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.

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Industry Representatives

• In-person Attendance:
  • Kathy Simmons, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
  • Jessica Watson, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
  • Kristin Lindahl, Cargill
  • Bob Hibbert, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
  • Brian Eyink, Hogan Lovells US LLP
  • Casey Gallimore, North America Meat Institute
  • Brian Sylvester, Wiley Rein LLP
  • Betsy Booren, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC (OFW Law)
  • Andrea Yablunosky, SAY Consulting, LLC
  • Lia Biondo, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association
  • Liz Frey, U.S. Cattlemen’s Association
  • Nathan Fretz, North America Meat Institute
  • Tori Ahlmeyer, National Turkey Federation
• Teleconference Attendance:
  • Andrea Perkins, Superior Farms
  • Len Lang, USCBIA, AGRO, SAMPCO
  • Suzanne Finstad, Tyson Foods Inc.
  • Nicole Finch, Turkey Valley Farms
  • Buffy Montgomery, ConAgra
  • Shannon Cooksey, Grocery Manufacturers Association
  • Norm Robertson, North America Meat Institute
  • Kristen Spotz, Grocery Manufacturers Association
  • Paul Sanders, Michael Foods
  • Jennifer Weekes, Lamb Weston
  • Brad Stonefield, Michael Foods
  • Karina Martino, Grocery Manufacturers Association
  • Ruth Petran, Ecolab

Consumer Representatives

• 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
  • Jack Barnett, Consumers Union
  • Rachel Lyons, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
  • Sarah Borron, Government Accountability Project
  • Haley Swartz, National Consumers League
• Teleconference Attendance:
  • Patricia Buck, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
  • Tanya Roberts, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
  • Felicia Nestor, Food and Water Watch
  • Charlotte Vallaeys, Consumer Reports

 
Abbreviations

• • • 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