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 this January/February 2026 Life Lessons profile.
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