Michael C. Robach
Vice President, Corporate Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs, Cargill, Incorporated
Mike Robach is Vice President, Corporate Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs for Cargill based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural, risk management products and services, and employs more than 158,000 people in 66 countries.
Mike joined Cargill in January of 2004 to lead the company’s corporate food safety and regulatory affairs programs. Since that time, Mike has increased the department’s scope to include animal health and quality assurance. He continues to refocus the department toward global efforts in line with Cargill’s vision of being the global leader in nourishing people.
Mike started out his career with Monsanto Company. Prior to joining Cargill, he headed up technical services for Wayne Farms LLC. While at Wayne Farms he managed an integrated poultry operation in Tianjin, China in the early 1990’s.
Mike is a graduate of Michigan State University and Virginia Tech. Mike is President of the Board of Directors for SSAFE, a member of the Science Institute Executive Committee for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, and the current chairman of the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association’s Research Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the American Meat Institute, the National Turkey Federation, the International Association of Food Protection, the Institute of Food Technologists, and the American Society for Microbiology. He has worked closely with the USDA and FDA regarding food safety policy, HACCP, and regulatory reform based on science. From 1995 through 2000, Mike was a member of the National Advisory Committee for Microbiological Criteria in Foods.
