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Dr. H. Scott Hurd is the Deputy Under Secretary of the Office of Food Safety.
(From USDA News Release 0040.08)
H. Scott Hurd Named Deputy Under Secretary of the Office of Food Safety
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2008 - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced the appointment of H. Scott Hurd
as Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the USDA agency which protects
public health through food safety and defense by ensuring that the nation's supply of meat, poultry and
processed egg products are safe and wholesome.
"We are pleased to welcome Scott Hurd back to USDA as a senior member of the nation's food safety team,"
Schafer said. "He has extensive experience in a wide range of food safety and animal health issues that will
greatly serve the Food Safety and Inspection Service's mission to protect public health."
Dr. Hurd comes to FSIS from Iowa State University where he has served as an epidemiologist in the College of
Veterinary Medicine for the past three years. At Iowa State University Dr. Hurd has led important research of
epidemiology and food risks affecting human health. Dr. Hurd specializes in Salmonella, Campylobacter
and antibiotic resistance risk assessments. Dr. Hurd was selected in 2007 as a U.S. delegate to the Codex
Alimentarius Intergovernmental Task Force on Antimicrobial Resistance.
Prior to becoming an Associate Professor at Iowa State University, Dr. Hurd served in the USDA's Agricultural
Research Service (ARS) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) from 1989 to 2004. At ARS,
Dr. Hurd managed research programs and laboratory initiatives focusing on Salmonella in turkeys and swine.
At APHIS Dr. Hurd provided expert assistance to the USDA chief veterinary officer and other officials to develop
animal health programs to protect against Salmonella, tuberculosis and avian influenza infections. He led the
design and analysis of APHIS' National Animal Health Monitoring System which today still conducts national studies
on the health and health management of domestic livestock and poultry populations.
Dr. Hurd is a native of Pensacola, Florida, and received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute where he played football as a defensive tackle. He received his Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine degree in Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University and completed his PhD degree in Epidemiology
from Michigan State University.
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