Dr. John Ryan is the president of RyanSystems.com and holds a Ph.D. in research and statistical methods. He has recently retired from his position as the administrator for the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture's Quality Assurance Division where he headed up Hawaii’s commodity inspection, food safety certification and measurement standards service groups. His latest books “Validating Preventive Food Safety and Quality Controls”,”Food Fraud” and “Guide to Food Safety During Transportation: Controls, Standards and Practices, 2nd Edition” are now offered by Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Dr. Ryan’s company (RyanSystems.com) helps to train and consult with companies in need of validating preventive food safety controls. For more than 25 years, he has implemented quality control systems for international corporations in the United States and around the world