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BEYOND the BIO

Name: Carl Custer
Employment: Retired
Location: Beltsville, MD

From Motors to Meats and
Microbiology, a True Mr. Fix It
Following his father's death during World War II, young Carl Custer relied on
the teachings of his uncles, which included basic carpentry, mechanical skills and
plumbing, to help shape his future and earn him the reputation of a Mr. Fix It, a title
that would stick well beyond the realms of woodworking and automotive.
"Initially, I was interested in
engineering and wanted to build
planes," recalls Carl. "I built all
kinds of model planes as a kid,
starting around age 7." Later,
during the Cold War in 1958, Carl
had to choose a field of study and
he saw aeronautical engineering
as a way to contribute. However,
he quickly discovered that the
level of calculus required was
not a strength, so he followed his
passion for chemistry and pursued
a degree in microbiology.
From Planes to the Gulf
A true Texan, Carl chose to
study at Texas A&M and complet52

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ed his graduate work under Dr.
Carl Vanderzant, an agriculture
professor. "I remember a dairy
farmer who had trouble with bacterial counts and I was able to help
fix the problem," said Carl of the
unique relationship between microbiology and agriculture. While
teaching food microbiology lab as
a graduate student, Carl worked
on a microbiological survey on
shrimp in the gulf.
As an undergraduate, Carl built
a 1954 Studebaker coupe with a
1958 Chevrolet V-8. It required
a high level of maintenance that
Carl often completed himself.
"No one would work on the car

so I had to learn how to do a lot
of the mechanical things, and that
became a skill I used later in my
life," recalls Carl. As a graduate
student, Carl met a woman
named Mary during an Analytical
Chemistry course. "She's the
smartest woman I ever dated," says
Carl with a chuckle. Mary would
soon become his wife.
Opting to forgo a Ph.D., Carl
took the knowledge gained as a
graduate student to Beltsville,
Maryland and the USDA APHIS
laboratory where he found some
of the methods obsolete. He
worked to fix their techniques
which later meant any sample
"weird or unusual" would land on
his desk. Eventually, this earned
him his own lab for epidemiology
and special projects, where Carl
co-directed the "Four Plant



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020

Microbial Contamination of Grocery Shopping Trolleys and Baskets in West Texas
The Influence of Time Use, Risk Factors and Occupation on Meal Preparers’ Use of Food Thermometers
Assessment of Apple Packers’ Training Needs and Attitudes on Food Safety and The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
Knowledge and Practices of Meat Safety by Meat Sellers in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana
Beyond the Bio Carl Custer
PDG Highlight Food Hygiene and Sanitation PDG
General Interest Paper Predictive Models for Food Code Violations
Industry Products
Coming Events
Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Cover1
Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Cover2
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Microbial Contamination of Grocery Shopping Trolleys and Baskets in West Texas
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - The Influence of Time Use, Risk Factors and Occupation on Meal Preparers’ Use of Food Thermometers
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Assessment of Apple Packers’ Training Needs and Attitudes on Food Safety and The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Knowledge and Practices of Meat Safety by Meat Sellers in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Beyond the Bio Carl Custer
Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - 53
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - PDG Highlight Food Hygiene and Sanitation PDG
Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - General Interest Paper Predictive Models for Food Code Violations
Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - 57
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Industry Products
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Food Protection Trends - January/February 2020 - Coming Events
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