Karl Thorson is a Food Safety Manager, leading Sanitation for General Mills globally. Karl received his BS in Food Science from the University of Minnesota. His has 22 years of experience with Pillsbury/General Mills in Quality, Operations, and Sanitation. His areas of focus include allergen and pathogen control, sanitary design, and sanitation training/education. He has been recognized as the Baking & Snack’s 2016 Operations Executive of the Year and 2016 Sanitarian of the Year by IAFP.