Officials' Calendar of Meetings, September 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 |
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| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 4, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, FSIS | Corey Rosenbusch - Global Cold Chain Alliance and Lowell Randel - Global Cold Chain Alliance | Export Issues |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 14, 2018 Washington, DC |
Phil Bronstein - Executive Associate for Regulatory Operations, FSIS | Julie Wernau - Wall Street Journal | Siluriformes |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 18, 2018 Washington, DC |
Phil Bronstein - Executive Associate for Regulatory Operations, FSIS | Matt Fass - Maritime Seafood Processors, Sang Phang - Coast Beacon, Nancy Yang - H&N Group, Jennifer Champagne - Piazza's Seafood, Allen F. Johnson - U.S. Seafood Distributors Association, and Juan Pio Hernandez - U.S. Seafood Distributors Association | Siluriformes Inspection |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 18, 2018 Washington, DC |
Phil Bronstein - Executive Associate for Regulatory Operations, FSIS | Ingrid Mezo - Food Chemical News | Siluriformes |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 20, 2018 Washington, DC |
Mary Stanley - Senior Advisor | Lisa Wallenda Picard - National Turkey Federation (NTF) and Damon Wells - NTF | Export Issues |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 21, 2018 Washington, DC |
Tony Dreibus - Successful Farming Magazine | Food Safety Innovation and Technology | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 24, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator and Phil Bronstein - Executive Associate for Regulatory Operations, FSIS | Catfish Farmers of America Attendees | Siluriformes |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 25, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, FSIS | Betsy Booren - OFW Law | Inspection Modernization |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 26, 2018 Washington, DC |
Randy Russell - Russell Group | Accredited Lab Program | |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 26, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator and Melissa Hammar - Deputy Director, FSIS | Claudia Angelica Ambriz - United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Elizabeth Bell - UFCW, Michael Graves - UFCW, Dana Jahn - UFCW, Leo Kanne - UFCW, Sherry Louk - UFCW, Dennis Medbourn - UFCW, Keyarta McKoy - UFCW, Michael Potter - UFCW, Lisa Thoma - UFCW, Anuhar Udave - UFCW, Dennis Olson - UFCW, Mark Nemitz - UFCW, LaQuita Honeysucker - UFCW, Casey Hoag - UFCW, Jessica Torres - UFCW, Robyn Robbins - UFCW, Matt Horn - UFCW, and Bobby Gorham - UFCW | Worker Safety |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 27, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker and the FSIS Assistant Administrators | Consumer Stakeholders . | Consumer Stakeholder Meeting |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 27, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker and the FSIS Assistant Administrators |
Industry Stakeholders |
Industry Stakeholder Meeting |
| Carmen Rottenberg -Acting Deputy Under Secretary, OFS | September 28, 2018 Washington, DC |
Paul Kiecker - Acting Administrator, FSIS | Ingrid Mezo - Food Chemical News | Federal Register Notice on Line Speed Waivers |
Catfish Farmers of America Attendees
- Chad Causey, Catfish Farmers of America
- Townsend Kyser, Catfish Farmers of America
- Shorty Jones, Catfish Farmers of America
- Andy Jones, Catfish Farmers of America
- Roger Barlow, Catfish Farmers of America
- Jeremy Robbins, Catfish Farmers of America
- Ben Pentecost, Catfish Farmers of America
- Eric Pentecost, Catfish Farmers of America
- Andy Prosser, Catfish Farmers of America
- Houston Battle, Catfish Farmers of America
- Cooper Battle, Catfish Farmers of America
- Jonathan Mills, Catfish Farmers of America
- Brad Phillips, Catfish Farmers of America
- David Allen, Catfish Farmers of America
- Denzil Deas, Catfish Farmers of America
- Will Pearce, Catfish Farmers of America
- Butch Wilson, Catfish Farmers of America
- Bari Cain, Catfish Farmers of America
- Andrew Fleming, Catfish Farmers of America
- Britton Hatcher, Catfish Farmers of America
- Justin Ferguson, Catfish Farmers of America
- Mike McCall, Catfish Farmers of America
- In-person Attendance:
- Thomas Gremillion, Consumer Federation of America
- Tony Corbo, Food and Water Watch
- Jaydee Hanson, Center for Food Safety
- Sarah Sorscher, Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Michael Hansen, Consumers Union
- Pat Buck, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
- Haley Swartz, National Consumers League
- Deborah Berkowitz, National Employment Law Project
- Teleconference Attendance:
- Jim Rogers, Consumers Union
- Sarah Borron, Government Accountability Project
- William Wallace, Consumers Union
- Emily Foraeur, STOP
- Barbara Kowalcyk, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
- Zach Corrigan, Food and Water Watch
- Jean Halloran, Consumers Union
- In-person Attendance:
- Randy Green, Watson Green LLC
- Brian Eyink, Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Tiffany Lee, NAMI
- Liz Frey, Western Skies Strategies
- Ferd Hoefner, Sustainable Agriculture
- Laurie Bryant, Meat Import Council of America
- Brian Sylvester, Wiley Rein LLP
- Dan Kovich, Pork Producers Council
- Juan Pio Hernandez, Allen F. Johnson & Associates
- John Dillard, OFW Law
- KatieRose McCullough, NAMI
- Casey Gallimore, NAMI
- Lindy Froebel, NTF
- Andrea Yablunosky, "SAY Consulting, LLC"
- Mark Dopp, NAMI
- Tori Ahlmeyer, NTF
- Betsy Booren, OFW Law
- Lisa Weddig, National Fisheries Institute
- Teleconference Attendance:
- Barbara Negron, North American Casing Association
- Keith Day, Twin River Foods
- Nicole Finch, Turkey Valley Farms
- Katie Hanigan, Smithfield Foods
- Lindsay McKittrick, USMEF
- Tina Rendon, Pilgrims Pride
- Lenard Lang, "USCBIA, AGRO, SAMPCO"
- Kathy Simmons, NCBA
- Jessica Watson, NCBA
- Kristin Lindahl, Cargill
- Suzanne Finstad, Tyson Foods
- Laura Bachmeier, National Pork Board
- Alison Griffino, Tyson Foods
- Michelle Brydalski, Rich Foods
- Paul Saunders, Michael Foods
- Katelynn Renteria, Land O Lakes
- Kristen Spotz, GMA
- Deborah Klein, Ecolab
- Karina Martino, GMA
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- 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
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