FSMA - Intentional Adulteration (IA)
Contact:
- Phone: 814-867-1839
- Email: mwb124@psu.edu
- Location:
- University Park
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Professional Summary
- Provides technical support and training in program areas that include FSMA Preventive Controls and FSVP, HACCP, GMPs, food microbiology, food defense, food processing, auditing, food safety (US Food Code) for retail, food service, and volunteer organizations, and consumer food safety.
- Prior to Penn State, acquired over fifteen years of technical management experience in the food industry with a broad scope of application including quality and food safety system development, regulatory affairs, food defense, operational process analysis and continuous improvement, microbiological analysis and control, and product development.
Certifications and Trainings
- Certified Food Scientist (CFS) (2017 to present)
- FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Food - FSPCA instructor (2015)
- FSMA Preventive Controls for Animal Food - FSPCA instructor (2016)
- FSMA Foreign Supplier Verification Program - FSPCA instructor (2017)
- FSMA IA Rule - FSCPA Instructor (2019)
- HACCP - Approved instructor by International HACCP Alliance (2009)
- HACCP for Meat and Poultry Operations - Penn State (2007)
- Seafood HACCP - Seafood HACCP Alliance (2006)
- Juice HACCP - NFPA (2001)
- HACCP Fundamentals - ABC Research (1994)
- Food Safety Manager Certification (ServSafe) Approved Instructor - National Restaurant Association (2007 to present)
- SuperSafeMark - FMI, (2007)
- SQF Certified Consultant - SQF Foundation (2009)
- ASQ Certified Quality Auditor - American Society of Quality (2006)
- Auditor, IFT Food Defense Task Force - Institute of Food Technologist (2010)
- Food Defense - Approved instructor for Agricultural and Food Vulnerability and Assessment - a DHS certified training course (2008)
Affiliations and Volunteer Activities
Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
- Executive Advisory Board (2020 to present)
- Program Lead - Preventive Controls for Human Foods Curriculum and PCHF Update Committee
Pennsylvania Food Policy Council Advisory Committee
- Gubernatorial Appointment - December, 2022
Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association
- Food Safety and Food Sustainability Subcommittees
International Association of Food Protection (IAFP)
- Food Protection Trends Editorial Board
Institute of Food Technologists
Penn State - Ukraine Food Safety Program Team
Honors
- Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Staff Laureate Trailblazer Award (2010)
- Outstanding Alumni - Virginia Tech College of Agriculture (2017)
Social Media
- Penn State Food Safety Blog
Education
- MBA, Business Administration with Supply Chain focus, Penn State, 1996
- M.S., Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, 1988
- B.S., Microbiology, Penn State, 1985
MBA, The Pennsylvania State University, 1996
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Food Science and Technology, 1988
B.S., the Pennsylvania State University, Microbiology, 1985
M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Food Science and Technology, 1988
B.S., the Pennsylvania State University, Microbiology, 1985