Ewen Todd, President, Ewen Todd Consulting

37 cases involving expert opinion range from pathogens such as E. coli O157, Salmonella, Campylobacter in foodservice products, to cut throat from bone fragments and fish poisons, all causing illness. Also, issues involving contamination of processed foods and their ingredients. Active scientifically in international and national societies in food safety issues, organizing meetings, writing papers and editing manuscripts.

Expert witness details

37 cases in all: 28 cases as expert witness for the plaintiff, 5 as defendant, 3 as government expert; 12 depositions, 24 settled, 1 pending. Two trial testimonies (E. coli illness case, Michigan; contaminated meat, Ontario). One case E. Todd survived a Daubert judgment as an expert witness in an appeal and the case was settled. Agents:  E. coli O157:H7 (13), Salmonella (5), Campylobacter (4), Shigella (1), Bacillus cereus (1), Vibrio vulnificus (1), Yersinia enterocolitica (1), Klebsiella pneumoniae (1), Plesiomonas (1), ciguatera poisoning (1), hepatitis A virus (1), miscellaneous and unknown agents (7). Currently in cases involving poor hygiene and extraneous matter in baked products, Salmonella in psyllium, Salmonella in a fried chicken sandwich, Yersinia enterocolitica in a sandwich, allergic response to sesame in a restaurant meal, Shigella from a Cobb salad; Salmonella from a roast beef sandwich; Salmonella in KFC chicken.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Positions and Honors:

August 2014-August 2015 Visiting Professor, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

2011-present contract with Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Michigan State University for on-line teaching in pathogens and toxins as Adjunct Professor

2011-present President, Ewen Todd Consulting, Okemos, Michigan

2007-2010 Professor, Advertising, Public Relations and Retailing, Michigan State University

2006-2008 Director, Food Safety Policy Center and Professor, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center

2001-2006 Director, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Michigan State University

1971-2001 Head, Methodology/Contaminated Foods Section, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Protection Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

1976-2001 Chairman, Foodborne Disease Reporting Centre, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Protection Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

1976-2001 Co-chairman, Botulism Reference Centre, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Protection Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

1968-2001 Joint Chief of the Research Division (with Jeff Farber), Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Protection Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada.

Awards:

1992 Citation Award from the International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians for many years of devotion to the ideals of the Association.

1997 Distinctive Service Award for extraordinary teamwork and support to the Science and Technology Community (management of human resources in the Canadian federal government science departments) August 29, 1997, Ottawa.

1999 Recipient of the Excellence in Science Award for 1998, the first to be awarded by Health Canada, March 23, Ottawa

1999 Deputy Minister's Award of Team Excellence in 1999 for the work done in promoting the Fight BAC! campaign in Canada, June 15, Ottawa.

2001 International Association for Food Protection Fellows Award (Minneapolis, August, 2001).

2001 Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Gold Medal for Pure and Applied Science (Ottawa, July 2001) [given to one government scientist every two years].

2006 MSU University Outreach and Engagement Senior Fellow

2009 American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow.

2011 International Association for Food Protection, Honorary Life Membership

2012 NSF International Lifetime Achievement Award

2017 Award named after him from International Association for Food Protection (Ewen C D Todd Control of Foodborne Illness Award)

Appointments:

1969-71 Safety Officer for Microbiology Division

1974-95 Official Analyst

1971-76 Head, Methodology Section

1977-01 Head, Contaminated Foods Section

1985-88 Editorial Advisory Board, Food Protection Report (U.S.)

1989-03 Editorial Board, Journal of Food Protection, Des Moines, Iowa

1991-03 Editorial Board, International Food Safety, Edinburgh, U.K.

