Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports, sat down with QA assistant editor McKenna Christy to discuss how working in food policy requires relationship-building and understanding all of the sectors that make up the food safety industry, which he learned firsthand during his time as agriculture appropriations associate for Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn).
Ronholm shared more with QA about his career in food policy, consumer trends, his philosophy on leadership and his hopes for the future of his sector of the industry in a January/February 2026 Life Lessons profile.
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