Dr. Tim Jackson

Senior Science Advisor for Food Safety · Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA) · company speakers →

Dr. Tim Jackson is a Senior Science Advisor for Food Safety at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, where he supports programs in outbreak investigation, root cause analysis and prevention strategies. From 2017 to 2021, as Vice President of Food Safety, Regulatory and Social Compliance, he led the Driscoll’s team in North and South America responsibility for food safety, regulatory (including organic) compliance and compliance in worker welfare. Prior to starting at Driscoll’s, Dr. Jackson was the Director of Food Safety for Nestlé US and Nestlé Canada, with responsibility for thermal processing and food safety programs in hygiene, microbiology, allergens and chemical contaminants. He held this position since 2009. He has worked for Nestlé as a research and industrial microbiologist since 1995 as a research associate, head of the microbiology department of Nestlé’s reference laboratory for the US and Canada and from 2004 to 2008 as Microbiology Advisor to Corporate Quality Management for Nestlé world-wide. Dr. Jackson received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Abilene Christian University and his Master of Science and Ph.D. in Food Microbiology from Texas A&M University. While at the University, he led the university administered training program for USDA-FSIS inspectors at the Agency’s newly established training center. He currently serves on the technical committee of the Center for Produce Safety.

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