Author: James L. Summers is Senior Consultant with EAS Consulting Group, LLC (Alexandria, VA), a leading provider of regulatory services to the food, dietary supplement, and cosmetic industries. He is a former FDA food labeling expert with 32 years tenure at FDA. He has held positions as Aquatic Sampling Specialist, Supervisory Microbiologist, Public Health Sanitarian, General Biologist, FDA Inspector, Regional Shellfish Specialist, and Consumer Safety Officer (Division of Regulatory Guidance). His most recent positions with the FDA were as Supervisory Consumer Safety Officer, Branch Chief, an...