The Innovation Center for US Dairy (IC) is a non-profit organization led by the National Dairy Council with a board comprising CEOs of dairy co-ops, processors, trade organizations, and dairy farmers. The Food Safety committee of the IC leverages the knowledge of over 75 volunteers to identify ways to improve food safety industrywide through best practice sharing, training workshops, publishing best practice guides, and funding research through the Listeria Research Consortium. In addition to funding research projects, the consortium team monitors scientific developments, convenes expert panels, and regularly gathers industry input on pathogen controls gaps and needed tools. Since its creation in 2015, the consortium has funded 10 multi-year research projects at universities.