Marion F. Aller, DVM, DABT, Acting Deputy Commissioner, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
Marion F. Aller, DVM, DABT is Acting Deputy Commissioner, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). Previously, she was Director, Division of Food Safety, a position in which she has served since 1998. As Division Director she oversees a comprehensive food protection program that includes food inspection and compliance activities, as well as two food laboratories which analyze food samples for microbiological and chemical contamination.
Dr. Aller began her career in FDACS as a toxicologist in the Bureau of Pesticides and served as Bureau Chief for six years. She has served on numerous food safety work groups and several national advisory groups, including the Food and Drug Administration’s Food Advisory Committee, Contaminants and Natural Toxicants Subcommittee.
She is a past president of the Association of Food and Drug Officials and currently chairs a work group developing a model code of practices for produce safety at the farm and packing house. Dr. Aller is a member of numerous professional associations including the Society of Toxicology, the International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, the Institute of Food Technology, the Florida Public Health Association, and the American Veterinary Association. She became a Diplomat of the American Board of Toxicology in 1992 and has since maintained her board certification.
Dr. Aller received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Stetson University in 1975 and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Georgia in 1983.