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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Consumer Representatives (OFS)

• In-person Attendance:
  • Thomas Gremillion, Consumer Federation of America
  • Rachel Lyons, United Food and Commercial Workers
  • James Rogers, Consumers Union
  • Sarah Borron, Government Accountability Project
  • Sarah Sorscher, Center for Science in the Public Interest
• Teleconference Attendance
  • Michael Hansen, Consumers Union
  • Pat Buck, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
  • Mitzi Baum, STOP Foodborne Illness
  • Tanya Roberts, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention

Consumer Representatives (FSIS)

• In-person Attendance:
  • Thomas Gremillion, Consumer Federation of America
  • Rachel Lyons, United Food and Commercial Workers
  • James Rogers, Consumers Union
  • Sarah Borron, Government Accountability Project
  • Sarah Sorscher, Center for Science in the Public Interest
• Teleconference Attendance:
  • Zach Corrigan, Food and Water Watch
  • Michael Hansen, Consumers Union
  • Pat Buck, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention
  • Mitzi Baum, STOP Foodborne Illness
  • Tanya Roberts, Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention

Industry Representatives (OFS)

• In-person Attendance:
  • Brett Schwemer, Olsson Frank Weeda
  • Brian Eyink, Hogan Lovells
  • Casey Gallimore, North American Meat Institute
  • Dan Kovich, National Pork Producers Council
  • Jessica Watson, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
  • John Dillard, Olsson Frank Weeda
  • Lindy Froebel, National Turkey Federation
  • Lisa Picard, National Turkey Federation

Industry Representatives (FSIS)

• In-person Attendance:
  • Andrew Bailey, National Pork Producers Council
  • Mark Dopp, North American Meat Institute
  • Bob Hibbert, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
  • Andrea Yablunosky, SAY Consulting, LLC
  • Brian Sylvester, Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Jessica Watson, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
  • Casey Gallimore, North American Meat Institute
  • Chase Adams, American Sheep Industry Association
  • Lia Biondo, United States Cattlemen's Association / American Dairy Coalition
• Teleconference Attendance: 
  • Christine Forgues Schlenker, Hogan Lovells US LLP
  • Kelly Nuckolls, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
  • Zach Cameron, Tyson
  • Barb Masters, Tyson
  • Charles Leftwich, Sysco
  • Rafael Rivera, U.S. Poultry and Egg Association
  • Len Lang, IEA Agro
  • Charlotte Waller, VPGC, LLC
  • Reed Diskey, OFW Law
  • Bryan Miller, Wayne Farms
  • Ashley Eisenbeiser, Food Marketing Institute
  • Randy Green, United Egg Association
  • Kathleen Hanigan, Smithfield Foods
  • Heather Stacy, Twin Rivers Foods
  • Cheyenne McEndaffer, U.S. Meat Export Federation
  • Hiroko Bray, Smithfield
  • Norm Robertson, North American Meat Institute
  • Peter Matz, Food Marketing Institute
  • Dan Etzler, Cargill
  • Betsy Booren, Grocery Manufacturers of America
  • Laura Bachmeier, National Pork Board
  • Katie Hanigan, Smithfield
  • Roya Galindo, North American Meat institute
  • Riëtte van laack, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara PC
  • Paul Clayton, Seaboard Foods
  • Barbara Negron, North American Natural Casing Association
  • Hilary Thesmar, Food Marketing Institute
  • Oscar Garrison, United Egg Producers

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