Agenda for National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection Spring Meeting

United States Department of Agriculture

National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
Spring Meeting

USDA, South Building Cafeteria Conference Room
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250

Thursday, Jun 16, 2005
8:30	Welcome	Dr. Merle Pierson, Acting Under Secretary for Food Safety
8:45	Opening Remarks	Dr. Barbara Masters Acting Administrator Food Safety and Inspection Service
9:00	Presentation of Certificates	Dr. Barbara Masters Acting Administrator Food Safety and Inspection Service
9:15	Charge of the Committee	Mr. Robert Tynan Deputy Director Strategic Initiatives, Partnerships and Outreach Staff
9:35	Update on Issues from Previous Meeting	Program Area(s)
9:55	Questions from Committee Members on Briefing Papers	Program Area(s)
10:15	BREAK
10:30	Issue	Dr. Shaukat Syed, Director New Technology Staff Office of Policy, Program and Employee Development
	How can FSIS best share information on new technology with small and very small plants?
11:15	Issue	Mr. Charlie Gioglio, Director Inspection and Enforcement Initiatives Staff Office of Policy, Program and Employee Development
	What guidance can be provided to industry to ensure that plants hold product when FSIS tests product for an adulterant?
12:00	LUNCH
1:15	Issue	Dr. Daniel Engeljohn, Deputy Assistant Administrator Policy Analysis and Formulation Office of Policy, Program and Employee Development
	How can risk-based sampling most effectively be conducted in small and very small plants?
2:00	Public Comment and Adjourn	Dr. Barbara Masters Acting Administrator Food Safety and Inspection Service
3:00	Sub Committee Deliberations Standing Sub-Committee Number 1 - Cafeteria Conference Room Standing Sub-Committee Number 2 - Room 1160 Standing Sub-Committee Number 3 - Room 0161

Thursday, Jun 16, 2005 Sub-Committee Sessions
3:00	Standing Sub-Committee Number 1 Cafeteria Conference Room	Mr. Kevin Elfering Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Issue:	How can FSIS best share information on new technology with small and very small plants?
	Standing Sub-Committee Number 2 Room 1160	Mr. Mark Schad Schad Meats, Inc.
Issue:	What guidance can be provided to industry to ensure that plants hold product when FSIS tests product for an adulterant?
3:00	Standing Sub-Committee Number 3 Room 0161	Mr. Darin Detwiler Lake Washington School District Redmond, Washington
Issue:	How can risk-based sampling most effectively be conducted in small and very small plants?

Friday, Jun 17, 2005
8:30	Recap	Dr. Barbara Masters, Acting Administrator Food Safety and Inspection Service
8:45	Standing Sub-Committee Number 1	Mr. Kevin Elfering Minnesota Department of Agriculture
	Briefing on Thursday’s Session How can FSIS best share information on new technology with small and very small plants?
9:45	BREAK
10:15	Standing Sub-Committee Number 2	Mr. Mark Schad Schad Meats, Inc.
	Briefing on Thursday’s session What guidance can be provided to industry to ensure that plants hold product when FSIS tests product for an adulterant?
11:15	Standing Sub-Committee Number 3 Room 0161	Mr. Darin Detwiler Lake Washington School District Redmond, Washington
	Briefing on Thursday’s session How can risk-based sampling most effectively be conducted in small and very small plants?
12:15	Public Comment, Wrap Up and Adjourn	Dr. Barbara Masters, Acting Administrator Food Safety and Inspection Service


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