Officials' Calendar of Meetings, January 2018
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.
Key to Abbreviations | Archive
| OFS/FSIS Official and Title | Date and Site | Other FSIS/OFS Participants |
Non-FSIS/OFS Participants |
Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 9, 2018 Washington, DC |
Ingrid Mezo- Food Chemical News | Egg HACCP Regulation | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 9, 2018 Washington, DC |
David Pitts- Associated Press | Egg HACCP Regulation | |
| Paul Kiecker- Acting Administrator, FSIS | January 12, 2018 Washington, DC |
Roberta Wagner-Assistant Administrator | Mike Skahill - Smithfield Foods | Romania pork imports |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 16, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator and FSIS Assistant Administrators | Industry and Consumer Stakeholders | Salmonella Performance Standard Categories Webinar |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 16, 2018 Washington, DC |
Brian Klippenstein- Senior Advisor, OSEC | Chuck Larson-LS2 Group, and David Rettig- Rembrandt Foods | Netherlands Eggs |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 17, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker- Acting Administrator, FSIS | Chandler Keys- Keys Group and Kendra Waldbusser- Pilgram's Pride | Foreign material and NPIS |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 18, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker- Acting Administrator, and Mary Stanley- Acting International Coordination Executive,FSIS | Colin Hunter- Minister-Counsellor (Agriculture), and Kerri Fulton- Senior Policy Officer (Agriculture), Embassy of Australia, Fran Freeman- First Assistant Secretary, Exports Division, and Scott Mersch- Veterinary Officer- Meat Market Access, Export Standards Branch, Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, | Meet and Greet |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 18, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator | Michael Gilsdorf- National Association of Federal Veterinarians | Incentives for veterinarians |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 18, 2018 Washington, DC |
David Pitts- Associated Press | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 18, 2018 Washington, DC |
Gary Crawford - USDA Radio | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule | |
| Paul Kiecker- Acting Administrator, FSIS | January 19, 2018 Washington, DC |
Ingrid Mezo- Food Chemical News | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule | |
| Paul Kiecker- Acting Administrator, FSIS | January 19, 2018 Washington, DC |
Jacob Bunge - Wall Street Journal | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 23, 2018 Washington, DC |
Mike Davis - Southern Farm Network in North Carolina | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 23, 2018 Washington, DC |
Amy Mayer - Iowa Public Radio | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 24, 2018 Washington, DC |
John Hult - Argus Leader Newspaper | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 24, 2018 Washington, DC |
Stephanie Ho - USDA Radio | Government Shutdown | |
| Paul Kiecker- Acting Administrator, FSIS | January 24, 2018 Washington, DC |
Joe Fisher - Northwest Iowa Review | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule | |
| Paul Kiecker- Acting Administrator, FSIS | January 24, 2018 Washington, DC |
Tom Williamson - KII 96.7 | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 24, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker- Acting Administrator, Cara LeConte- Chief of Staff and FSIS Assistant Administrators | Industry Stakeholders | Industry Meeting |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 25, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker- Acting Administrator, Cara LeConte- Chief of Staff and FSIS Assistant Administrators | Consumer Stakeholders | Consumer Meeting |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 29, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, FSIS | Eleanor Goldberg - Huffington Post | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 29, 2018 Washington, DC |
Chabella Guzman - KNEB 960AM/100.3 FM | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 29, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator | Keith Loria - Food Quality and Safety Magazine | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 30, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator | Patrick McGroarty - Wall Street Journal | Swine Slaughter Modernization Proposed Rule |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 30, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator | Nicole Erwin - Ohio Valley ReSource | NCC Petition |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 30, 2018 Washington, DC |
Alan Bjerga - Bloomberg | NCC Petition | |
| Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator | January 30, 2018 Washington, DC |
Ingrid Mezo- Food Chemical News | NCC Petition | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 30, 2018 Washington, DC |
Rita Jane Gabbett - Meatingplace | NCC Petition | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 30, 2018 Washington, DC |
Danielle Ivory - New York Times | NCC Petition | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | January 30, 2018 Washington, DC |
Christine Haugney - Politico | NCC Petition |
- In-person Attendance:
- Tori Ahlmeyer, National Turkey Federation
- Kathy Simmons, NCBA
- Jessica Watson, NCBA
- KatieRose McCullough, NAMI
- Bob Hibbert, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Ferd Hoefner, Sustainable Agriculture
- Tiffany Lee, NAMI
- Casey Wooten, NAMI
- John Dillard, OFW Law
- Lia Biondo, US Cattlemen’s Association
- Betsy Booren, OFW Law
- Brian Eyink, Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Alison Griffino, Tyson Inc.
- Jody Swaim, OFW Law
- Erik Lieberman, Lieberman PLLC
- Andrea Yablunosky, SAY Consulting, LLC
- Nathan Fretz, NAMI
- Juan Pio Hernandez, U.S. Seafood Distributors Association
- Laurie Bryant, MICA USA
- Casey Gallimore, NAMI
- Lisa Wallenda Picard, National Turkey Federation
- Ashley Peterson, National Chicken Council
- Teleconference Attendance:
- Barb Masters, Keystone Foods
- Brian Sylvester, Heckman LLP
- William James, William James & Associates, LLC
- Charles Link, Cargill
- Dan Etzler, Cargill
- Paul Clayton, USMEF
- Keith Day, Twin Rivers Foods
- Leonard Lang, USCBIA, AGRO, SAMPCO
- Buffy Montgomery, Conagra
- Lisa Weddig, National Fisheries Institute
- Nicole Brewers-Finch, Turkey Valley Farms
- Rebecca Thistlethwaite, Oregon State University
- Suzanne Finstad, Tyson Inc.
- Katie Hanigan, Smithfield Foods
- Charlotte Waller, Virginia Poultry Growers Coop
- Norm Robertson, NAMI
- Kristin Lindahl, Cargill
- Tina Rendon, Pilgrims Pride
- Alice Johnson, Butterball LLC
- Karina Martino, Grocery Manufacturers Association
- George M. Muscat, Pinneacle foods
- Zengxin “Scott” Li, Rich Products Corporation
- Ruth Petran, Ecolab.
- Maureen English Carroll, Post Holdings, Inc.
- In-person Attendance:
- Sarah Sorscher, CSPI
- Hannah Potter, CSPI
- Tony Corbo, F&WW
- James Rogers, CU
- Will Wallace, CU
- Cameron Harsh, CFS
- Rachel Lyons, UFCW
- Robyn Robbins, UFCW
- Rebecca Paradis, CFA
- Thomas Gremillion, Consumer Federation of America
- Teleconference Attendance:
- Felicia Nestor, FWW
- Patricia Buck, Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention
- Deirdre Schlunegger, Stop Foodborne Illness
- Tanya Roberts, CFI
- DUS—Deputy Under Secretary
- NPIS—New Poultry Inspection System
- OA—Office of the Administrator, FSIS
- OC—Office of Communications, USDA
- ODIFP—Office of Data Integration and Food Protection, FSIS
- OFO—Office of Field Operations, FSIS
- OFS—Office of Food Safety, USDA
- OM—Office of Management, FSIS
- OPACE—Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education, FSIS
- OIEA—Office of Investigation, Enforcement, and Audit, FSIS
- OPHS—Office of Public Health Science, FSIS
- OPPD—Office of Policy and Program Development, FSIS
- OSEC—Office of the Secretary, USDA
- PHIS—Public Health Information System
- TFAA—Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, USDA
- CFIA—Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- FMI—Food Marketing Institute
- NAMI—North American Meat Institute