The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Meals Security and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) has introduced new management. On July 3, 2025, Secetary Brooke Rollins appointed Justin Ransom, Ph.D. as FSIS Administrator, taking up for Denise Eblen, Ph.D., who will proceed to serve within the FSIS Workplace of the Administrator as Deputy Administrator.
Dr. Ransom has greater than 20 years of expertise holding strategic management tasks in meals security, high quality techniques, animal welfare, and sustainability. He beforehand labored at main meals system organizations, together with Tyson Meals, McDonald’s, and OSI Group. Dr. Ransom started his profession at USDA’s Agricultural Advertising and marketing Service, the place he performed a key position in growing technical requirements for the Nationwide Faculty Lunch Program, instrument grading techniques, and commerce facilitation. Dr. Ransom has a B.S. in Agriculture Communications from Texas Tech College, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Science from Michigan State and Colorado State College.
Previous to Dr. Ransom’s assumption of the position, Dr. Eblen had served as FSIS Administrator from December 2024 till July 2025. As Administrator, she superior FSIS’ science-based decision-making to modernize the company’s inspection methods, insurance policies, and approaches to enhance public well being.
Dr. Eblen will proceed to serve within the Workplace of the Administrator as Deputy Administrator. Collectively, Drs. Ransom and Eblen will work to modernize the company and advance its efforts to make sure a secure and plentiful meals provide.
