# Ep. 212. Dr. Claire Sand: The Future of Food Packaging and Chemicals of Concern

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Podcast: [Food Safety Matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/food-safety-matters-176094)
Published: 2026-02-24T10:30:00+00:00
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Claire Sand, Ph.D. is a global packaging leader with 40 years of experience in food science and packaging. As founder of Packaging Technology and Research LLC, her mission is to enable a more sustainable food system by advancing innovations that extend food shelf life and reduce waste. Dr. Sand specializes in leading cross-functional teams, developing technology strategies, and creating implementation roadmaps for complex packaging challenges across the value chain. With over 150 publications to her credit, she is a regular contributor to leading food science and packaging publications and has held adjunct faculty positions at Michigan State University and California Polytechnic State University. Her industry recognition includes Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Fellow status and the Riester-Davis-Brody Lifetime Achievement Award in Food Packaging. She serves on numerous editorial boards, authored The Packaging Value Chain , and co-chairs PACfoodwaste, a collaborative initiative addressing food waste through packaging innovation. Dr. Sand's career spans leadership roles at General Mills, Kraft Heinz, Nestlé, Safeway, and Total Quality Marketing, with international experience in Germany, Colombia, and Thailand across R&D, market research, and commercialization. She holds a Ph.D. in Food Science and Nutrition from the University of Minnesota and both M.S. and B.S. degrees in Packaging from Michigan State University. In this episode of Food Safety Matters , we speak with Dr. Claire Sand [19:45] about: Her background in packaging science, early research on migration standards in the EU, and career-long focus on food packaging and chemicals of concern How she defines "clean packaging" and the importance of using only essential, safe substances in food-contact mater…

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