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Tania – Kickstarting your food safety career (#89)

Last Updated on July 11, 2024

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About Tania

Tania is the co-founder of Assured Food Safety Consulting Inc. Assured Food Safety Consulting Inc. is a Vancouver, Canada based company. Their mission is to assist start-up companies in developing and implementing HACCP, aid with audits & certifications, and other food safety protocol. Tania has a Master’s degree in food science and is a proud Centennial College Biotechnology alumni. She has worked in food safety within the government and the food industry. Tania is passionate about giving back to the student community and helping companies improve their food safety.

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This week’s episode is sponsored by:

Canadian Food Innovation Network: CFIN’s Food Innovation Career Hub is a one-stop shop for food professionals, students, and employers. This community is home to anyone interested in a career in food tech or actively seeking talented employees for their food business. The Food Innovator Career Hub lets you search job openings, access original content, and connect with a growing community of food professionals and mentors.

Other things we mentioned in this episode:

Tania’s LinkedIn
Assured Food Safety
Tamia’s Email: Taniainfo@assuredfoodsafety.ca

Timestamps

[0:00] Introduction
[2:53] Tanya’s career journey
[5:39] How Tanya found out about food safety consulting
[10:34] How food safety consulting works
[14:51] Skills needed by a food safety consultant
[13:05] Food safety regulations and consulting options
[24:51] Improving communication skills in school and beyond
[29:30] Overcoming Language barriers
[31:20] Mentorship and why Tania started to
[42:18] Skills students are lacking in the workplace

Tania Quotes

So for that communication skills is very, very important to make sure that you actually are able to explain it in a manner that people who are not from food safety background understands the importance of it. – Tania

And that’s why I wanted to give back to the community, because … I met a lot of good people who have helped me in the past, and now I feel like I have enough experience, … I have enough knowledge, and I can help someone. – Tania

Nobody can remember all the regulations. Of course, even me today I don’t remember all the regulation, but I know what are my resources, where I can go and find the information. – Tania

All those things required communication skills. And I think that is what I learned in my, I started learning in my first job, and then I slowly learned more. And then right now I’m implementing that in my business. – Tania

And then I think I mentioned my first point was self awareness, which is very, very important for students to understand. And I think because either there are many options for some people that they know, or for some they don’t know any option. And they just think, “Okay, we we’re lost like we don’t know what to do?” – Tania