Steve Musser

Deputy Center Director for Scientific Operations, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition @FDA

Direct responsibility for a broad portfolio including managing all scientific operations, cosmetics safety, color certification, pre-market review of food additives, food contact notifications and foods derived from bioengineered plants. Directs the Center’s research in precedent setting areas of food and cosmetic safety, including food allergen detection, methods for detecting chemical contaminants, dietary supplement analysis, and the use of whole genome sequencing.