Food Safety, Solved.

Food safety can feel like a complex puzzle—but LMK Food Safety Consulting is here to help you solve it.

Led by food safety expert Laura M. Wildey Kearse, our team specializes in inspections and audits, food safety education, HACCP plan creation, regulatory compliance, and grant management. With deep industry and regulatory experience, we provide practical solutions to strengthen food safety culture, prevent foodborne illness, and ensure compliance for a safer food supply.

Foodborne illness is preventable.

Click here to learn more about our Services.

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Retail & Food Service Operations

Do you own or operate a restaurant, food truck, grocery, convenience store, or other food service operation and need food safety subject matter expertise? We can help you with:

• Audits and Inspections
• Corrective Action Support
• Food Handler Education
• Food Safety Culture Assessments and Guidance

Cottage Food & Home Operations

Do you want to start or expand your home-based or cottage food operation? We can help you with:

• Regulation and Requirement Assistance
• Food Safety Education
• Inspection Preparation and Support

Regulatory Authorities

Work for the health department or department of agriculture and need support? We can help you with:

• Food Safety Subject Matter Expertise
• Testimony Preparation
• Educational Material Design
• Food Code Updates
• Grant Management

Nonprofits & NGOs

Are you a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization that has a food safety project that needs support? We can help you with:

• Project Management
• Food Safety Subject Matter Expertise
• Research, Scientific Writing
• Leadership
• Grant Management
• Storytelling and Presentations

Our approach to food safety is personal. Everyone eats, and everyone deserves safe food.

"We are a small group of dedicated people who really care about food safety and the people who make it happen."

      -Laura M. Wildey Kearse, Owner/CEO

Laura Wildey, Founder/CEO of LMK
What We Bring to the Table

• Highly trained, credentialed, and educated team
• Regulatory Expertise
• Industry Experience
• Project Management
• Federal Grant Management-- more than $36M in federal funding managed in the past 6 years!

Our owner has been working in kitchens since she was 15, culminating in her role as Kitchen Manager for Great American Restaurants after graduating with a degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. She went on to earn a Master of Science in Food Safety and is the former Program Manager of DC Health's Food Safety and Hygiene Inspection Services Division (now the Food Division), a former DC Health Sanitarian, and former Senior Food Safety Specialist for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. You're in good (and clean) hands, with Laura.

We are critical thinkers and problem solvers who provide solutions-focused guidance and active support for your food safety needs.

Questions? We've got answers.

What are your fees?
My restaurant was just closed by the health department. Can you help me get back open?
We have a project that needs food safety subject matter expertise. Can you help?
I want to sell my famous banana bread from my home kitchen. Can you help me get started?
Do you provide food handler training certificates?
Do you create HACCP Plans?
My health department wants me to do a Risk Control Plan. What is that and can you help us create one?
What is Food Safety Culture and how will that help me do better on inspections?
I want to start a food truck business. Where do I start?
We need to provide testimony to oppose a raw milk bill in our jurisdiction. Can you help?
I have a question about something else

Let us know how we can help!

Fill our contact form or if you prefer, you can email us directly at LMKFoodSafety@outlook.com
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