Tara Lin Couch, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, EAS Consulting Group, LLC
Dr. Couch is a Ph.D. Analytical / Organic Chemist with over 20 years of diverse laboratory and
regulatory
experience
in
academic,
field,
contract,
and manufacturing
environments. She possesses exceptional analytical abilities as demonstrated also by her B.S.
in Mathematics. She has served as the Study Director on numerous EPA and clinical studies
as well as directed the Quality Control department at a pharmaceutical and dietary supplement
manufacturing facility.
Dr. Couch also provided scientific expertise and technical support for new product development,
product reformulations, and on-going production challenges. She served as the scientific head
of a Strength and Purity Verification Testing Program committee, which provided full label
claim testing on dietary supplements to meet all Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
(DSHEA) regulations and expectations of the FDA. Her talents were also utilized to evaluate
and set raw material and finished product specifications and prepare product summaries (white
papers) for dietary supplement products.
As a consultant Dr. Couch has assisted numerous dietary supplement companies with the
development, improvement, and implementation of strong Quality Systems that are scientifically
sound, efficient, practical and compliant with all FDA regulations