Full Name
Mr. Dan Etzler
Job Title
Sr. Director - Regulatory Affairs
Company
Cargill
Speaker Bio
Dan Etzler serves as a Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs leading Cargill’s North American Protein Regulatory Affairs team in Wichita, Kansas. Dan joined Cargill in July 2008. He works on policy issues with governmental agencies, industry trade groups and others. He and the Protein Regulatory Affairs team support food safety programs for approximately 40 beef, turkey, case ready and processing facilities.
Prior to joining Cargill, he worked as a Quality Assurance Director for Smithfield Packing Company based in Tar Heel, North Carolina. His responsibilities included Food Safety and Quality Assurance. Dan also worked in various Quality Assurance roles at Bryan Foods, ESI Meats and Swift-Eckrich.
Dan received a M.S. in Food Science from Mississippi State University, and a B.S. in Agriculture from Ohio State University. Dan grew up on a grain and sheep family farm in northwest Ohio participating in FFA and 4-H.
Dan is married to Kamie Etzler who works in the health care credentialing field. They have a daughter and son-in law.
Prior to joining Cargill, he worked as a Quality Assurance Director for Smithfield Packing Company based in Tar Heel, North Carolina. His responsibilities included Food Safety and Quality Assurance. Dan also worked in various Quality Assurance roles at Bryan Foods, ESI Meats and Swift-Eckrich.
Dan received a M.S. in Food Science from Mississippi State University, and a B.S. in Agriculture from Ohio State University. Dan grew up on a grain and sheep family farm in northwest Ohio participating in FFA and 4-H.
Dan is married to Kamie Etzler who works in the health care credentialing field. They have a daughter and son-in law.
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