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

Office of Policy, Program Development and Evaluation

Meat and Poultry Advisory Committee Staff

Agenda- November 3-4, 1999

National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection Meeting
November 3- 4, 1999

Revised 12/1/99

Congress established the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection in 1971 under authority of the Federal Meat Inspection and Poultry Products Inspection Acts. Both laws require the Secretary of Agriculture to consult with an advisory committee before issuing product standards and labeling changes or on matters affecting federal and state program activities. Membership on the Committee has been broadened to provide a greater representation to state and consumer interests and to add more balance than in previous years. Secretary of Agriculture, Dan Glickman, expects the Committee to serve as a forum for significant sharing of ideas and insight about how our regulatory system can best serve both consumers and industry. The addition of representatives from state and consumer interests will result in more substantial contributions to USDA’s regulatory policy development. The public is invited to participate in this process by making comments and suggestions, either at this meeting or in writing. Written comments may be submitted to the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Docket Clerk: DOCKET No. 99-044N, Room 102, Cotton Annex Building, 300 12^th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250. Comments may also be sent by facsimile (202) 205-0381. The comments and official transcript of the meeting will be kept in the Docket Clerk’s office.

Three standing Sub-Committees have been designated. Each subcommittee was assigned one or two issues to address during this meeting.

• Extending USDA's Meat and Poultry Inspection Program to Additional Species
  (Inspection Methods Standing Sub-Committee)

• Reinforcing the Food Code by Adopting Key Food Safety Provisions and Federal Performance Standards

• Regulatory Reform
  (Inter-Governmental Roles Standing Sub-Committee)

• HACCP Systems In-depth Verification Review
  (Resource Allocation Standing Sub-Committee)

Mr. Thomas Billy, Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), chairs the Committee.  Dr. Catherine Woteki, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety will address the Committee on current food safety issues, including the status of the President’s Food Safety Council initiatives. Top FSIS officials who lead efforts in the policy issues on the agenda will also brief the Committee. Mr. Billy will invite the public to make comments and suggestions on the Committee’s proceedings. The Committee will consider these comments and suggestions as it plans its agenda.

This agenda is subject to change during the meeting.

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