AGENDA

National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
January 22 – 25, 2002
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, DC

Tuesday January 22, 2002

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Subcommittee on Microbiological Performance Standards for Meat and Poultry (Calvert Room) This Subcommittee will continue its review of data relevant to microbiological criteria for performance standards for Salmonella in ground beef.
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Subcommittee on Codex This Subcommittee will review the “Discussion Paper on Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Validation of Food Hygiene Control Measures” (Capitol Room)

Wednesday, January 23

9:00 a.m.	Plenary Session (Empire Ballroom) Welcome and Opening Remarks – Kaye Wachsmuth, Chair, Janice Oliver, Co-Chair
9:15 a.m.	Introduction and remarks by Dr. Elsa Murano, Under Secretary for Food Safety
9:30 a.m.	Report from Subcommittee on Microbiological Performance Standards for Meat and Poultry – Spencer Garrett, Chair
10:30 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m.	Continuation of Report from Subcommittee on Microbiological Performance Standards for Meat and Poultry – Spencer Garrett
11:45 a.m.	Public comment period
12 noon	Lunch
1 – 5 p.m.	Subcommittee Meetings Microbiological Performance Standards for Meat and Poultry Subcommittee (Congressional A&B) Blade Tenderization/E. coli O157:H7 Subcommittee (Executive Room) Review summary conclusions on blade tenderized steaks Review research needs to answer additional questions

Thursday January 24, 2002

9:00 a.m.	Convene Plenary Session (Empire Ballroom) Report of the Subcommittee on Blade Tenderization/E. coli O157:H7 and Discussion
10:15 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	Report of the Subcommittee on Hot Holding Temperature and Discussion
11:30 a.m.	Public Comment
12 noon	Lunch
1:00 p.m.	Introduce Criteria for Shelf-life based on Safety and full committee discussion
2:00 p.m.	Codex Subcommittee Report and full committee discussion
3:00 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.	Report of the Subcommittee on Microbiological Performance Standards for Meat and Poultry
4:45 p.m.	Public Comment
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn

Friday January 25, 2002

9 a.m.	Full committee discussion of Microbiological Performance Standards for Meat and Poultry (Empire Ballroom)
10:15 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m.	Continue full committee discussion of Microbiological Performance Standards for Meat and Poultry and plans for future work
11:30 a.m.	Public Comment
12 noon	Adjourn

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