Sabrina Wildermuth, Ms, Cfs Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Manages our Nutrition & Regulatory team, a part of the greater Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) team within Thrive Market Merchandising. Actively monitors local, state, and federal regulatory changes impacting Thrive Market's product assortment. Leads ongoing compliance activities to ensure all labels, website, and marketing materials are adequately verified, audited, and compliant with all regulatory requirements and Thrive Market standards. Works cross-functionally with UX, Design, Marketing, Legal and Operations teams to ensure we have accurate product information for our Members and clear messaging on Thrive Market's Quality & Ingredient Standards. The Regulatory team is a key role in the new product onboarding process for both private label and branded items and supports the Merchandising team to get new products to market.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Supports Product Innovators, Brand Managers and Category Managers in product development and vendor onboarding activities• Improves time-to-market for product-related projects• Reviews ingredient, nutrition labeling and regulatory information for compliance with Thrive values and Federal labeling and policy regulations (FDA, USDA) and other regulatory entities (organic certifiers, Kosher, etc.)• Conducts technical reviews of product specifications, nutrition facts, ingredient and allergen statements, briefs and packaging artwork to ensure compliance with federal regulations and Thrive's labeling claims and values• Ongoing development of requirements and review of submissions required to verify both private label and branded products comply with all assigned Thrive values• Provides recommendations on labeling issues (based on scientific, technical literature, and policy reviews)• Identifies regulatory issues, provides resolution and offers suggestions when working on new product labels or product reformulations• Supports the Customer Relations team in responding to technical nutrition and science based customer and product inquiries• Coordinates and Manages collection and expiration tracking of vendor certifications and other pertinent documents needed for ongoing verification of label compliance• Assists in Vendor Management system configuration (FoodLogiQ) maintenance and ongoing projects to streamline and continuously improve the onboarding process as it relates to information collection, review and approval of product information and label compliance

Buena Park, California, United States

-Ensures regulatory and product safety compliance of Nutrilite nutrition products sold globally-Leads cross functional teams, guiding the concept reviews, label & claims development, raw material, ingredient and formula reviews, and international claims support-Supports product strategies, offering review, oversight, and interpretation of current, pending, and future product regulations or safety requirements-Manages risk assessments, initiating, preparing, and publishing regulatory assessment reports-Develops and maintains relationships with regulatory partners, with both Amway affiliates, and within industry-Recommends compliance strategy with full consideration of product quality

Monrovia, Ca

• Served as the regulatory expert for food, beverage, supplement & personal care products for 2000+ private label manufacturers in 56 countries.• Oversaw regulatory compliance documentation and label development process for private label artwork.• Provided leadership to several direct reports within the nutrition team, creating a positive work environment emphasizing collaboration and encouragement of critical thinking and decision making.• Collaborated cross-functionally with several departments including nutrition, quality assurance, merchandising, and design to ensure a smooth development process and effective communication.• Ensured technical reviews of product specifications, nutrition facts, label art and revisions are compliant with Federal and Trader Joe’s Private Labeling requirements.• Supported the Trader Joe’s Stores and internal Customer Relations Team in responding to elevated technical and science-based customer inquiries.

Monrovia, Ca

· Completed technical reviews of product specifications, nutrition facts, label art and revisions to ensure compliance with Federal and Trader Joe’s Private Labeling requirements.· Communicated with all members of the Marketing and Buying Teams as well as the Quality Assurance Director and Vendors to collect the information required to meet Federal and Trader Joe’s Private Labeling requirements.· Supported the Customer Relations Team in responding to elevated technical and science based customer and store crew inquiries.

Orange County, California Area

Lecturer for Undergraduate Introductory Food Science:- Developed engaging lectures and activities to demonstrate scientific principles such as ice crystallization, spherification, and food fraud. - Collaborated with faculty to develop course syllabus, lecture material, and innovative class demonstrations via an interactive teaching style.

Rancho Dominguez, Ca

Responsibilities included: developing and reviewing regulatory information for product labels and technical documentation, creating ingredient statements and nutritional information based on multi-national and federal regulations, providing accurate technical information to internal and external customers, certifying products Gluten-Free, Kosher, Non-GMO verified, etc., and assisting the research & development team in product formulations.

Huntington Beach, Ca

Projects included: substantiation of food and supplement product-specific claims with third-party research, preparing nutrition and supplement facts panels, and ensuring ingredient declarations and allergen warnings are in compliance with FDA and USDA regulatory requirements according to confidential formulations.

Irvine, Ca

Projects included: label audit verifications, developing HACCP plans for products, routine reports for HACCP, SSOP, and GMP, leading trainings for kitchen staff, preparing Spec Sheets and COAs, technical research for R&D ingredients, formulation development for customers, and monitoring daily testing and documentation.

Laguna Niguel, Ca

Planned schedules with clients and staff; coordinated with the chefs and servers during events, andcommunicated with vendors for décor, facility, and bakery requests.

Orange County, California Area

Duties included: revitalizing Chapman’s nutrition labeling system, launching healthy-eating campaigns,coordinating a student board of directors, and leading nutrition-related programs.

Madrid Area, Spain

Served as a cultural ambassador and native English speaker at a high school in Madrid, Spain. Responsibilities included: planning and conducting conversational classroom activities, giving presentations on different topics related to the United States (culture, society, and history), leading language labs and table discussions, acting as a resource person both at the host institution and in the community, coordinating extra-curricular activities, and conducting English conversation clubs.

Santa Ana, California

Assisted the company president with design projects for customers and trade shows, developed and designed the annual catalogue for press, checked orders for accuracy before shipment, and re-sized new images and artwork for the company website--wallwords.com. Wall Words makes custom decorative lettering for home and wall decor.

Orange, California

Analyzed recipes, revitalized menu and product development for the retail food line, updated social media sites, designed daily menus and nutrition signage for the cafeteria, led nutrition-related programs, and worked hands-on in the kitchens with chefs.

Orange, California

Tutored undergraduate students in foundation Chemistry courses. Students reported a 10-20% average increase in class grades.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Food Science

Activities and Societies: Food Science and Nutrition Student Association - Vice President

Bfa In Graphic Design, Minor In Food Science And Nutrition

Activities and Societies: Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, Order of Omega.

High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates