Food safety expert witnesses analyze how food is produced, handled, stored, and labeled to assess contamination risks and regulatory compliance. They are often food scientists, microbiologists, quality assurance managers, or former regulators who evaluate HACCP plans, sanitation programs, supply chain controls, and adherence to industry and government safety standards.
FDA Food & Cosmetics Toxicology Expert Witness
FDA Food & Cosmetics Toxicology Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $400/hr
- Deposition Fee
- $400/hr
- Court Fee
- $400/hr
This expert in toxicology had a 22-year career in regulatory positions at the Food and Drug Administration. The expert joined the FDA in 1977 and served as the Special Assistant to the Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and as the Director of Division of Toxicological Research. Following retirement from Federal service, he was also the State Toxicologist, Chemical Terrorism Laboratory Director, and State Counterterrorism Coordinator working within the Alabama Department of Public Health. He has a B.S. in Biology from Wake Forest University, an M.S. in Physiology from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from West Virginia University. The expert also later earned an M.S. in Applied Human Behavior from Johns Hopkins University, where he completed a Fellowship in Organizational Development and Community Systems. He is a Member of the American College of Toxicology, the National Environmental Health Association, and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. The expert left his FDA position at the end of 1999 and his Alabama Department of Health role in early 2010.
Consulting Toxicologist, Independent
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), West Virginia University
Dauphin Island,
Alabama