Timothy A. Freier, Ph.D., has over 20 years of experience as an applied food microbiologist. He joined Mérieux NutriSciences in 1996 as the technical director and director of education services and is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Food Safety Magazine. He is now the division vice president for scientific affairs–microbiology, has published several refereed journal articles, book chapters and patents, and given numerous presentations on a variety of food safety-related topics.
Increased consumer interest in food safety and quality issues, combined with expanding regulatory initiatives, are increasing the importance of testing.
