Janine Mercer serves as a Laboratory Product Manager at Nelson-Jameson. Her core responsibility is to optimize the performance of specific product categories, in addition to analyzing market trends for opportunities and challenges. This comprehensive role encompasses developing robust product strategies, executing impactful marketing initiatives, and ultimately ensuring high customer satisfaction, which directly fuels company growth. A key part of her position involves providing essential technical support, bridging the gap between manufacturers and end-users by troubleshooting issues and finding resolutions.
Janine's primary focus is ensuring customers get the most out of the products offered. She delivers essential technical support across her product lines. Her work involves troubleshooting any issues customers encounter and proactively assisting new farmsteads through their auditing requirements, which ultimately helps them maintain operational efficiency and achieve necessary certifications.
With 30 years of experience in the industry, Janine began her career as a Laboratory Technician at a Food and Environmental Laboratory. Her prior roles include Laboratory Manager, Operations Manager, Laboratory Supervisor, and Senior Lab Specialist. Janine was drawn to this career path by her passion for ensuring the integrity and safety of our food supply. She is driven by the desire to implement and support practices that allow people to enjoy the foods they love without concern for their safety.
Throughout her extensive career, Janine has achieved significant accomplishments, including implementing an SAP program and developing and chairing the Safety Committee for AgSource Laboratories. She also graduated from the AgSource REACH Leadership Program and participated in an FDA-led Jersey Cow Study in China. Currently, she serves as the Vice President of the Wisconsin Lab Association. Janine is a member of the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Lab Association.
Recognize and address possible hygiene and sanitation challenges based on the cleaning and material handling equipment available in your facility. Through a discovery call, virtual, or on-site assessment, Vikan SQF Practitioner certified specialists will assist in confirming that your system and cleaning tool inventory aligns with your risk management objectives while pinpointing any missing tools and enhancing maintenance and usage practices. Evaluate whether your existing tools are utilized in the most effective manner, or determine if a more suitable tool exists for the task at hand. Ensure that your tools comply with all relevant standards and regulatory requirements. Site evaluations encompass a summary survey, an overview of the location, a color-coded factory layout plan, product suggestions, a recommended order form, and a proposal for a follow-up survey.
This is a comprehensive program for the food processing industry. Nelson-Jameson brings together the most extensive collection of color-coded products for material handling, product handling, janitorial, safety, apparel, QA/QC, and metal-detectable applications. With the right pieces, a color-coding system is a powerful tool in preventing cross-contamination of allergens and food-borne illnesses that can lead to sickness or expensive product recalls.
Food safety is crucial in protecting consumers, and understanding how to ensure your program scales alongside your business is crucial in maintaining success. A program isn’t merely a matter of compliance; food safety is an ongoing initiative that must meet current demands and proactively stay ahead of emerging challenges.
Streamline indicator organism laboratory testing with ready-to-use Petrifilm Plates with no prep time required.
Get Petrifilm Certified through our complimentary immersive workshop for managers, personnel, and teams. The workshop offers practical knowledge through hands-on training and networking with industry professionals and experts. Attendees gain an in-depth understanding of Petrifilm technology and valuable insights into effective environmental monitoring practices. Participants leave with a certification and a wealth of resources that can significantly contribute to elevating their plant's quality control standards.
Get Dry Cleaning Certified through our complimentary immersive food safety-focused workshop for managers, personnel, and teams.
Ensure the safety and quality of your products with allergen detection solutions. Undeclared allergens continue to be the top reason for food recalls in the United States.1 If you have a risk for allergen cross-contact in your facility, Neogen Allergen Testing Products can help mitigate your risks. By incorporating allergen testing into your validation, verification, and positive release programs, you insure the safety of both your customers and business.
Using metal-detectable or x-ray detectable items and following industry guidelines can significantly reduce the risk of product contamination, maximizing food safety and ensuring the integrity of your product.
Measure equipment and surface cleanliness before food processing and preparation with ATP Testing Products.
Improve your food safety program by implementing effective environmental testing solutions to ensure the highest hygiene standards.
Protect your brand and consumers with our comprehensive food allergen testing solutions. We offer precise, reliable tests for various sample types, empowering you to build a robust allergen control program and safeguard your food production.
From food verification to quality control applications, Neogen® provides a comprehensive selection of value-added solutions and services to fit your food safety needs. Help ensure optimal quality is achieved by utilizing these measures to target your microbiological, environmental, and sample testing needs. Neogen® uses their industry expertise to support your food safety testing process from start to finish by offering a wide spectrum of allergen test kits, sanitation monitoring systems, microbiological agars & test kits, and essential testing supplies. Contact our Product Specialists today to create the right food safety testing program for your laboratory!
