Foodborne Illness Expert Witnesses

Sherman Oaks, California

Public Health, Correctional Healthcare - Food Safety, Communicable Disease, Public Health, Correctional Health, Foodborne Illness, Disease Outbreak Management, Disease surveillance, Quality of Care, Standard of Practice

Nationally recognized Public Health physician with over a decade of leadership experience working in local and state public health in a variety of domains including correctional health, disease outbreak management, food and waterborne disease and clinic services. She serves as a Chief Physician for the LA County Department of Public Heath. She is Board certified in Internal Medicine practices clinically in addition to her administrative duties.

St. Charles, Minnesota

Nutrition, Food - Food Allergy, Refeeding Syndrome, Diabetes, Malnutrition, Foodborne Illness, Dietitian, Wound Care, Thiamine, Jails, Hunger Strike, Food Safety, Dysphagia, Clinical Nutrition, Long Term Care, Correctional Healthcare, Nursing Homes, Wernicke Encephalopathy, Pressure Ulcer, Dietician, Prisons

Dr. Holliday is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with 20 years of professional experience, including more than 17 years providing clinical nutrition leadership within the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the largest correctional system in the United States. His expertise is heavily centered in clinical nutrition care, medical nutrition therapy, health care systems, food service operations, and standards of care in dietetic practice. He served as a clinical dietitian from 2007–2009 and currently serves as the Acting Chief Clinical Dietitian for the BOP, overseeing and advising on complex clinical nutrition matters across the federal correctional system. Since 2013, he has also served as Chief of Nutrition and Dietetics for the BOP. In 2021, Dr. Holliday was selected by the U.S. Surgeon General to serve as the 10th Chief Dietitian Officer of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS), a nationally recognized leadership role within federal healthcare and public health. Dr. Ho...

Aubrey, Texas

Food, Public Health - Food Safety, Food Manufacturing, Nutrition, Foodborne Illness, Food Fraud, Food Forensics, Food Poisoning, Food Adulteration, Dietary Supplements, Food Labeling, Quality Management, Health Claims, FDA Regulatory Compliance, USDA Regulatory Compliance, Food manufacturing standard practice, Foodservice standard practice, Foodservice

I am a senior level food scientist with experience in the food regulatory, food manufacturing, and food service sectors. I am also a Registered Dietitian and nutrition scientist. I am a well-regarded and accomplished expert witness with more than 80 litigation cases, having testified at trial and deposition almost 40 times. My broad scope with diverse background makes me ideally suited for challenging cases where it is important or helpful to be able to integrate information from a number of different disciplines. My professional experience is truly unique, and my credentials and experience make me unimpeachable. I enjoy deposition and trial, understanding the art of the exercise; and I work to deliver the optimal results for my clients.

LUBBOCK, Texas

Food, Hotel & Restaurant - Food Safety Microbiology, Restaurant Food Poisoning, Food Intoxication, Foodborne illness, FDA, USDA, Quality Assurance, Hygienic Design, Food Engineering, Food Service, HACCP / SSOP / Operating Procedures, GMP General Manufacturing Practices, Foreign Material, Bacterial Pathogen, Food Contamination, Contamination, FSMA, FSIS, CCP

I’m an Associate Professor of Practice in Food Safety and Food Engineering at Texas Tech University, where I’ve been developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate level classes in the areas of food microbiology, food safety, food engineering, and hygienic design of food processing plants since 2008. I’ve had the opportunity to become familiar with different food matrixes and processes including Beef, pork, poultry, RTE meats and possess extensive knowledge of USDA-FSIS and FDA regulations and requirements for the production of safe food products. Moreover, since 2013 I have provided consulting services to food industry companies and/or law firms on several topics related to food science, safety, shelf life, HACCP, process control, microbiology, SSOPs, food production or providing and conducting studies to validate the safety of the processes conducted and to train personnel on food safety practices, including handling, storage, temperature control, safety practices, cooking/l...