EAS Consulting Group has one of the country’s premier food experts in Carl Reynolds. With 44 years of FDA and consulting experience, he genuinely is a food regulatory compliance expert. His combination of 36 years with FDA and 7 years with AAC/Kendle has provided him a broad experience and knowledge base. He has extensive domestic and international experience in managing and investigating microbiological food safety concerns, policy development and implementation, and training activities. He is a specialist in the area of food safety, dietary supplements good manufacturing practices and low acid and acidified canned foods. He was considered as one of the early FDA experts in Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) implementation.

Mr. Reynolds’ career began in 1962 as an Investigator in FDA’s Denver District where he conducted inspections and sample collections in all of the product areas regulated by the FDA. He next served as Resident in Charge in the FDA’s Albuquerque Resident Post where he also did training, testified in legal proceedings, and provided sworn statements in court depositions. He served 5 years as a Supervisory Investigator in the Dallas District, 11 years as the Director of the Investigations Branch in the Orlando District, and 5 years as the Detroit District Director. In these positions he managed staff assigned to investigative/ inspectional, compliance, research, and regulatory laboratory activities. He also reviewed legal recommendations, developed enforcement strategies, and directed a comprehensive import program.

His final role at the FDA was as the Director of the Office of Field Programs at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN). His staff was responsible for health hazard classification, level of effectiveness checks, and media coverage regarding recalls of food products. He was the Center contact for all food borne illness emergencies and outbreaks, and represented the FDA and CFSAN at both international and domestic meetings and training events. He is a member of the Association of Food and Drug Officials and was a former member of the U.S. delegation to the Codex Committee on Import and Export Food Inspection and Certification Systems.

Mr. Reynolds joined AAC/Kendle as a Senior Consultant in 1999. He conducted comprehensive audits of food manufacturing and warehousing facilities and dietary supplement manufacturers. He is an approved auditor by the Natural Products Association (NPA) for conducting audits of dietary supplement manufacturers. He has testified in Federal Court and provided dispositions in food safety and dietary supplement cGMP regulatory issues. He has been accepted during trial as an expert in the areas of food safety, and the inspection authorities and activities of the FDA as well as implementation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Let his extensive regulatory expertise work for your company.

In October 2006 Mr. Reynolds became a Vice President of EAS Consulting Group.