Rebekah Lowe Email & Phone Number

St Louis, Missouri, United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Greater Omaha Area

• Created and maintained all product ingredient and nutritional information for company and customer product labels • Gave Regulatory guidance and collaborated with the Marketing and Purchasing departments to ensure that all product labels met FDA labeling regulations. • Lead the review and approval process for all company and customer label designs.• Maintained an in depth knowledge of FDA regulations • Superior knowledge of the Genesis labeling software used for creating ingredient statements and nutrition panels for product labeling• Worked with Co-Pack and Skinner customers on Regulatory issues and gave Regulatory guidance as needed, this included leading customer specific processes for the review and approval of customer packaging and label designs.• Trained and managed Regulatory technician, intern, and/or temporary employees• Participated as a team member in the product development process as well as plant trials • Worked as a team player in achieving the company’s first SQF (Safe Quality Food) Level 2 certification.• Member of the Food Safety, Food Defense, and Recall teams.• Wrote and maintained company policies pertaining to the Regulatory Affairs department• Maintained all ingredient and supplier approval documentation and specifications as well as performed an annual supplier and ingredient review and approval process• Responsible for documentation control for all company formulas, scale sheets, and formula traceability sheets and the security of these documents.• Maintained the company Food Safety Manual with the most current policy revisions• Conducted internal audits for the Regulatory department.• Maintained company product documentation including product lists and product specification sheets.• Worked with the Quality and Purchasing departments on reviewing questionable ingredients received in the plant and determining ingredient disposition • Participated in continuing education classes and training.

Processed and documented incoming food, beverage, and environmental samples for allergen testing. Prepared incoming samples for testing by processing samples to obtain representative sub-samples, and weighing samples for testing. Conducted daily analysis of food, beverage, and environmental samples for the presence of food allergens, using ELISA detection methods. Mixed, blended, and cultivated ingredients in order to make reagents need for laboratory operation. Recorded and compiled test results, and prepared reports.Executed daily calibration of laboratory equipment. Ordered supplies needed to maintain inventories in the laboratory. Assisted in writing and reviewing laboratory operating procedures.Cleaned laboratory equipment. Prepared and titered antibodies for the development of ELISA methods to detect food allergens.Trained undergraduate students in laboratory procedures, glassware maintenance, and reagent preparation. Provided assistance to laboratory managers with collaborative studies and research. Attended conferences, including Institute of Food Technologists annual meetings and Food Allergen Workshops, to promote laboratory services. Lead youth workshop presentations to educate young women about food science and food allergen detection.

Processed and documented incoming food, beverage, and environmental samples for allergen testing. Prepared incoming samples for testing by processing samples to obtain representative sub-samples, and weighing samples for testing. Conducted daily analysis of food, beverage, and environmental samples for the presence of food allergens, using ELISA detection methods. Mixed, blended, and cultivated ingredients in order to make reagents need for laboratory operation. Recorded and compiled test results, and prepared reports.Executed daily calibration of laboratory equipment. Ordered supplies needed to maintain inventories in the laboratory. Assisted in writing and reviewing laboratory operating procedures.Cleaned laboratory equipment. Prepared and titered antibodies for the development of ELISA methods to detect food allergens.Trained undergraduate students in laboratory procedures, glassware maintenance, and reagent preparation. Provided assistance to laboratory managers with collaborative studies and research. Attended conferences, including Institute of Food Technologists annual meetings and Food Allergen Workshops, to promote laboratory services. Lead youth workshop presentations to educate young women about food science and food allergen detection.

* Ensured adequate preparation and maintenance of glassware and other laboratory equipment.* Assisted technicians with food sample preparation, including grinding of samples to obtain representative samples, and weighing of samples.* Maintained proper sample storage.* Prepared laboratory reagents.* Researched and conducted an undergraduate research project comparing ELISA test kits available on the market for the detection of peanut allergens.