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Darin Detwiler
Dr. Darin Detwiler, 2023
Born
San Francisco, CA, U.S.
EducationWestern Washington University; University of Phoenix; Northeastern University
Employer(s)Northeastern University; Detwiler Consulting Group, LLC
Known forFood safety advocacy, Motivational Speaking, Policy Advising, Teaching, Author / Columnist
AwardsInternational Association for Food Protection Ewen C.D. Todd Control of Foodborne Illness Award (2022) and Distinguished Service Award (2018)
Military career
Nickname(s)“DDD”
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service1986–1994
Rank Machinist's Mate 2nd Class
Qualified in Submarine Warfare
UnitUSS William H. Bates (SSN-680)
Battles/warsCold War; Gulf War

Darin Detwiler (born in 1968) is an internationally-recognized [1][2][3] and award-winning[4] American professor and food safety advocate. He is an Author, Consultant, and an Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies in Boston, Massachusetts.

Early Life edit

Detwiler grew up in San Gabriel, California, attending schools in Temple City through his Sophomore year when his family moved to Moorpark, CA. He was active in marching band, the school newspaper, student government, and even served as a student member to the board of education. After graduating from high school in 1986, Detwiler enlisted in the U.S. Navy.

Military Career edit

Detwiler enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1986 pior to graduating from high school. He reported to Naval Recruit Training in Orlando, [Florida], where he later graduated as a Nuclear Machinist's Mate, from Nuclear Power School. He then graduated from Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) Idaho - S1W Reactor (or USS Nautilus (SSN-571) prototype.) This course of instruction is commonly referred to as "the nuclear-power pipeline."

He served aboard the USS William H. Bates (SSN-680), a fast-attack nuclear Sturgeon-class submarine, during the last years of the Cold War and into the First Gulf War. Detwiler earned his board qualification in Submarine Warfare. As such, he earned the right to wear the Enlisted Submarine Warfare Insignia, also known as "Dolphins."

 
Enlisted Submarine Warfare Insignia

Detwiler served as a mechanical operator, an engine room supervisor, and a quality assurance inspector for the submarine's nuclear propulsion plant. He earned various medals, ribbons, and commendations.

Detwiler left the Navy with an Honorable Discharge. He later served in the US Naval Reserve.

As a Navy Veteran, Detwiler serves as the Vice Commander of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. (USSVI) Los Angeles / Pasadena Base (2022- Present). He is the Executive Director of the United States Submarine Veterans Charitable Foundation (2022- Present). Detwiler is also an Associate Editor and contributing writer for the American Submariner magazine (2022- Present).

Food Policy Work edit

In January, 1993, while serving in the Naval Reserve, Detwiler heard local news reports of a foodborne illness outbreak which referenced a little-known bacteria called Escherichia coli O157:H7. Investigators tied the outbreak to beef in hamburger sold at Jack in the Box restaurants in Seattle, Washington, about 90 miles south of where he and his family lived. A county health department notice (at the daycare center where he picked up his 16-month-old son, Riley) asked parents to watch for signs of foodborne illness in their children. Health officials were concerned about another child at the daycare center who tested positive for Escherichia coli O157:H7. After Detwiler’s son began showing symptoms, doctors tested him and determined that that, due to person-to-person contact with the sick child, Detwiler’s son became one of the over 700 patients known to be sickened in the Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak across Washington, Oregon, California, and Nevada. [5]

While in Seattle Children’s Hospital, Pediatric ICU, doctors performed exploratory surgery and removed a large portion of the colon, then placed Detwiler’s son in a medically-induced coma. He developed Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), a kidney disease associated with the most severe Escherichia coli O157:H7 cases, resulting in kidney failure. The Detwilers reached out through local news and beyond to warn others about this failure in food safety and about the fact that young children, most of whom never ate the implicated products, were at risk.

