IDFA names Joseph Scimeca senior vice president, regulatory and scientific affairs
Scimeca is a food safety expert and toxicologist by training.
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it named Joseph Scimeca, Ph.D., senior vice president, regulatory and scientific affairs. Scimeca comes to IDFA after serving 16 years with Cargill Inc., most recently as the company’s vice president of global regulatory and scientific affairs. He has a 33-year career in the global food, beverage and dairy industries, holding leadership positions with Kraft Foods Inc., The Pillsbury Co. and General Mills.
A food safety expert and toxicologist by training, Scimeca is a member of the International Union of Food Science and Technology, the Society of Toxicology, the Association of Food & Drug Officials and the Institute of Food Technologists, Washington, D.C.-based IDFA said. He sits on several boards and committees across the food and beverage industries and has authored nearly 40 peer-reviewed scientific papers, monographs and book chapters.