Office of Food Safety/FSIS Officials' Calendar of Meetings, October 2008

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, October 2008
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary	Oct 1, 2008 Beltsville, MD	OPACE, OA, OPHS, OPPD	Local schoolchildren	USDA Food Safety Education Camp
Scott Hurd, Deputy Under Secretary	Oct 3, 2008 Blacksburg, VA		Virginia Tech University	Public Policy Class
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary	Oct 9, 2008 Washington, DC	Savonne Caughey, OFS	United Egg Producers and the United Egg Association	Food safety issues
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary	Oct 9, 2008 Washington, DC	Savonne Caughey, OFS	Representatives of the government of Mexico; USDA-FAS staff	Food safety issues
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary; Alfred Almanza, Administrator; Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Oct 14, 2008 Washington, DC	Savonne Caughey, OFS; Various FSIS staff	Open to the public; Various USDA staff	FSIS public meeting on Animal Raising Claims
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary; Alfred Almanza, Administrator; Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Oct 14-15, 2008 Washington, DC	Savonne Caughey, OFS; Various FSIS staff	Open to the public; Various USDA staff	FSIS public meeting to discuss the control of E. coli O157:H7
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary; Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Oct 16, 2008 Washington, DC	Savonne Caughey, OFS	National Fisheries Institute	Catfish provisions in the Farm Bill
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary	Oct 16, 2008 Washington, DC	Savonne Caughey, OFS	Campbell’s Soup Company	Fortification
Al Almanza, Administrator	Oct 16-17, 2008 Las Vegas, NV		North American Meat Processors	Courtesy visit; general food safety
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary; Alfred Almanza, Administrator; Bryce Quick, Deputy Administrator	Oct 17, 2008 Washington, DC	Savonne Caughey, OFS	Representatives of various industry groups; Various USDA staff	Conference call on Mexico
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary; Alfred Almanza, Administrator	Oct 21, 2008 Washington, DC	Savonne Caughey, OFS	Safe Food Coalition	Monthly meeting on various food safety issues
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary	Oct 22, 2008 Washington, DC	Savonne Caughey, OFS	American Meat Institute	Food safety update
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary	Oct 23, 2008 Washington, DC	OPPD	California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association	Tare weight issues
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary	Oct 24, 2008 Washington, DC	OPACE	American Dietetic Association	Food Safety Work Group Teleconference
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary	Oct 27, 2008 Washington, DC		Association of Food and Drug Officials	Food safety issues
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary	Oct 29, 2008 Washington, DC		Representatives of the government of Canada; Various USDA staff	Food safety issues
Elizabeth Johnson, Acting Under Secretary	Oct 31, 2008 Washington, DC		Representatives of the government of China; Various USDA staff	Public health and food safety

Abbreviations:

OA—Office of the Administrator
OFDER—Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response
OFO—Office of Field Operations
OFS—Office of Food Safety, USDA
OIA—Office of International Affairs
OM—Office of Management
OPAEO—Office of Public Affairs, Education and Outreach
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
OOEET—Office of Outreach, Employee Education and Training

Last Modified: December 31, 2008