Personal | Brian Ravitch

Cargo: Asesor regulatorio sénior

Mr. Brian Ravitch is a Senior Regulatory Advisor with FDAImports concentrating on Import Compliance, Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP), Seafood HACCP, and Hazard Analysis Risk-based Preventive Controls. Brian began his 39-year career in the Federal Government with the Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries as a sea-going biologist. Fourteen years later, he continued government work with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Import Field Operations. While at FDA, he took opportunities to expand his depth of knowledge and experience, including eight years as an Import Compliance Officer, a Specialist in Seafood HACCP, and ended his career in December 2019 as one of seven National Program Headquarters’ Experts.

From June 2013 to December 2019, he was a leading Food Program Expert working in the Office of Human and Animal Food Operations Branch. Brian worked closely with the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) and the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) Field Operations to accomplish the agency’s mission. He provided technical support to field investigators in the areas of inspections, analytical evidence, and technical, scientific data. As a Food Program Expert, Brian has a thorough knowledge of FDA regulatory law, practices, and procedures, as well as inspection and technical support of food and feed programs.  

As a headquarters’ authority on import operations and inspectional techniques in the area of food and feed, he served as an instructor and focal point for authoritative guidance to field operations. Brian also achieved level ll certification in Seafood HACCP, Qualified Individual in FSVP, and Preventive Controls and is a Subject Matter Expert instrumental in the development and implementation of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) for the agency.