Sandra Eskin, an attorney by profession, has been named USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Food Safety.  She joined USDA from the Pew Charitable Trust where she was the Project Director for Food Safety.  Previously Ms. Eskin held positions with the Federal government as a staff attorney and was affiliated with the Consumer Federation of America.  Ms. Eskin was involved in the Produce Safety Project at Georgetown University. She has served on Federal advisory committees including the USDA National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection and the CDC Food Safety Modernization Act working group.