President Donald Trump nominated Mindy Brashears to serve again as USDA under secretary for food safety, a position she previously held during his first administration.
According to Food Processing, her nomination was sent to the Senate Agriculture Committee on June 2, though a hearing date has not been set. A Texas native raised on a cattle and cotton farm, Brashears led USDA’s food safety division from March 2020 to January 2021 during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brashears now teaches at Texas Tech University and directs its food safety center.
