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Mr. Joseph Reardon currently serves as the Senior Director of Food Safety Programs for the National Association State Departments of Agriculture. In this role, he works with all 50 Commissioners, Directors and Secretaires of Agriculture on food safety related issues. 

Mr. Reardon previously served as the Assistant Commissioner for Consumer Protection for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services from 2012 to 2021. He oversaw the divisions responsible for food safety, agricultural emergency response, animal health and regulation of the structural pest control industry, pesticide use and various weighing and measuring devices.