About Us

Tasty Safety owner Joseph Realdine is a Food Safety Connoisseur and Retired USDA-FSIS (Field Operations/Office of International Affairs) specializing in Federal Grants of Inspection, Organic Certification, and Medical Cannabis Food Safety Plans for Edibles. He spent nearly 30-years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS). His positions ranged from Slaughter Inspector to Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer and Frontline Supervisor as well as a regional import field supervisor (RIFS – Office Of International Affairs). His real-world experience includes inspections of a wide range of facilities as a red meat slaughter inspector, poultry slaughter inspector, Halal slaughter inspector and processing inspector.

Recognized as an industry expert, Realdine is a frequent guest speaker including at the 2018 American Culinary Federation National Convention in New Orleans. As a Consumer Safety Officer (CSO), Joseph was called as an expert witness in a successful USDA case against Homestead Gourmet Foods for repeated food processing violations and positive Listeria monocytogene tests.

Throughout his USDA career, Realdine received dozens of awards including a few USDA-FSIS Administrator Awards as well as the Unsung Hero Award from the Organization of Professional Employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (OPEDA).

He brings real-life knowledge and experience from the front lines of food safety. He is a dedicated first responder, as immediate boots-on-the-ground on the front lines of safe food service at Ground Zero (NYC), as well as for survivors of Hurricane Andrew.

Joseph Realdine

Awards

USDA, FSIS SPOT Award for Assisting Saf pan during a Cyclone 2015

FDA Leveraging Collaboration Award for Outstanding Efforts protecting the public health.

USDA, FSIS SPOT Award for effectively addressing a serious food safety problem in Wapahu, HI 04-05-2012

Certificate of Appreciation for Triaging the New Public Health Information System (PHIS) for the USDA, FSIS 01-26-2012

USDA, FSIS SPOT Award for selfless efforts during the Japan earthquake /tsunami aftermath 10-06-2011

USDA, FSIS SPOT Award Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Aftermath 2011

USDA, FSIS Certificate of Appreciation for Superior Performance as a FLS in the Denver District. 09-19-2008

USDA-FSIS Unsung Hero for work on the Homestead Case

USDA, FSIS Administrator Excellence Award for the Office of Field Operations 2007

USDA, FSIS SPOT Award for Exemplary Contributions for HACCP

Time Off Award for Dedication and Personal Sacrifice to the Agency 10-11-2006

USDA, FSIS Performance Bonus Award for Superior performance as a FLS in the Honolulu Circuit

Awarded Superior Ratings from Office of International Affairs (OIA) 07-30-2006

Awarded Performance Award for OIA 083-2005

Certificate of Merit Award for Superior Service 09-20-2005

SPOT Award for protecting the public’s health 04-28-2005

USDA-FSIS Administrators Excellence Award for the Office of Field Operations (OFO) 2004

Certificate of Merit, Extra Effort Award 03-09-2004

USDA-FSIS Spot Award for Detecting Rodent Infestation in a Federal Plant 10-03-2001

USDA-FSIS Certificate of Merit, Cash Award, Sustained Performance 11-20-2001

USDA-FSIS Certificate of Commendation for Documenting Violations of the MIA and PPIA 11-20-2000

USDA-FSIS SPOT Award for Exemplary Contributions in HACCP 11-02-2000

USDA-FSIS SPOT Award for and Alert Action in identifying a formulation Change 08-1996

USDA-FSIS Letter of Commendation for assisting in an APHIS Research Project for BSE 07-1996

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Outstanding service and efforts protecting public heath through collaborative FDA/USDA inspections that removed Listeria monocytogenes adulterated food products from consumer channels.

Leveraging Collaboration Award
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I would like to recognize the professionalism of Inspector Joe Rea dine who demonstrated to our government official and Argentine company representatives FSIS’s inspection procedures. I understand this experience will help to minimize future inspection delays and shipment problems.

Jose D. Molina
Minister-Agriculture Affairs
Embassy of the Argentine Republic
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Mr. Realdine, compliments your professionalism and cooperation. It is very gratifying to hear such good things about District inspectors. I want to add my appreciation, not only for the way you handled this particular incident, but also for the continued excellent work you are becoming known for. Thanks!

George Puchta
United States Department of Agriculture
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Mr. Realdine’s outstanding professionalism and his fast and efficient actions saved us from a tremendous humiliation since the whole project was jeopardized and months of work was eliminated. Without any hesitations we should state that USDA must be very fortunate of having at its force, officers with Mr. Realdine’s caliber of professionalism and efficiency. Mr. Realdine is really promoting the good will and exceptional international relationship amongUSA and Europe in the field of Agricultural services.

Kosatas Katsandris
CRETAFARMS
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It is a pleasure working with someone who takes such a positive approach, a problem solver who always tries to find a sensible solution, while working within the regulatory framework. He is a real plus.

David Biltchik
Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma