USDA Announces Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Agriculture (USDA) yesterday announced the names of individuals who will hold senior positions in Washington, D.C.

 

Sandra Eskin was named deputy under secretary for food safety. Eskin comes to USDA from The Pew Charitable Trusts where she served as the project director for food safety. Prior to joining Pew, she was a public policy consultant to consumer and public interest organizations, providing strategic and policy advice on a range of consumer protection issues, including food safety, dietary supplement safety and food and drug labeling and advertising. Eskin held the roles of federal government staff attorney and legislative representative for the Consumer Federation of America and served as deputy director of the Produce Safety Project, a Pew initiative at Georgetown University. She has served on numerous federal advisory committees and received her bachelor’s degree from Brown University and her juris doctor from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.

 

“We are honored to have professionals of the caliber of Eyang, Jeremy and Edyael join our team,” said Vilsack. “Their talents will help us build back a stronger, more nimble and more equitable USDA that serves all Americans.”