Kevin Smith
Senior Advisor, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
As a Senior Advisor in FDA’s Office of Food Safety, Kevin Smith advises FDA leadership on strategic initiatives and program development related to FDA’s food safety mission. In addition to leading FDA’s efforts on food waste and recovery, Kevin co-leads the implementation of regulations for the sanitary transportation of human and animal food. During his 30-year career in Environmental Health, Kevin has worked for a leading third party certification firm and agencies at the federal, state, and local level, including serving as the Director of FDA’s Retail Food Protection Staff for over 8 years. Kevin earned his BS in Food Science from the University of Delaware and his Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan.