Topic: “Sample Acquisition and Sample Preparation: Can You Trust Your Data?”
Speaker: Nancy Eggink, Global Technical Service Manager, 3M Microbiology

Abstract
An effective Food Safety program includes environmental monitoring as a verification tool to understand if the program is allowing the food processing facility to attain its goals. Two key parts of an effective nvironmental monitoring program is a plant assessment, and data gathering through sample acquisition, sample preparation and sample analysis. Proper acquisition and preparation of a sample are essential to ensuring the analysis will provide reliable data for the food safety management to make informed decisions and control unwanted biological hazards. This presentation will focus on plant assessment, sample acquisition, and sample preparation to ensure the data from analysis is not compromised.

Biography
Nancy Eggink has the role of Global Technical Service Manager for 3M Microbiology. Previous to joining 3M, Nancy held various Food Safety and Quality Management roles in the dairy industry for Dean Foods, Marigold Foods, and Degussa. Prior to her career in the food industry, Nancy held quality and study coordination roles in the Pharmaceutical industry. In her current role, Nancy is responsible for the global team of professionals that work with 3M customers, to identify opportunities and solve problems. This global team provides local support to the customer to ensure quick and accurate solutions. Nancy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from South Dakota State University, and a Master’s degree in Management from the University of Phoenix.<back>