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USDA Names Members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
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Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Neil Gaffney
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed nine new members and 10
returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological
Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) who will serve as scientific experts representing disciplines related to health and
food safety issues. Eleven additional experts will be appointed later this year to form the full 30-member committee.
The nine new members of the committee are: Dr. Wafa Birbari, Sara Lee Corp.; Dr. Robert Dole, U.S. Department of
Defense Veterinary Services Activity; Dr. David Golden, University of Tennessee Department of Food Science & Technology;
Dr. Margaret Hardin, Texas A&M University Department of Animal Science; Dr. Dallas Hoover, University of Delaware
Department of Animal & Food Sciences; Dr. Lee Johnson, West Liberty Foods; Dr. Nandini Natrajan, Keystone Foods LLC;
Robert Whitaker, Produce Marketing Association; and Dr. Martin Wiedmann, Cornell University Department of Food Science.
The 10 returning members of the committee are: Dr. V. Kelly Bunning, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Food and
Drug Administration/CFSAN; Dr. Dean Cliver (Professor Emeritus), University of California, Davis Department of Population
Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine; Dr. Uday Dessai, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety &
Inspection Service; Dr. Daniel Engeljohn, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety & Inspection Service; Spencer
Garrett, U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service; Dr. Kathleen Glass, University of
Wisconsin-Madison Food Research Institute; Dr. Stephen Knabel, Pennsylvania State University Department of Food Science;
Angela Ruple, U.S. Department of Commerce National Seafood Inspection Laboratory; Dr. Robert Tauxe, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases; and Dr. Donald Zink, U.S. Department of
Health & Human Services Food and Drug Administration/CFSAN.
The NACMCF, established in 1988, provides scientific advice on public health issues relative to the safety and
wholesomeness of the U. S. food supply. The committee also assists in the development of microbiological criteria and
reviews and evaluates epidemiological and risk assessment data as well as methodologies for assessing microbiological
hazards.
The committee serves the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (Food Safety and Inspection Service), Health and Human Services
(Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Commerce (National Marine Fisheries
Service), and Defense (Veterinary Service Activity). The NACMCF meets up to two times annually with subcommittees
meeting more often as necessary.
The Secretary of Agriculture appoints committee members following consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services. Appointees are scientists from academia, industry, and government. Committee members serve a two-year term.
For more information, go to http://www.fsis.usda.gov/
about_fsis/NACMCF_Members/index.asp
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