Ep. 142. Dr. Donald Prater: FDA's Import Food Safety, Culture, and Smarter Tools
Donald A. Prater, D.V.M. is Acting Director of the Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Since 2019, he has also served as Associate Commissioner for Imported Food Safety in OFPR, providing direction to and management of imported food safety programs. In addition, he served as a senior scientific advisor and technical expert on matters related to human and animal food safety and the implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Before joining OFPR, Dr. Prater was the Assistant Commissioner for Food Safety Integration, serving as the principal spokesperson on behalf of FDA’s Foods and Veterinary Medicine Program for imports discussions with external stakeholders, including foreign governments, as well as being responsible for import-related strategic resource planning activities. Earlier in his FDA tenure, Dr. Prater was Director of FDA's Europe Office in Brussels, Belgium, and served as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Country Representative to the EU.
Dr. Prater received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (Government and Corporate track) in 1996. Following a three-year residency in anatomic pathology, he joined FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in 1999 as a Veterinary Medical Officer. He served in several roles including Leader of the Aquaculture Drugs Team, CVM Pathologist, and Director of the Division of Scientific Support.
In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Dr. Prater [28:44] about:
News and ResourcesDr. Susan Mayne to Resign as Director of FDA’s CFSAN [6:45] FDA Releases Strategy to Increase Resilience of U.S. Infant Formula Market; Officials Express Uncertainty in House Subcommittee Hearing [9:16]Bill Introduced in California Would Ban Five Toxic Chemicals Common in Processed Foods [20:11]CDC Identifies Non-Typhoidal Salmonella as Major Pathogen Causing Foodborne Illness in U.S., Ground Beef Common Cause [23:26]SMU Researcher Develops Mini pH Sensor that Indicates Food Spoilage in Real Time [25:31]
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