Revol Greens adds Frank Yiannas as food safety consultant

Revol Greens, a greenhouse leafy greens producer, has announce the appointment of Frank Yiannas as an advisor for food safety. Yiannas, the former Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will serve as a food safety consultant for the company.

Yiannas, the release states, is “renowned for his pivotal role in designing and implementing groundbreaking initiatives such as the FDA's Fresh Leafy Greens Action Plan, Final Food Traceability Rule, Proposed Agricultural Water Standard, and the New Era of Smarter Food Safety.” In addition to the FDA, he has worked for Walmart and Disney and written two books: "Food Safety Culture" and "Food Safety = Behavior."

In addition to Yiannas reviewing Revol Green's food safety processes, he will also advise Revol Greens on how to best design food safety into existing and future production facilities, engage in smart, fit-for-purpose agriculture policy, and establish a high standard of care for the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry to follow.

"I'm delighted to be working with and lending my experience to the Revol Greens team who has an unwavering commitment to food safety and consumer trust," Yiannas said per the release. "Today's food system faces many headwinds, ranging from supply chain bottlenecks, labor shortages, climate change, available water, as well as continued food safety pressures. Success in this changing environment requires continued innovation in how we grow and produce safe and abundant food for this generation and the next."

“Revol Greens is committed to providing consumers with high quality and safe products, so we are always looking for ways to elevate our processes,” said Dinesh Babu, Revol’s vice president of food safety & compliance, per the announcement. “We are thrilled to have Frank, with his deep food safety expertise, engage with our dedicated greenhouse teams and support our efforts to progress policy and industry understanding."