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Key Personnel Appointments Made at FSIS
On December 1, Agency Administrator Dr. Barbara Masters named William C. Smith as FSIS
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement and Review (OPEER)
and Dr. Kenneth Petersen as FSIS Assistant Administrator for the Office of Field Operations (OFO).
Masters also announced that Dr. Jane Roth will remain as deputy assistant administrator for OPEER and
that Judy Riggins, currently an executive associate at OFO, will become the OFO deputy assistant administrator.
IKE Preliminary Scenario Available Online
The Technical Service Center (TSC) has made the Preliminary IKE Scenario 06D-05, Verification of
Water Activity (aw) In Shelf Stable RTE Jerky Products, available for comment.
This scenario provides clarification to Inspection Program Personnel regarding the acceptability of
Water Activity (aw) criteria which are different from those addressed in the
Compliance Guidelines for Meat And Poultry Jerky Produced By
Small and Very Small Plants (PDF Only), dated December 2004 and the
Compliance Guidelines to Control
Listeria monocytogenes In Post-Lethality Exposed Ready-To-Eat Meat
and Poultry Products (PDF Only), dated October 2004.
The scenario can be viewed on the Interactive Knowledge Exchange (IKE) scenario comment page of FSIS' Web site
at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSIS_Employees/IKE_Comment/. Anyone with questions regarding the
IKE Scenario Comment Page can contact the TSC at (800) 233-3935, or by e-mail at
ike@fsis.usda.gov.
E-Mail Subscription Service Added to Several FSIS Web Pages
Customers can now sign up for e-mail subscription service for the following pages on FSIS' Web site:
These sites as well as other can be subscribed to through FSIS' e-mail subscription service. Sign up at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/
news_&_events/Email_Subscription/.
Reminder for Public Amenability Meeting
A public meeting to discuss possible changes to the jurisdiction over certain foods that contain meat and
poultry will be held by FSIS and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. December 15 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center,
5555 North River Road, Rosemont, Ill. Amenability is the only issue that will be discussed at this meeting.
Seating is limited. Anyone wishing to attend is encouraged to register in advance at
http://register.grad.usda.gov/
conferences/fda/fda-fsis_reg_form.cfm.
Those who plan to attend and submit comments at the meeting are encouraged to notify FSIS at the time
of registration.
Puerto Rico Webcast Reminder
The University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez will host a webcast on December 9, 2005, to address food defense topics
and concerns that affect the U.S. meat, poultry, egg product and import industry.
Viewers from across the country can login to www.uprm.edu and
watch a live interactive classroom webcast of UPRM officials instructing Puerto Rico's FSIS inspectors, small
and very small establishment owners, and industry representatives.
This webcast is a result of an April 2005 announcement by Secretary Mike Johanns for meat, poultry and egg
plants to adopt model food defense plans and take training on how to strengthen security measures and prevent
potential acts of intentional contamination. The food defense plans were created to guide the development
and implementation of food defense plans for meat, poultry and egg processing facilities, import
establishments and identification warehouses.
The webcast is scheduled for 8 a.m to noon on http://www.uprm.edu/agricultura/iiaa/.
Registration information and materials about this upcoming webcast may be found at:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Meetings_&_Events/.
For more information, contact Autumn Canaday at (202) 690-6408.
Reminder for Bauman Award Nominations
FSIS is accepting nominations for the 2005 Howard E. Bauman award.
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The award is the highest food safety honor presented by FSIS, and recognizes one or more individuals who have
exhibited leadership and a longstanding commitment to improving food safety and protecting public health.
Nominees must be U.S. citizens and only one nomination per person or organization will be considered.
Nominations for the award must be received no later than December 5.
The nomination form is available on FSIS' Web site at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FSISForms/4450-1.pdf (PDF Only).
FSIS Gives Tips to Cook Holiday Meats
While the holiday season is often turkey time for many, FSIS is providing on its Web site information about
preparing various other holiday meats.
The information includes tips for selecting and preparing beef, lamb, pork, veal and poultry, as well as wild
game.
To find information regarding the safety of special holiday meats, visit FSIS' Web site at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/
Roasting_Those_Other_Holiday_Meats/.
Export Requirement Updates
The Library of Export Requirements has been updated to reflect changes in export requirements for the
following:
- Colombia
- Cuba
- European Union
- Hungary
- Nicaragua
- Russia
Complete information can be found at
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations/Export_Information/
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