USDA Office of Food Safety/FSIS Officials' Calendar of Meetings, May 2012

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, May 2012
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Apr 30-May 5, 2012 Atlanta, GA		Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC)	Keynote speaker at the FAPAC’s 27th Annual National Leadership Training Conference Opening Ceremony
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	May 2, 2012; Washington, DC	A. Ramos	Humane Society of the United States: K. Dane, M. Gregor, D. Press, T. Letterman, J. Lovvorn	Status on petition regarding Horse Slaughter
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary	May 2, 2012; Washington, DC	N. Gaffney, D. Fillpot, C. Blake	Media	Teleconference call to discuss traceback Farm Bill HACCP Validation Policy Measures
Al Almanza, Administrator	May 2, 2012 Dallas, TX		AQSIQ Representatives	Food Safety
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary; Al Almanza, Administrator	May 3, 2012 Washington, DC	A. Ramos, D. Engeljohn	S. Scanlon, National Council of La Raza	Poultry Slaughter Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator	May 4, 2012 Washington, DC	C. Rottenberg, OA; C. Blake, OPACE; D. Fillpot, OPACE	Federal News Radio Representatives	Food Safety
Al Almanza, Administrator; Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	May 8, 2012 Washington, DC	R. Jones, OIA; A. Keller, OIA; M. Stanley, OPPD	V. Almansa, Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, Spain	Food Safety
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	May 15, 2012 Washington, DC		W. Westman, AMI; C. Morris, AMI; N. Bouwer, CFIA; SENASICA Representatives; COMECARNE Representatives	Food Safety
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary	May 16, 2012; Westin Washington		Barry Carpenter, Members of the National Meat Association	Breakfast Speaker on Food Safety
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	May 17, 2012 Washington, DC		National Meat Association: Barry Carpenter	Meet and Greet / General discussion of Food Safety Issues
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	May 17, 2012 Washington, DC	K. Petersen, OFO; R. Jones, OIA; D. Goldman, OPHS; D. Engeljohn, OPPD; R. Edelstein, OPPD	National Meat Association Representatives	Validation, Micro Testing, Salmonella, Import and Export
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary	May 18, 2012 Fort Meade Army Base, Fort Meade, MD	A. Tarr, B. Tuverson, F. Thompson		Grill It Safe / The Grill Sergeants
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	May 18, 2012 Washington, DC		Jessie Sevak, Elanco	Questions on Codex
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	May 25, 2012 Washington		Beth Johnson	General Food Safety Update
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary; Al Almanza, Administrator	May 30, 2012 Washington, DC	A. Ramos, K. Naessens	Industry Representatives	Monthly Industry Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator; Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	May 30, 2012 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Industry Representatives	FSIS Monthly Industry Meeting
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary; Al Almanza, Administrator	May 31, 2012 Washington, DC	A. Ramos, K. Naessens	Consumer Representatives	Monthly Consumer Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator; Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	May 31, 2012 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Consumer Representatives	FSIS Monthly Consumer Meeting

Abbreviations:

OA—Office of the Administrator
ODIFP—Office of Data Integration and Food Protection
OFO—Office of Field Operations
OFS—Office of Food Safety, USDA
OIA—Office of International Affairs
OM—Office of Management
OPACE—Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education
OPEER—Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement and Review
OPHS—Office of Public Health Science
OPPD—Office of Policy and Program Development
PHIS—Public Health Information System
AMI—American Meat Institute
AMS—Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA
APHIS—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
BIFSCO—Beef Industry Food Safety Council
FFAS—Farm & Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA
FDA—U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FMI—Food Marketing Institute
HHS—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NAFV—National Association of Federal Veterinarians
NMA—National Meat Association
NRCS—Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA

Last Modified: June 12, 2012