Allen R. Sayler, formerly Vice President for Regulatory Affairs & International Standards for the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) joins Randolph Associates, Inc. as Vice President of Food Safety, Technology & Regulatory Solutions. Sayler's dairy career has spanned almost 30 years. Having grown up on a Grade "A" dairy farm, he worked in the civil engineering field, then returned to dairy as a state, FDA and USDA dairy regulator.Allen has spent the last 12 years working for IDFA as an advocate for the dairy processor industry, and assisting members with technical, processing and regulatory solutions.
Mr. Sayler has comprehensive knowledge of dairy production, processing, food safety & quality assurance programs, as well as state and federal regulations, HACCP & SQF systems, product sampling and testing, water and wastewater treatment, and drug residue screening programs. He has extensive experience working on international dairy standards and dairy trade issues. Mr. Sayler's responsibilities at RAI will include SQF Practitioner and Advanced Dairy & Juice HACCP training, as well as GAP analysis of dairy plant food safety, quality and production efficiency programs. His experience working for state and federal dairy regulatory agencies provides special insight for dairy processors and will expand RAI's offerings into all facets of dairy regulations, both domestic and international. Domestically, Mr. Sayler is actively involved in the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments.At the international level, he has been involved in representing the U.S. dairy industry on various International Dairy Federation's (IDF) Standing Committees, dealing with food additives, dairy product hygiene and environmental standards. Mr. Sayler has received Group Excellence Awards by both the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture for contributions on animal drug residue strategies, dairy HACCP pilot work and developing an EU Certification program for dairy products. Allen received the 2009 Harold Barnum Industry Award from the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) for outstanding contributions to food safety. He currently chairs IAFP’s Dairy Quality and Safety Professional Development Group. Additional information about Mr. Sayler's new responsibilities at RAI, and service offerings for the food/dairy industry, may be obtained by contacting the RAI office: 205-595-6455,info@raiconsult.comor Allen may be contacted directly at: allen.sayler@raiconsult.com.
************************************************************************************************************************ Randolph Associates, Inc. is a licensed SQF Training Center We offer Implementing SQF 2000 Systems training courses designed to meet the training and certification requirements established by SQFI. For more information, contact Kristy Clark at 205-595-6455 ext. 224 or e-mail kristy.clark@raiconsult.com.
******************************************************************************************************************** RAI Offers Engineering Services RAI offers an array of Engineering Services to fit your needs. Our engineering and maintenance experts have assisted clients across the industry to upgrade their facilities and realize improvements in plant process efficiency and production capacity. We assist clients in analyzing their existing plant systems and arriving at solutions that eliminate bottlenecks, reduce downtime, and meet or exceed energy, water, and chemical conservation goals. Our clients have come to depend on our abilities to perform specialized design analysis and formulate cost-effective solutions in a timely manner. For more information on our Engineering Services, contact Joe White at (423) 539-8664 or joe.white@raiconsult.com.
