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**Nutrition, Food Safety, and Quality**

                                        
                                        

                                        Starke-Reed, Pamela
Deputy Administratorpamela.starke-reed@ars.usda.gov
                                                                
                                                            
301-504-7050
                                                            USDA, ARS, Office of National Programs
                                                            5601 Sunnyside Avenue
                                                            Beltsville MD 20705
                                                            **Mission:**
                                                                The mission of the Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality staff is to coordinate and lead ARS research to: define the role of food and its components in optimizing health for all Americans; develop tests and processes that keep the food supply safe; reduce and control pathogens and toxins in agricultural products; and improve the economic viability and competitiveness of  American agriculture by enhancing the quality and utilization of agricultural commodities for the benefit of producers and consumers.

                                    
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