I dig this. If I were ever blessed with the opportunity to run a private, profitable company these are the types of people I would want to hire and retain. Building a company with a slice of my citizens. My local food distribution company had the volunteer fire chief on payroll in a town that couldn't afford to pay a salary for a full time chief. I think it was a great civic service to let him leave work when we had calls during the day.
Everyone operating at scale in the food supply chain needs an executive with medical/scientific expertise. The risks from foodborne illnesses are real.
It feels like an eternity ago but there were several major food scares, recalls, and deaths, from contaminated vegetables last year.
Some day...