Mark Hartman
Director of the Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements and Innovation
Human Food Program, FDA

Mark has 35 years of experience working on chemical risk assessment and risk management issues in the federal government. Mark is currently the Director of the Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements and Innovation in the Human Food Program at FDA. His office is responsible for pre-market food chemical reviews including GRAS notices, food additive petitions, color additive petitions and food contact notifications. His office also is responsible for the dietary supplement regulatory program, the post market review program for food chemicals in the nation’s food supply, the contaminants program including Closer to Zero and biotech. Prior to joining FDA, Mark spending 27 years at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Mark served as Deputy Director of the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics where he was responsible for administering the implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) with an emphasis on oversight of the post-market chemicals prioritization, risk evaluation and risk management programs. Prior to this role, Mark served in multiple leadership positions in the Office of Pesticide Programs overseeing pre- and post-market risk assessment and regulatory work for pesticides. He holds master’s degrees from George Washington University and Syracuse University.