QA magazine sat down with Maria Castaneda, quality assurance and food safety manager at Diamond Onions and subject of our March/April 2025 cover story, "What’s Next? Three Food Safety Grads Transition from Academia to Industry," at IAFP 2025 in Cleveland, Ohio, to discuss her personal transition from academia to working in the industry, challenges she faced post-graduation, advice for FSQA graduates and more.
Read more about Castaneda, the university courses that formed her philosophy around food safety, how she continues her educational learning and how she works to create a positive company culture here.
Latest from Quality Assurance & Food Safety
- Taylor Farms Removes Iceberg Lettuce Sourced from Mexico Amid Cyclospora Outbreak
- FDA, CDC Tie Multistate Cyclospora Outbreak to Taco Bell Lettuce
- BCG and CGF Release New Report on AI Usage by CPG and Retail Companies
- IntelliAM AI Launches Industrial Intelligence Platform
- QA Virtual Conference to Explore Pest Control Strategies for Food Facilities
- Meat and Poultry Companies Adopt Product of USA Label
- Klobuchar Urges CDC, FDA to Restore Food Safety Funding as Cyclosporiasis Cases Rise
- International Experts Share New Scientific Advice to Support Global Food Safety at 102nd JECFA Meeting
