Mr. Jeff B. Nelken
Food Safety and HACCP Compliance
Woodland Hills , CA 91364
Fax: 818-703-7147
Introduction
Jeff Nelken, B.S., M.A.,
Jeff Nelken is a food safety guru with more than 30 years of diverse health care, restaurant and hospitality training experience. He reviews vulnerability surveys, crisis plans and food security programs for those seeking to enhance there operations proficiency.
He has a rare combination of authentic “hands on” experience, enthusiasm, and a favorite of investigative reporters. Nelken has worked with CBS, NBC, Inside Edition, Dateline MSNBC and CNN as an expert on food safety stories.
His expertise is frequently relied upon by news media, restaurants, supermarkets, manufacturers, law firms seeking an Expert Witness or guidance on food safety issues
His cases have included investigating alleged food borne illness, burns, allergy complaints, kitchen accidents, and standards of the industry.
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Areas of Expertise
- Burn Injury
- Environmental
- FDA
- Food
- Hotel & Hospitality
- Industrial Hygiene & Mold
- Restaurants
- Safety
- Slip, Trip & Fall
Expert Background
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: B.S. in Food Science and Management - Pratt Institute
M.A. in Institutional Food Management Systems - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: FSAC
NEHA - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: UCLA Extension - Food Safety Management
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 65 times
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Food Safety
Restaurant Standards
Norovirus complaint
Burns
Slip and Falls - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 40%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 60%
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: None
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: Eight years
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting
Review of documents
Site inspections
Epidemiologist on consult to help attorney's evaluate their cases - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: 350.00 per hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: 350.00 per hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: 350.00 per hour
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: 350.00 per hour.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses are paid by the retaining attorney
Publications/Articles
References
References upon request.