Dr Darin Detwiler
Dr Darin Detwiler (USA), is New Food’s Distinguished Global Fellow and a recognised authority in food policy, public health and food safety innovation. With a career spanning government advisory roles, academic leadership and industry engagement, he has influenced national food regulations, corporate strategies and education across the US and internationally.
He is the author of Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions and Building the Future of Food Safety Technology and he appears in the Netflix documentary Poisoned. As founder of PEP Nexus and co-host of the podcast Confessions of a Food Safety A**hole, Dr Detwiler brings a bold, solutions-focused voice to the evolving dialogue around accountability and culture in the global food system.
Contact info
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- https://www.pepnexus.com/
ArticleA Food Safety Carol: the reckoning of CD Screege
Inspired by A Christmas Carol, this fictional narrative follows a global food executive forced to confront the human cost of his decisions. Drawing on real world failures and insights from Dr Darin Detwiler and international food safety leaders, the story explores how culture, leadership and risk shape outcomes across the ...
ArticleSilent Enemies: Author's Note – What I Know Now
Silence doesn’t just hide danger; it allows it to grow. In this powerful Author’s Note and behind-the-scenes interview, Dr Darin Detwiler reveals how Silent Enemies came to life, why its message matters now more than ever, and the bold shifts the food industry must make to prevent the next avoidable ...
ArticleSilent Enemies: Part 4 – The Sound of Silence
Some failures leave no alarms – just empty chairs, unanswered questions and a mission that never ends. In Part 4 of Silent Enemies, Dr Darin Detwiler shares the personal loss that transformed his mission, revealing how silence in food safety can carry the heaviest cost of all.
ArticleSilent Enemies: Part 3 – No Easy Way Out
Responsibility is rarely convenient, whether underwater or in food safety. In Part 3 of Silent Enemies, Dr Darin Detwiler explores the cost of compromise and confronting hard choices.
ArticleSilent Enemies: Part 2 – Voices Carry
Signals and missed opportunities push margins of error in submarines and in food safety. In Part 2 of Silent Enemies, Dr Darin Detwiler explores what it means to listen before it’s too late.
ArticleSilent Enemies: Part 1 – Under Pressure
In Part 1 of Silent Enemies, Dr Darin Detwiler draws on his time as a nuclear submarine officer to explore lessons of responsibility, risk and vigilance that later shaped his career in food safety.