Dr. John Butts

Dr. Butts held the primary technical role at Land O’ Frost the 3rd largest sliced lunchmeat brand in the US for over 40 years. He served as an officer on the Leadership Team for over 35 years. His team at LOF developed the Seek & Destroy Process for Lm control in the early 90’s. In 2010 Food Safety By Design, LLC. was founded to help producers of high-risk products learn how to prevent and manage food safety risks. Root cause identification, Preventive and Predictive practices are key components of the Food Safety By Design Seek & Destroy Process. The Seek and Destroy Pathogen Control Process has been taught in all NAMI Lm Workshops for over 24 years. Dr. Butts received the NSF Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 and was inducted into the Meat Industry Hall of Fame in 2020.