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Elizabeth Johnson is the Acting Under Secretary of the Office of Food Safety.
On October 1, 2008, Elizabeth (Beth) Johnson became Acting Under Secretary of Food Safety. In this position,
Johnson is responsible for overseeing the policies and programs of the Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS), and she chairs the U.S. Codex Steering Committee, which provides guidance to U.S. delegations to the
Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Johnson has most recently served as Chief Assistant to Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner and Deputy Chief of Staff
since May 2005.
A registered dietitian, Beth Johnson joined USDA in 2002, having served more than a decade advising government
and the private sector on the subjects of nutrition, farm credit and livestock. Her previous government
experience includes positions at the Food and Drug Administration
as a nutritionist for the food labeling division and as a research dietitian at the USDA Agricultural Research Service.
A native of Madison, Indiana, Johnson holds a Master of Science degree in Nutrition from the University of
Maryland and a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics from Ball State University. Beth and her husband Bill have
two daughters, Sara and Hanah.
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