Karen Everstine is a Scientific Liaison with the Food Program at United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), where she advances the development of food fraud mitigation tools and resources. As the lead scientific liaison for USP’s Expert Panel on Food Adulterants Hazard Identification, Karen works to identify food fraud adulterants that pose a potential health threat to consumers. In her previous work, Karen led multiple food fraud research projects at a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence.