EAS Consulting Group’s independent consultant, Rebecca Harter, assists EAS clients with a variety of food safety, labeling and sensory product development challenges in both human and animal food industries. She is well versed in both FDA and USDA regulations including shelf-life analysis, product matching, flavor development, thickeners (hydrocolloids and starches), managing ingredient density variation in dry blending, freeze-thaw stability, colorants, and spice-extractive conversions. Prior to consulting, Harter served in leadership roles in product development, regulatory and quality in organizations including Gehl Foods, Bellisio Foods, Mars PetCare, Johnsonville Sausage Co., The Kellogg Co. and Kraft Foods.