Science and Regulatory Committee

ASTA has combined the Food Safety Committee and Government Relations Committee, Task Forces and Working Groups and rebranded the work under one committee to better align identification for projects into smaller working groups. The strategic goal is to facilitate food safety by providing resources to support industry efforts ensuring clean, safe spice & utilize global alliances to reach the entire supply chain. Through regulatory and policy developments, maintaining strong relationships with agencies, legislators, state governments and other key stakeholders, ASTA is able to develop comments and positions on emerging regulations to advocate for the spice industry and provide tools and resources on new policies and developments.

Science and Regulatory Committee Member Roster 2022-2023
Goals

  • Monitor new and emerging issues in the food safety arena that impact the spice industry
  • Provide tools and resources to educate the industry on food safety issues and ensure a supply of clean and safe spices
  • Conduct research on food safety issues specific to the spice industry as needed
  • Publish science-based recommendations for compliance with FSMA Preventive Controls and other food safety requirements
  • Review and update ASTA methods and oversee the ASTA “check sample” program
  • Monitor regulatory and policy developments
  • Maintain strong relationships with federal agencies, legislators, state governments and other key policy stakeholders
  • Develop comments and positions on emerging regulations to advocate for the spice industry
  • Provide tools and resources to educate the spice industry on new policy and regulatory developments including FSMA and much more
  • Plan the ASTA Regulatory Workshop held in Washington DC annually 
 Chris Stevenson, (Chair), McCormick & Co., Inc.

ASTA Staff Liaison
Shannen Kelly 
Laura Shumow 
Analytical Methods Subcommittee

Goals

  • Update ASTA analytical methods
  • Develop new methods as necessary
  • Identify methods for deletion and revision
 Leonard Fong, (Chair), olam food ingredients (ofi)