USDA Office of Food Safety/FSIS Officials' Calendar of Meetings, July 2011

This public calendar is issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). It lists meetings held by the Under Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Administrator and Deputy Administrator for FSIS with persons outside the Federal Government.

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OFS/FSIS Official and Title	Date & Site	Other FSIS/OFS Participants	Non-FSIS/OFS Participants	Subject
Officials' Calendar of Meetings, July 2011
Al Almanza, Administrator	Jul 11-14, 2011 Sioux City, IA	L. Wallenda Picard	Craig Letch, Beef Products Inc.; BPI Representatives; K. Gorscak, FAS; M. Jarvis, AMS	Food Safety / Plant Tour
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary	Jul 12, 2011 Washington, DC	D. Sandretti, N. Gaffney	Madeline Drexler, Good Housekeeping	Interview
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Jul 12, 2011 Washington, DC		Barry Carpenter, National Meat Association	Meet and Greet
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Jul 20-23, 2011 San Antonio, TX	K. Naessens, A. Almanza		Remarks at Southwest Meat Association Annual Convention; plant tours
Al Almanza, Administrator	Jul 22-23, 2011 San Antonio, TX		Southwest Meat Association Representatives	Presentation at Southwest Meat Association 55th Annual Convention
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Jul 25, 2011 Washington, DC	K. Naessens	Brian Foster, Insight Enterprise Consulting; Julie Maschhoff, Family Farming Company	Discussed Food Safety Modernization Act and impacts on the farming community, especially livestock producers
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Jul 25, 2011 Washington, DC	P. Derfler	Andrew Bailey, National Turkey Federation (NTF); Representatives from: APHIS, NRCS, AMS, and FDA	Roundtable Discussion - NTF Annual Leadership Conference Dinner
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Jul 26, 2011 Washington, DC	A. Ramos, K. Naessens, A. Almanza	Consumer Representatives	Monthly Consumer Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator; Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Jul 26, 2011 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Consumer Representatives	FSIS Monthly Consumer Meeting
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary	Jul 28, 2011 Washington, DC	V. Chen, E. Esteban, P. Basu	Dr. Barb Masters, Olsson Frank Weeda Law; Bob Reinhard and Meredith Irvin, Sara Lee; Dr. Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Producers Council; Paul Sundberg, National Pork Board; Harry Snelson, American Association of Swine Veterinarians	Discussed residues in swine products
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Jul 28, 2011 Washington, DC		Dr. Hilary S. Thesmar and Rob Rosado, Food Marketing Institute	Food Safety Issues and the Food Marketing Institute working together
Al Almanza, Administrator; Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Jul 28, 2011 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Industry Representatives	FSIS Monthly Industry Meeting
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary	Jul 29, 2011 Washington, DC		Dr. A. McGarry Houghton, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh	Meet and Greet

Abbreviations:

AMS—Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA
APHIS—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
FAS—Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA
FDA—U.S. Food and Drug Administration
NRCS—Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA

Last Modified: October 7, 2011