Food Safety and Inspection Service United States Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250-3700

Speech Library: 1997

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• Carol M. Seymour, Assistant Deputy Administrator, District Enforcement Operations:
  "Enforcement of Pathogen Reduction and HACCP Regulations"
  before the HACCP Implementation Meeting, December 16, 1997, Washington, DC

• Under Secretary Catherine Woteki: "Future Directions in Food Safety"
  before the Range Beef Cow Symposium, December 9, 1997, Rapid City, South Dakota

• Thomas J. Billy: "Eighteenth Annual USDA Cooperative Food Safety Research Workshop"
  before the Annual Cooperative Food Safety Research Workshop, December 9, 1997, Riverdale, MD

• Under Secretary Catherine Woteki: "The Food Safety Research Agenda--Emerging Microbial Pathogens and Issues"
  before the Beef Safety Symposium sponsored by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the American Meat Science Association, December 3, 1997, Chicago, IL

• Thomas J. Billy: "Current Microbiological Issues and Concerns"
  before faculty and students, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, November 24, 1997, East Lansing, Michigan

• Thomas J. Billy: "The Future of Federal-State Cooperation in Food Safety"
  before the Third Annual Federal-State Conference on Food Safety, November 21, 1997, Sacramento, Calif.

• Thomas J. Billy: "The Need for Partnerships to Improve Food Safety"
  before the Third Annual Federal-State Conference on Food Safety, November 20, 1997, Sacramento, Calif.

• Under Secretary Catherine Woteki: "Opening Remarks"
  before the FDA Public Meeting on the Microbial Safety of Produce, November 17, Arlington, VA

• Under Secretary Catherine Woteki: "Is Food Safety an Intractable Trade Barrier?"
  before the Farm Journal, November 14, 1997, Washington, DC

• Under Secretary Catherine Woteki: "USDA's Food Safety Initiatives"
  before the Apple Processors Association, November 13, 1997, Washington, DC

• Under Secretary Catherine Woteki: "Food Safety: Domestic and International Dimensions"
  before the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, November 2, 1997, Chicago, IL

• Thomas J. Billy: "The Future of Federal-State Cooperation for Meat and Poultry Inspection"
  before the National Association of State Meat and Food Inspection Directors, October 21, 1997, Louisville, Kentucky

• Under Secretary Catherine Woteki: "Food Safety--A Comprehensive Approach"
  before the National Broiler Council, October 9, 1997, Washington, DC

• Thomas J. Billy: "The Importance of Farm-to-Table HACCP in Improving Food Safety"
  before the National HACCP Education Conference, October 6, 1997, Atlanta, Georgia

• Thomas J. Billy: "Risk Assessment and Food Safety Policy"
  before the National Policy Association, September 25, 1997, Washington, D.C.

• Under Secretary Catherine Woteki: "E. coli -- An Agent for Change"
  before the Ceres Forum, September 25, 1997, Washington, D.C.

• Thomas J. Billy: "Food Safety--The U.S. Experience"
  before the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G), September 3, 1997, London, England

• Thomas J. Billy: "Opening Remarks"
  before the public meeting on HACCP-based Inspection Concepts, June 24, 1997, Washington, DC

• Thomas J. Billy: "Opening Remarks"
  before the Public Meeting on Interstate Distribution of State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Products, June 16, 1997, Sioux Falls, SD

• Thomas J. Billy: "HACCP and Food Safety--Application in a Mandatory Environment"
  before the World Congress on Meat and Poultry Inspection, June 10, 1997, Sint Michielsgestel, Netherlands

• Thomas J. Billy: Keynote Address: "Strengthening Federal-State Cooperation"
  before the Association of Food and Drug Officials, June 9, 1997, Minneapolis, MN

• Carol Seymour: "FSIS Principles for Enforcement in a New Era"
  before the FDLI Food Regulatory Update '97, June 3, 1997, Washington, DC

• Dr. Kaye Wachsmuth: "The U.S. Food Safety Program"
  before Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, May 12, 1997, Ottawa

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