The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has announced the retirement of Steve Ingham, administrator for the Division of Food and Recreational Safety.
His last day will be December 16th.
Ingham has served 14 years (2008-10, 2011-21) as the state’s top food safety official, working under five different secretaries.
Prior to joining DATCP, Ingham held faculty positions in food science at Louisiana State University (1988-89), the University of Saskatchewan (1989-93), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1993-2008, 2010-11).
He has served on the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) through the Executive Board and several food safety-related committees.
Ingham also served on the National Advisory Committee on Microbial Criteria for Foods.
