About

Dr. David T. Glover, is a published microbiologist with over 15 years of food industry and regulatory expertise. Dr. Glover started his career as an academic researcher, specializing in bacterial pathogenesis and vaccine antigen characterization research. Dr. Glover’s research resulted in multiple international patents and a pharmaceutical licensing agreement. Additionally, Dr. Glover served as an academic instructor, helping to inspire and mold the minds of the next generation of scientists.

After leaving academia Dr. Glover worked as a Consumer Safety Officer for the Food and Drug Administration in the Atlanta District Office. During this time, he was trained/certified in a wide host of FDA regulatory areas and completed over 130 FDA establishment inspections. Dr. Glover took his regulatory expertise to the private sector, serving as Quality and Sanitation Manager at several food manufacturing facilities, working in several industries including meat processing and bakery/snack food manufacturing.

With this host of knowledge and experience, Dr. Glover started his own consulting firm, E.A.A. Quality Food Solutions, LLC. Dr. Glover is a certified Lead Auditor, specializing in the Safe Quality Food (SQF) food safety scheme. Additionally, he provides expert knowledge of Quality Programs, Sanitation Programs, and Microbial/Pathogen Mitigation Strategies.

Education:

Ph.D., Microbiology 2007
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

B.S., Biology 2001
Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia

Certifications:

Relevant Training/Certifications
Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) 12/22/2018
SQF Lead Auditor 03/17/2017
Relevant Training/Certifications (Received through FDA or University):
Conducting Seafood HACCP Inspections (FD249) 03/21/2014
Low Acid Canned Food Inspections (FD304) 05/23/2013
Dietary Supplement Good Manufacturing Practice (FD340) 04/26/2013
Conducting Acidified Food Inspections (FD202) 01/18/2013
Basic Drug School (DG201) 07/29/2012
CTP Inspection Briefing 05/08/2012
Egg Safety Inspection Training (FD107) 04/20/2012
Inspectional Techniques and Evidence Development (FD151) 10/21/2011
Food Processing & Technology (FD152) 08/12/2011
Food Good Manufacturing Practices (FD150) 04/08/2011
ORA Personal Safety (MP118) 03/18/2011
Evidence Development (MP102) 03/11/2011
Basic Food and Drug Law (MP101) 03/04/2011
Certificate of HACCP Course Completion – Seafood HACCP Alliance 01/25/2011
Certificate Number: 1235-012511-31804

Areas Expertise:

GFSI:

• SQF Code Edition 9
  • • 07 Slaughterhouse, Boning and Butchery Operations
    • 08 Processing of Manufactured Meats & Poultry
    • 09 Seafood Processing
    • 12 Egg Processing
    • 13 Bakery and Snack Food Processing
    • 14 Fruit and Vegetable Processing
    • 16 Ice, Drink and Beverage Processing
    • 19 Food Ingredient Manufacture
    • 20 Recipe Meals Manufacture
    • 22 Processing of Cereals Grains and Nuts
    • 25 Fresh Produce Wholesaling and Distribution
    • 26 Food Wholesaling and Distribution
    • 31 Manufacture of Dietary Supplements

USDA Regulations:

• Animals and Animal Products
  • • -9 CFR Chapter III-Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture Subchapter E – Regulatory Requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (Parts 412-500)

FDA Regulations:

• Food manufacturing and regulatory compliance
  • • -21 CFR 117 – Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food
    • -21 CFR 123– Fish and Fishery Products
    • -21 CFR 111– cGMP, Packaging, Labeling, or Holding Operations for Dietary Supplements
    • -21 CFR 110 – cGMP, in manufacturing , packing, or holding human food
    • -21 CFR 108 – Emergency Permit Control
    • -21 CFR 114 – Acidified Foods
    • -21 CFR 101 – Food Labeling
    • -21 CFR 117 – Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food
    • -21 CFR 113 – Thermally Processed Low-Acid Foods Packaged in Hermetically Sealed Containers

• Drug manufacturing and regulatory compliance
  • • -21 CFR 210 & 211 – cGMP in manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding of drugs and
      finished pharmaceuticals
    • -21 CFR 820 – Quality System Regulation

Professional Affiliations:
International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)
International Food Safety & Quality Network (IFSQN)
NSF International
Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI)