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Officials' Calendar of Meetings
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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Officials' Calendar of Meetings through May 31, 2012
OFS/FSIS Official and Title Date & Site Other FSIS/OFS Participants Non-FSIS/OFS Participants Subject
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary;
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator 		Apr 2, 2012
Washington, DC 		A. Ramos, Chief of Staff, OFS J. Swedberg, Hormel;
L. Marco, Hormel;
P. Minerich, Hormel;
R. Russell, Russell Group		 Lean Finely Textured Beef / Mechanically Separated Meat / Food Safety
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary Apr 2-3, 2012
Boston, MA Manchester, NH 		  R. Goldberg, Professor, Harvard Graduate Class on Food Systems Remarks on our Global Food System; tour plants in New Hampshire
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary Apr 4, 2012;
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC 		  Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Panel Discussion for GMA Food Safety Initiatives Session
Al Almanza, Administrator;
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator 		Apr 11, 2012
Washington, DC 		R. Jones, OIA;
D. Engeljohn, OPPD 		Jim Hodges, AMI;
Jim Sumner, USAAPEEC 		Cooked Poultry Requirements / Food Safety
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary Apr 12, 2012
Washington, DC 		  C. Penry General Food Safety Discussion
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary Apr 13, 2012
Washington, DC 		C. Blake, D. Engeljohn, R. Edelstein P. Buck, Center for Foodborne Illness Poultry Slaughter
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator Apr 16, 2012
Washington, DC 		  B. Hibbert, Campbell's Soup Food Safety
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary;
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary;
Al Almanza, Administrator;
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator		 Apr 19, 2012
Washington, DC 		A. Ramos, A. Tarr, C. Rottenberg Industry Representatives Monthly Industry Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator;
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator		 Apr 19, 2012
Washington, DC 		FSIS Management Council Various Industry Representatives FSIS Monthly Industry Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator Apr 20, 2012
Washington, DC 		R. Jones, OIA;
D. Engeljohn, OPPD;
C. Rottenberg, OA;
S. McMurtrey, OIA 		N. Bouwer, CFIA;
C. Barnes, CFIA 		CFIA New Food Bill / Food Safety
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary;
Al Almanza, Administrator 		Apr 23, 2012
Washington, DC 		R. Jones, OIA;
A. Keller, OIA;
D. Engeljohn, OPPD 		G. Read, DOFF;
B. Cooper, DOFF;
G. Edmunds, DOFF;
C. Jones, DOFF;
B. Jolly, NZMAF 		Food Safety
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary;
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator 		Apr 23, 2012
Washington, DC 		C. Rottenberg, D. Engeljohn, M. Stanley, S. McMurtrey, R. Jones, E. Esteban Australian Officials E.coli O157:H7 program; non-O157 STECs; implementation of AEMIS
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary Apr 23, 2012
Washington, DC		 D. Engeljohn Deputy Secretary A. MacMillan, OSEC;
G. Parham, APHIS;
J. Clifford, APHIS;
California Poultry Federation 		General Food Safety Issues
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary Apr 25, 2012 Washington, DC C. Cochran   Safeway Interview on Nutrition Labeling
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary;
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary;
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator 		Apr 26, 2012
Washington, DC 		A. Ramos, A. Tarr, C. Rottenberg Consumer Representatives Monthly Consumer Meeting
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator Apr 26, 2012
Washington, DC 		FSIS Management Council Various Consumer Representatives FSIS Monthly Consumer Meeting
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary Apr 27, 2012
Washington, DC		   C. Keys, JBS; J. Batista, JBS Meet and Greet to discuss general food safety issues
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary Apr 30-May 5, 2012
Atlanta, GA 		  Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC) Keynote speaker at the FAPAC’s 27th Annual National Leadership Training Conference Opening Ceremony
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary;
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary 		May 2, 2012;
Washington, DC 		A. Ramos Humane Society of the United States: K. Dane, M. Gregor, D. Press, T. Letterman, J. Lovvorn Status on petition regarding Horse Slaughter
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary May 2, 2012;
Washington, DC		 N. Gaffney, D. Fillpot, C. Blake Media Teleconference call to discuss traceback Farm Bill HACCP Validation Policy Measures
Al Almanza, Administrator May 2, 2012
Dallas, TX 		  AQSIQ Representatives Food Safety
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary;
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary;
Al Almanza, Administrator		 May 3, 2012
Washington, DC 		A. Ramos, D. Engeljohn S. Scanlon, National Council of La Raza Poultry Slaughter Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator May 4, 2012
Washington, DC 		C. Rottenberg, OA;
C. Blake, OPACE;
D. Fillpot, OPACE 		Federal News Radio Representatives Food Safety
Al Almanza, Administrator;
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator		 May 8, 2012
Washington, DC 		R. Jones, OIA;
A. Keller, OIA;
M. Stanley, OPPD 		V. Almansa, Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment, Spain Food Safety
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator May 15, 2012
Washington, DC 		  W. Westman, AMI;
C. Morris, AMI;
N. Bouwer, CFIA;
SENASICA Representatives;
COMECARNE Representatives 		Food Safety
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary May 16, 2012;
Westin Washington 		  Barry Carpenter, Members of the National Meat Association Breakfast Speaker on Food Safety
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary May 17, 2012
Washington, DC 		  National Meat Association: Barry Carpenter Meet and Greet / General discussion of Food Safety Issues
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator May 17, 2012
Washington, DC 		K. Petersen, OFO;
R. Jones, OIA;
D. Goldman, OPHS;
D. Engeljohn, OPPD;
R. Edelstein, OPPD		 National Meat Association Representatives Validation, Micro Testing, Salmonella, Import and Export
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary May 18, 2012
Fort Meade Army Base, Fort Meade, MD 		A. Tarr, B. Tuverson, F. Thompson   Grill It Safe / The Grill Sergeants
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary May 18, 2012
Washington, DC 		  Jessie Sevak, Elanco Questions on Codex
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary May 25, 2012
Washington 		  Beth Johnson General Food Safety Update
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary;
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary;
Al Almanza, Administrator		 May 30, 2012
Washington, DC 		A. Ramos, K. Naessens Industry Representatives Monthly Industry Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator;
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator		 May 30, 2012 Washington, DC FSIS Management Council Various Industry Representatives FSIS Monthly Industry Meeting
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary;
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary;
Al Almanza, Administrator		 May 31, 2012
Washington, DC 		A. Ramos, K. Naessens Consumer Representatives Monthly Consumer Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator;
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator		 May 31, 2012
Washington, DC 		FSIS Management Council Various Consumer Representatives FSIS Monthly Consumer Meeting
Abbreviations:
  • OA—Office of the Administrator, FSIS
  • ODIFP—Office of Data Integration and Food Protection
  • OFO—Office of Field Operations
  • OFS—Office of Food Safety, USDA
  • OIA—Office of International Affairs
  • OM—Office of Management
  • OPACE—Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education
  • OPEER—Office of Program Evaluation, Enforcement and Review
  • OPHS—Office of Public Health Science, FSIS
  • OPPD—Office of Policy and Program Development
  • PHIS—Public Health Information System
  • AMI—American Meat Institute
  • AMS—Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA
  • APHIS—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA
  • BIFSCO—Beef Industry Food Safety Council
  • CFIA—Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  • FFAS—Farm & Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA
  • FDA—U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • FMI—Food Marketing Institute
  • HHS—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • NAFV—National Association of Federal Veterinarians
  • NMA—National Meat Association
  • NRCS—Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA


Last Modified: June 21, 2012

 

 
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