Retired FDA Investigator & Forensic Chemist
John Crowe
Forensic chemist from FDA's Forensic Chemistry Center; lead chemist on melamine in pet food, over-sulfated heparin and counterfeit drug identification.
- Laboratory
- BIMO
- Dietary Supplements
- Data Integrity
- Tobacco
33+ years FDA and industry
Background
John Crowe is a retired FDA Investigator and forensic chemist with more than 33 years of combined FDA and industry experience across pharmaceuticals, BIMO, laboratory compliance and dietary supplement audits. He has expertise in the implementation and interpretation of FDA regulatory requirements and is considered an expert in BIMO.
As a research chemist with the FDA's Forensic Chemistry Center, John was involved in the implementation of the FDA's tobacco regulations and served as a lead chemist on melamine in pet food, over-sulfated heparin, counterfeit drug and packaging identification, Ma Huang, and hundreds of other formulation issues involving dietary supplements.
He has been published more than 20 times in internal and peer-reviewed journals and is an accomplished researcher and problem solver. He conducts mock FDA inspections covering pharmaceuticals, BIMO, dietary supplements, laboratory operations and corrective action implementation.
What John does on an engagement
- Laboratory compliance and analytical investigation
- Dietary supplement and formulation issue assessment
- BIMO audits and corrective action implementation
- Tobacco Control Act regulatory interpretation
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