DFA receives IDFA’s 2021 Food Safety Leadership Award
IDFA presented the award to the company on Jan. 26 during Dairy Forum.
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Kansas City, Kan., received the International Dairy Foods Association’s (IDFA) 2021 Food Safety Leadership Award during IDFA’s Dairy Forum on Jan. 26. The award was presented to the DFA Dairy Brands division food safety and quality assurance team and was accepted by Roger Hooi, DFA’s vice president of quality assurance, food safety and regulatory. The award, now in its fifth year, honors an individual, group or organization for demonstrating outstanding leadership directed at enhancing food safety within the dairy products industry, Washingon, D.C.-based IDFA said.
“The members of this DFA Dairy Brands team, led by Roger Hooi, are well-respected and recognized across the dairy industry and have contributed greatly to advancing food safety for the broader dairy industry,” said John Allan, IDFA vice president of regulatory affairs and international standards. “IDFA is proud to present this year’s Food Safety Leadership Award to this team.”