Allen Sayler has joined EAS Consulting Group as its new senior director for food and cosmetic consulting services. He has served as an independent consultant for EAS since 2012, drawing on his expertise in the areas of food processing, particularly in the area of dairy processing, infant formula, food additives, botanical products, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food compliance issues. Prior to joining EAS full time, he was a managing partner of the Center for Food Safety & Regulatory Solutions.
Sayler has spent more than 30 years in the dairy food sector, with roles as vice president of regulatory affairs and international standards at the International Dairy Foods Assoc., in the dairy division at the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS), with the FDA’s Milk Safety Branch, and as assistant dairy commissioner for the North Dakota Dept. of Agriculture.
A member of IFT, Sayler is also active in numerous other organizations, including the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments, the International Assoc. for Food Protection, the International Dairy Federation, and the FDA Alumni Assoc.