Mark Hartman, the highly respected Deputy Director for Programs in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), will become Director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation (OFCSDSI) in its newly formed Human Foods Program (HFP). According to FDA’s website, OFCSDSI “uses a risk-based approach to food chemical safety and dietary supplement policy and coordinates on regulatory and scientific issues for foods made through innovative technologies.” Hartman will begin his position at FDA on December 29, 2024. In his new role, Hartman intends to build an even stronger working relationship between EPA and FDA given the agencies’ common interests in sound scientific risk assessment and regulatory management.

Hartman served in OPPT since 2017 and in EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). He holds an M.A. in Environmental Studies from George Washington University and an MPA from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University — Maxwell School. EPA’s loss is FDA’s gain.