Leadership Award Recipient 2021 Bio – Darshita Patel

The recipient of the 2021 Food Safety Individual Leadership award is Darshita Patel. As our first award winner, we are very excited to honor Darshita’s accomplishments in the food safety industry and highlight her commitment to safe product manufacturing.

Darshita has been a leader in the industry guiding multiple large-scale companies to one of the highest levels of Food Safety Certification and has helped achieve superior ratings with her efforts. Darshita currently works as the Senior Food Safety & Quality Manager for a major manufacturer and is a leading force in making products within the US and Canadian markets safer for all consumers.

In Darshita’s current role and previous experiences she’s had the opportunity to provide mentorship to her peers and colleagues to ensure that safe practices are being followed and products are protected from known and potential hazards. Darshita recognizes that the credibility and strength of any food safety/quality system depends on commitment, remaining updated with regulations and guidelines, continued education, and timely decision-making abilities. Darshita uses these concepts to develop policies, procedures, hazard preventative controls, process controls, etc. and follows very strict regulations to ensure that safe products are making it to the market. As consumers, we can all be thankful for people like Darshita working hard to keep us safe.

Currently pursuing advanced training courses to enhance her expertise, Darshita is already certified in HACCP Systems and Training, Food Safety and Quality Systems Management, PCQI, FSMA, Advanced SQF Practitioner, and more. Aside from her goals for continued education, Darshita has also volunteered to lead several international discussions about the Importance of Food Safety.

Darshita is a mentor for her peers and has many goals to help improve the industry and responsibility for all food producers. She is committed to lead continuous improvement across the industry through systematic controls and education of those in food manufacturing operations, and she is exactly who we were looking for when we launched our Leadership Award Program. We love to see these passionate leaders taking action to keep our food safe and commend Darshita on her efforts thus far. Congratulations Darshita, keep up the great work!