Yizhu Yan

• Work closely with processing centers, merchandising and supply chain to conduct product evaluation and improvement projects, ensure products comply with regulatory requirement, product specification and customer’s satisfaction.

• Review vendor program, product specification, labels and claims for approval. Implement Food Safety and Quality Assurance program and keeps improvement to ensure compliance on FDA / USDA, GFSI / HACCP and industry standard.

• Liaise with FDA / USDA / GFSI and other FSQA inspectors on the inspection. Take or coordinate corrective action to ensure all business practice comply with the regulation and standard.

• Evaluate suppliers based on food safety and quality standards, conducting desk or onsite audits and inspections as needed.

• Effectively communicate food safety and compliance information to internal and external stakeholders.

• Respond to food safety complaints, incidents and product recalls, conducting thorough investigations and implementing corrective actions.

• Performed daily quality oversight to make sure final products are compliant with regulations and customer specifications.
• Updated, maintained and verified Safety and Quality Program, ensuring that the plant is compliance with SQF, CFIA, Health Canada and FDA regulations.
• Conducted and facilitated audits, prepared responses to site evaluation reports.
• Led investigations into quality incidents, non-conformities, and customer complaints through root cause and risk analysis.
• Monitored and maintained Recall Manual. Led mock recall and acted as key contact in a recall situation to satisfy CFIA/Health Canada requirements on root cause, mitigation and corrective action at the production level.
• Visited supplier facilities and observed the manufacturing environment to review and assess their procedures.
• Established relevant training programs to ensure employees buy-in.

• Monitored product safety and quality, production process and personnel GMP practice to ensure the compliance to established procedures, standards and requirements.
• Developed, implemented, and maintained HACCP Plan, SQF System, and SOPs for quality control processes and ensured alignment with industry best practices.
• Conducted scheduled internal audits, and assisted in audits from FDA, retailers, and other certifying bodies.
• Assisted the QA manager with complain investigations, resolving deviations, root cause analysis and the application of corrective and preventative actions.

• Performed required monitoring to ensure compliance with FDA and USDA regulations, including pre-operational checks, sanitation verification and label checks.
• Performed physical, biological, and chemical analytical testing of raw materials, in-process samples, packaging materials and finished products.
• Collaborated in USDA audit, FDA audit and annual SQF audit.