Opening Session: FDA & USDA's Vision for Safer Food
Dr. Justin Ransom, Administrator, USDA's FSIS and Dr. Donald A. Prater, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Food, FDA will present followed by a Fireside Chat interview moderated by Brian Ronholm, Director of Food Policy, CR.
10:45 AM - 11:45 AMWed
FSC General Session Salons A,B,J,K
Food Safety FSC Virtual Session
Speakers
Justin Ransom, Ph.D.
Administrator
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Donald A. Prater, Ph.D.
Acting Deputy Commissioner for Food
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Brian Ronholm, M.A.
Director of Food Policy
Consumer Reports
As the U.S. food safety landscape undergoes major transformation, this session will explore evolving regulatory priorities at FDA and USDA, highlighting modernization efforts in oversight, surveillance and policy. With FDA's Human Foods Program restructuring and USDA FSIS advancing pathogen control strategies, Dr. Justin Ransom, Administrator, USDA's FSIS and Dr. Donald A. Prater, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Food, FDA will share updates on a variety of topics including but not limited to the salmonella rule, traceability, preventive controls and ingredient oversight.