  • Appeared on The Phil Donahue Show, filming remotely from Seattle, on an episode about the “Meat Outbreak in the PNW.” [6]
  • Appeared on the “Live Televised Town Meeting with President Bill Clinton,” filming remotely from Seattle, where they spoke to Clinton about the outbreak and the newly inaugurated president addressed what his administration, namely the USDA, would do in response. [7][8]

On February 20, 1993, only 23 days after he became ill, Detwiler’s son Riley died of respiratory failure brought on by his Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection. His death captured the attention of newspapers across the country[9][10][11]

The Seattle Times published an article noting the “legacy of awareness” that came out of this death and the advocacy of grieving parents. [12] Only a month after the funeral, the Detwilers flew to Washington, D.C. to speak to Vice President Al Gore regarding the Clinton health care plan of 1993 [13] While in D.C., they met with Vice President Al Gore, worked with the Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy, and discussed food safety issues with lawmakers. [14] [15]

See also: 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak

Detwiler increased his efforts to advocate for changes in food safety. He spoke before advocacy groups, testified before committees, meeting with media outlets,[16] and working with the USDA on Food Safe Handling Instruction Labels for all packages of raw meat and poultry,[17] and a USDA radio Public Service Announcement regarding food safety at home.[18][19] Detwiler worked with television medical dramas and other shows to incorporate foodborne illness outbreaks into their storylines and even started work on a TV movie about his family’s experience (later cancelled by network executives.) Detwiler later wrote an Op-Ed article for the The New York Times about this experience.[20] This article resulted in two appearances on ABC’s Good Morning America.

Detwiler contemplated entering state politics,[21] but became an educator instead. As a teacher, he incorporated food safety messages into science lessons and school activities. [22] In 2003, Detwiler joined 50 teachers from across the country to participate in the National Science Teachers Association / Food and Drug Administration Professional Development in Food Science Program, gaining certification as a food science educator.[23] He would later write food science curriculum published for other teachers to use.

  • United States Department of Agriculture - The Secretary of Agriculture appointed Detwiler to two terms (2004-2007) as a member of the USDA’s National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, where his work as a policy advisor and consumer representative improved standards and policies related to risk-based sampling.[24]
  • Food and Drug Administration - Detwiler worked with the administrators and consumer groups regarding rules and implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. Met with outbreak investigators to discuss after-event findings. Made public comments at FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) listening events and training events in various states.[25]
  • STOP Foodborne Illness - Detwiler served as the Senior Policy Coordinator (2014-2016). Provided policy support for FDA/USDA/CDC advisory group, coordinated efforts with food industry NGOs and associations, and collaborated with federal / state agencies, constituents, and industry stakeholders. Authored study of foodborne illness victim statistics for The PEW Charitable Trust’s Safe Food Project.[26]
  • Conference for Food Protection - Detwiler served (2014-2018) as a member of Council II: Administration, Education, and Certification. His work involved identifying and addressing emerging problems of food safety to influence model laws and regulations among all government agencies. This group makes recommendations for revisions to the FDA Food Code .[30]
  • Quality Assurance & Food Safety Magazine - Detwiler serves as a member of the magazine’s editorial advisory board (2016-2018.) He also writes a column on “The Consumer Perspective.”[32]
  • National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) - Detwiler serves as as the Chair of NEHA's Food Safety Program Committee.

For his work, the International Association for Food Protection presented Detwiler with their 2022 Ewen C.D. Todd Control of Foodborne Illness Award, sponsored by Marler Clark Attorneys at Law [33][34] The International Association for Food Protection earlier presented him with the 2018 Distinguished Service Award, sponsored by Food Safety Magazine [35][36]

Academic Work edit

Detwiler Taught in public schools for 16 years, including four years as a multi-subject high school teacher in Anacortes, Washington. He then went on to teach high school math and science for eight years in Kirkland, WA, where he received the 2009 Amgen“AASTE” Award for Science Teaching Excellence[37], the 2006 King County, Washington "Earth Hero Award (for Environmental Education), King County, Washington (2006) [38], and the 2003 Toyota / National Science Teachers Association TAPESTRY Award for Innovation in Science Literacy Education[39]. Detwiler went on to teach for four years as a middle school U.S. history teacher in Redmond, Washington where he received the 2013 Washington State Historical Society Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching History[40][41]. He also taught for four years at Bellevue College in Bellevue, Washington where he taught students with special needs.

Detwiler is an Associate Teaching Professor at Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies. He is a professor of food regulatory policy, specializing in food safety, global economics of food and agriculture, Blockchain, and food authenticity. He earned the 2016 College of Professional Studies "Excellence in Teaching Award," [42]. Detwiler served as the Lead Faculty for the college’s Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industries Program for four years. He also served as the college's Assistant Dean for four years.[43]

Selected Publications / Media edit


Books authored-


Detwiler wrote about how the loss of a child to a foodborne illness was seen by TV executives in 1993.[46] He explored how the USDA’s “Food Safe Handling Instruction Labels” for meat and poutlry[47] and the USDA’s 1994 “Food Safety Postcards”[48] impacted the early stages of the department’s Pathogen Reduction Program. Detwiler also reflected on his observations of change (or lack thereof) over time.[49][50]
Detwiler wrote a series of articles based on interviewing participants and being in the courtroom during the Peanut Corporation of America sentencing for their roles in the 2008-2009 Salmonella outbreak.[51][52][53][54][55][56][57]

