2025 Regulatory Workshop - Regulatory & Industry Updates on Heavy Metals, Pesticides, and Other Contaminants

In this keynote address presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting, former FDA Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas offers a balcony-level view of the challenges facing the spice industry and the opportunities they present to create a safer, smarter, and more trusted food system. Food safety awareness is at an all-time high, and we find ourselves in a new era of heightened concern over chemicals in foods. Achieving success in these modern times will require more modern approaches.

Mark Hartman, Director of Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements and Innovation at the Food and Drug Administration talks about the agency’s priorities and how the spice industry and FDA can work together to promote a U.S. food system.