1979-01 Reviewer, Canada Communicable Diseases Report

1988-PresentReviewer, Journal of Food Protection

1988-02 Reviewer, Canadian Medical Association Journal

1989-92 A/Chief, Microbiology Research Division, March-August, 1989, October-November, 1995, and other occasions (up to 2 weeks per year)

1989 Nominated for Executive Council of the International Assoc. Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians

1998–2001 A/Chief, Microbiology Research Division, jointly with J. Farber till July 2001 then solely as Chief

1969‑1971 Safety Officer for Microbiology Division

1990-1997 Listed in a directory of international experts on toxic and harmful algal blooms (A.W. White, WHOI Sea Grant Program, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

1990-2001 HPB spokesperson for 1) foodborne disease and 2) Salmonella 3) verotoxigenic E. coli

1992-2001 Chairman, Research Scientists Group (SE-RES) and Research Group (RE), Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada

1992 Citation Award from the International Association of Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians for many years of devotion to the ideals of the Association.

1995-2001 AOAC Methods Committee on Microbiology and Extraneous Materials — Canadian representative

1996-1997 Acted as Chief for 2 months, and Bureau Director for 2 months

1977-2001 Literature citations: from 1974 to July, 2001 there were 1563 citations of works by E.C.D. Todd. Seven were cited 40 or more times, and an additional 3 over 100 times, including: Preliminary estimates of costs of foodborne disease in the United States (J. Food Protection 52: 595-601, 1989); Bates et al: Pennate diatom Nitzschia pungens as a primary source of domoic acid, a toxin in shellfish from eastern Prince Edward, Canada (Can. J. Fish Aquat. Sci. 46: 1203)

2003-2005 Improving Fish Advisory Awareness in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Steering Committee

2004-2018 MSU University Outreach Engagement Directors' Advisory Team

25 Publications (last 10 years):

2015

1. Todd E.C.D., Greig JD. 2015. Viruses of foodborne origin: a review. Virus Adaptation and Treatment.7:1–21.
2. Park, M.S., J. S. Moon, E. C. D. Todd, and G. J. Bahk. 2015. Bacterial contamination in saeng-go-gi, a ready-to-eat fresh raw beef dish sold in restaurants in South Korea. Food Prot. 78(3):619-623.
3. Faour-Klingbeil, D., Kuri, V., and Todd, E. C. D. 2015. Investigating a link of two different types of food business management to the food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers in Beirut, Lebanon. Food Control, 55, 166-175.

2016

4. Faour-Klingbeil, D., Murtada, M., Kuri, V., & Todd, E. C. D. 2016. Understanding the routes of contamination of ready-to-eat vegetables in the Middle East. Food Control, 62, 125-133. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.10.024
5. Todd, E. C. D. 2016. Outbreaks of foodborne disease in the foodservice industry, Chapter 14 In Foodborne Diseases: Case Studies of Outbreaks in the Agri-Food Industries. Soon, J. M., Manning, L., and Wallace, C. A. CRC Press. pp. 313–340.

2017

6. Todd, E. C. D. 2017. Foodborne disease and food control in the Gulf states. Food Control 73 (Part B): 341–366.
7. Todd E.C.D. 2017. Foodborne Disease in the Middle East. In: Badran A., Murad S., Baydoun E., Daghir N. (eds) Water, Energy & Food Sustainability in the Middle East. Springer, Cham. New York, NY. pp. 389-440.

2018

8. Faour-Klingbeil, D., and Todd, E. C. D. 2018. A review on the rising prevalence of international standards: threats or opportunities for the agri-food produce sector in developing countries, with a focus on examples from the MENA Region. Foods, 7(3):33; doi:10.3390/foods7030033
9. Faour-Klingbeil, D., and Todd, E.C.D. 2018. The impact of climate change on raw and untreated wastewater use for agriculture, especially in arid regions: a review. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 15(2):61-72.
10. Faour-Klingbeil, D., and Todd, E.C.D. 2018. The inhibitory effect of traditional pomegranate molasses on S. typhimurium growth on parsley leaves and in mixed salad vegetables. Journal of Food Safety 38(4): 9 pages, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfs.12469.

2019

11. Perez-Rodriguez, F., Kwon, J., Bolivar, A., Sauer, K., Ryu, D., and Todd, E. 2019. Probabilistic risk model of norovirus transmission during handling and preparation of fresh produce in school foodservice operations. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 290:159-169.
12. Faour-Klingbeil, D., and Todd, E. C. D. 2019. Prevention and Control of Foodborne Diseases in Middle-East North African Countries: Review of National Control Systems. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(1) DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17010070.

2020

13. Faour-Klingbeil, D., Kuri, V., and Todd, E. C. D. Comparison of hygiene standards and food safety practices between sole-proprietor and corporate-managed restaurants in Lebanon. British Food Journal 122(4): 1112-1129.
14. Todd, E. C. D. Editorial: Food-Borne Disease Prevention and Risk Assessment. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(14), 5129.
15. Faour-Klingbeil, D., and Todd, E. 2020. The role of food safety in food waste and losses. In Preventing food losses and waste to achieve food security and sustainability. Edited by E. M. Yahia. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science; e-chapter. http://dx.doi.org/10.19103/AS.2019.0053.07© Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited.

2021

16. Faour-Klingbeil, D., Osaili, T. M., Al-Nabulsi, A. A., Jemni, M., & Todd, E. C. D. (2021). The public perception of food and non-food related risks of infection and trust in the risk communication during COVID-19 crisis: A study on selected countries from the Arab region. Food Control, 121, 107617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107617
17. Faour-Klingbeil, D., Osaili, T. M., Al-Nabulsi, A. A., Jemni, M., & Todd, E. C. D. (2021). An on-line survey of the behavioral changes in Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia during the COVID-19 pandemic related to food shopping, food handling, and hygienic practices. Food Control 125 107934, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.107934
18. Todd, E. C. D. Preface in Food Safety in the Middle East. Edited by Savvaidis, I., and Osaili, T. Elsevier, Oxford, UK. 1st Edition — December 2, 2021.
19. Todd, E. C. D. Overview on food safety in the Middle East. Chapter 2 in Food Safety in the Middle East. Edited by Savvaidis, I., and Osaili, T. Elsevier, Oxford, UK. 1st Edition — December 2, 2021.
20. Faour-Klingbeil, D., Al-Busaidi, M. A., and Todd, E. C. D. Chapter 8. Legislation for food control in the Arab countries of the Middle East. Chapter 8 in Food Safety in the Middle East. Edited by Savvaidis, I., and Osaili, T. Elsevier, Oxford, UK. 1st Edition — December 2, 2021.

2022

21. Faour-Klingbeil, D., Osaili, T. M., Al-Nabulsi, A. A., Taybeh, A.' O., Jemni, M., and Todd, E. C. D. 2022. How has public perception of food safety and health risks changed a year after the pandemic and vaccines roll out? Food Control Food Control. Sep;139:109073. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109073.

2023

22. Todd, E. C.D. 2023. Foodborne Diseases: Overview of Emerging Food Technologies, Reference Module in Food Science, Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822521-9.00098-8.
23. Todd, E. C. D. 2023. Personal hygiene and food worker health.  Chapter 22, pages 699-734. In Food Safety Management, 2^nd V. Andersen, H. Lelieveld, and Y. Motarjemi. (Eds.), Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12820013-1.00038-3.
24. 5 Elsevier Encyclopedia chapters

2024  

242      Todd ECD and Faour-Klingbeil D. Impact of Food Waste on Society, Specifically at Retail and Foodservice Levels in Developed and Developing Countries. Foods. 2024 Jul 1;13(13):2098. doi: 10.3390/foods13132098. PMID: 38998603; PMCID: PMC11241329.

243      Todd, E. C. D. Waterborne Diseases and Wastewater Treatment in Iraq, Journal of Food Protection, 87(1), 2024, 100204, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100204.