Media-

Detwiler was a speaker for the TedXNortheasternU 2022 event where he talked about about his many years of experience as an advocate in a presentation titled "Inspiring Change: Harnessing the Inner Hercules."[58]

In 2017, CNBC aired an episode of American Greed "From Peanuts to Sick Millions." Season ll, Episode AG 141.[59] The episode featured Detwiler heavily as a subject matter expert who had talked with the Peanut Corporation of America's CEO, interviewed victims and families of those who died, and who witnessed the court proceedings.

In 2015, Food Republic produced and aired Food Crimes: "P.B. & Jail." [60] The episode featured Detwiler heavily as a subject matter expert who had talked with the Peanut Corporation of America's CEO, interviewed victims and families of those who died, and who witnessed the court proceedings.

See also: Peanut Corporation of America


References edit

Bibliography edit

  • Detwiler, Darin (2020). Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions (1st ed.). Cambridge, MA: Elsevier Academic Press. ISBN 9780128182192.
  • Detwiler, Darin (2020). Building the Future of Food Safety Technology: Blockchain and Beyond (1st ed.). Cambridge, MA: Elsevier Academic Press. ISBN 9780128182192.
  1. ^ "Speaker: Darin Detwiler". Food Safety Dubai. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Darin Detwiler Delivers Emotional Keynote at 5th Annual Euro Global Summit and Expo". STOP Foodborne Illness (July 6, 2015). Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Food Safety & Analysis Congress 2016". SELECTBIO). Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "IAFP 2018 Award Recipients" (PDF). International Association for Food Protection. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Update: Multistate Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections from Hamburgers -- Western United States, 1992-1993". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report April 16, 1993. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. ^ "Meat Outbreak in PNW (February 10, 1993)". IMDB. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ^ "President Clinton Town Meeting". ABC News, C-SPAN. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "A Prime Time for the President - Clinton Pledges to Work on E.coli, Boeing's Woes". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "17-Month-old Is 3d Child to Die Of Illness Linked to Tainted Meat". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  10. ^ [articles.latimes.com/1993-02-21/news/mn-825_1_town-meeting "Child Dies From Bacteria; Parents Had Voiced an Appeal to Clinton"]. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2018. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  11. ^ [articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-02-28/news/9302270333_1_detwiler-coli-infection-riley "Toddler's Death Shakes the Nation"]. The Orlando Sentinel February 28, 1993. Retrieved July 25, 2018. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  12. ^ "E.coli Victim Leaves Legacy of Awareness". The Seattle Times February 25, 1993. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  13. ^ "E.coli Victim's Parents to Meet First Lady". The Associated Press March 18, 1993 February 25, 1993. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  14. ^ Balter, Joni (January 9, 1994). "Darin Detwiler: He Lost Son To E. Coli, Now Is Hellbent On Making It To Olympia". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  15. ^ King, Warren (Febru+ary 25, 1993). "E. Coli Victim Leaves Legacy Of Awareness". The Seattle Times Company. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 5 June 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ Egan, Tim (December 20, 1993). "A Year Later, Raw Meat Still Lacks Labels". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  17. ^ Press, Associated (August 12, 1993). "U.S. Orders Safety Labels for Raw Meat and Poultry". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  18. ^ Webb, Tom (October 12, 1993). "Farm Groups Have Beef with Emotional USDA Radio Ad". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  19. ^ Webb, Tom (October 13, 1993). "Farm Groups Think USDA Radio Ad would Scare More than Help Public". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  20. ^ "Tragedy Wasn't Enough". The New York TimesJanuary 8, 1994. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  21. ^ Balter, Joni (January 9, 1994). "Darin Detwiler: He Lost Son To E. Coli, Now Is Hellbent On Making It To Olympia". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  22. ^ Gonzalez, Maria (October 9, 2003). "Spreading Word about Food Safety". The Seattle Times . Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  23. ^ Collins, Kristin (August 1, 2003). "Recipe for Professional Development: FDA/NSTA Host Teacher Workshop". National Science Teachers Association. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  24. ^ "Veneman Names New Member to National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection". United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  25. ^ http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ea0bzq01ac9e9faa&llr=fxchscmab
