Women In Food Safety

Anett Winkler joined Kraft Jacobs Suchard in December 1998 to head up the research microbiology laboratory in Munich. Later on Anett concentrated on chocolate, biscuits and other low moisture foods including supplier developments and approvals. She also consolidated the scientific basis for microbiological process controls in low moisture foods by performing validation studies for nut & cocoa processing. Following a regional role for Microbiology in the Eastern European, Middle East & African Region she was globally designing food safety programs, rolling out training modules related to food safety and further supporting supplier development. Anett was also the global expert for thermal processing within Mondelez International.

In October 2017 Anett moved to a new position as “EMEA Regional Food Microbiologist Lead” at Cargill, where she is supporting all Cargill businesses in that region (Europe / Middle East / Africa) for microbiological / food safety related topics. Anett is also active in ILSI Europe (Microbiology Food Safety), and IAFP being a committee member for the IAFP European Symposium.

I’m a regulatory affairs specialist at Arla Foods Ingredients with responsibility of ingredients intended for consumption by infants and children. I have several years of experience within regulatory affairs from both the food and the pharma industry. During my time as part of the Global Regulatory Affairs Team in Arla Foods Ingredients I’ve been involved in food ingredient approvals in many parts of the world, such as EU, US and Australia. In my work with regulatory approvals I oversees compliance, strategy and timing as well as defining and paving the way for government approvals.

Loveline Tikum is the Head of Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs for Chudleigh’s Limited, a privately-owned Canadian company that leads in frozen baked desserts sold in major Canadian and United state grocery store chains, supermarkets and restaurants, Europe, Mexico, Japan, Australia and Korea.

Loveline received her post grad degree in Environmental sciences and a master’s degree of sciences at the University of Hohenheim in Germany. She fluently speaks English French and German.

With her fluent knowledge and understanding in FSMA, USDA, CFIA, KFDA, JFDA and GFSI schemes, Loveline has proven professional records in auditing, investigations, customer/ consumer affairs, labelling and regulatory compliance, product development, allergen management, sanitation program development and implementation, supplier approval program management and business solutions that work. As a BRC professional, building product safety culture through employee trainings, teamwork and collaboration has been her priority.

In her current role as a qualified PCQI and BRCGS professional she successfully implemented the FSMA program and took the company through a successful first CFIA audit under the safe food for Canadian act. She helped her company in obtaining a grade AA for the new BRC standards issue 8 and is on the pathway of supporting the company go through the BE disclosure rule that comes into effect January 1st, 2022.

Loveline has over 15 years of experience in excelling in sustaining food safety and quality in prestigious organizations including, Maple Leaf Food, Compass Group Toronto and Ecocert Canada. During the years, she held various positions.

Loveline has been involved in some critical leadership developments such as problem solving, coaching, mentoring, team building etc.

I am graduated as Food Technologist (Universidad Argentina de la Empresa) in December 1999 and received a diploma of Quality Engineer in 2005

I started my career in Danone Group Diary division in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where I fulfilled several roles in different positions in the Quality Department as Quality Engineer, Laboratory manager and Quality Assurance manager during a period of 9 years

In 2007 I moved to Belgium to continue my career in Danone Belgium as Quality Manager of Co-Manufacturers in the West Northern European Region, and was also responsible for Quality in the Belgian Market

In 2012 I moved from managing quality in FMCG to the B2B becoming the Quality Director for EMEA region for International Flavours and Fragances (IFF) based in the Netherlands

Since 2016 I am the Quality Health Safety and Environment Director of Puratos Group based in Belgium

I have more than 20 years managing quality in the Food Industry in different countries, Markets and Regions