  26. ^ Rutledge, Stanley (October 6, 2015). "Darin Detwiler of Stop Foodborne Illness to deliver opening remarks for FDA event". STOP Foodborne Illness. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  27. ^ Gremillion, Thomas (May 13, 2015). "Consumer Groups Applaud Final Rule on Mechanically Tenderized Beef". Consumer Federation of America. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  28. ^ Gremillion, Thomas (December 14, 2015). "Consumer Groups Applaud Final Rule on Retail Grinding Logs". Consumer Federation of America. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  29. ^ Gremillion, Thomas (February 4, 2016). "New USDA Standards for Poultry Parts Will Improve Food Safety But Still Leave Consumers Vulnerable". Consumer Federation of America. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  30. ^ "Podcast Ep. 13. Darin Detwiler: "It's more than just a job"". Food Safety Magazine. 20 May 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  31. ^ "Stakeholder Advisory Board". STEC Beef Safety. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  32. ^ Lupo, Lisa (December 5, 2016). "QA's New Advisory Board Members Discuss Global and Domestic Projections for 2017". Quality Assurance and Food Safety Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  33. ^ Quality Assurance and Food Safety Magazine "IAFP Announces 2022 Award Recipients". Retrieved November 5, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  34. ^ "Ewen C.D. Todd Control of Foodborne Illness Award". International Association for Food Protection. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  35. ^ "Detwiler to Receive Food Safety Magazine Distinguished Service Award". Food Safety Magazine. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  36. ^ "IAFP 2018 Award Recipients" (PDF). International Association for Food Protection. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  37. ^ "Detwiler Honored for Science Teaching Excellence". Kirkland Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  38. ^ "Teaching Students to Care". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  39. ^ "BEST High School". Revolvy. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  40. ^ "Redmond Middle School's Detwiler receives Governor's Award". Redmond Reporter. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  41. ^ "Washington State Historical Society Annual Awards 2013" (PDF). Washington State Historical Society. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  42. ^ "Two Faculty Honored for Teaching Excellence". Northeastern University College of Professional Studies. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  43. ^ "Faculty Directory: Darin Detwiler". Northeastern University College of Professional Studies. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  44. ^ Detwiler, Darin (2020). FOOD SAFETY: Past, Present, and Predictions (1st ed.). Cambridge, MA: Elsevier. ISBN 9780128182192.
  45. ^ Detwiler, Darin (2020). Building the Future of Food Safety Technology: Blockchain and Beyond (1st ed.). Cambridge, MA: Elsevier. ISBN 9780128189566.
  46. ^ Detwiler, Darin (January 8, 1994). "Tragedy Wasn't Enough". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  47. ^ Detwiler, Darin (March 31, 2014). "Do Meat and Poultry Handling Labels Really Convey Safety?". Food Quality and Safety Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  48. ^ Detwiler, Darin (October 21, 2014). "USDA Food Safety Postcards – A Father's Different Take on 'Wish You Were Here'". Food Quality and Safety Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  49. ^ Detwiler, Darin (November 14, 2014). "Twenty Years after Tragedy, Foodborne Illnesses Still an Issue". The Bellingham Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  50. ^ Detwiler, Darin (February 20, 2017). "His Chair at the Table is Still Empty". Food Safety News. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  51. ^ Detwiler, Darin (September 25, 2015). "Praise for an Unlikely 'Whistleblower'". Food Safety News. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  52. ^ Detwiler, Darin (September 23, 2015). "Bearing Witness to Justice at the PCA Sentencing". Food Safety News. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  53. ^ Detwiler, Darin (September 18, 2015). "PCA Does Not Reflect All in the Food Industry". Food Safety News. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  54. ^ Detwiler, Darin (June 14, 2015). "Holding Food Companies Accountable". Food Quality and Safety Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  55. ^ Detwiler, Darin (May 29, 2015). "Building an 'Integrated Food Safety System' Will Take All of Us". Food Safety News. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  56. ^ Detwiler, Darin (April 13, 2015). "Blowing the Whistle on Wrongdoings: PCA Salmonella Outbreak". Food Quality and Safety Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  57. ^ Detwiler, Darin (February 20, 2015). "Cracking the Case of a Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak: The Victims' Stories". Food Quality and Safety Magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  58. ^ "TEDXNortheasternU2020". Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  59. ^ "American Greed: "From Peanuts to Sick Millions."". CNBC. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  60. ^ "Food Crimes: "P.B. & Jail."". Food Republic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
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