Office of Food Safety/FSIS 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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OFS/FSIS Official and Title	Date & Site	Other FSIS/OFS Participants	Non-FSIS/OFS Participants	Subject
Officials' Calendar of Meetings through December 31, 2012
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Sep 10, 2012 Washington, DC	R. Jones, OIA; Various OIA Staff	T. Zohrab, New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries	Food Safety
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Sep 10, 2012 Washington, DC		M. Dopp, AMI	Food Safety
Al Almanza, Administrator	Sep 12, 2012 Washington, DC	R. Jones, OIA; R. Harries, OIA	M. Suprick, Johnsonville Sausages; Various Johnsonville Representatives	Food Safety
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Sep 19, 2012 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Consumer Representatives	FSIS Monthly Consumer Meeting
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Sep 20, 2012 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Industry Representatives	FSIS Monthly Industry Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator	Oct 10, 2012 Washington, DC		B. Carpenter, AMS; T. Kittle, Handtmann Equipment; J. Hensley, HE; P. McGady, HE	Food Safety Technology
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary	Oct 11, 2012 Washington, DC		J.O. Reagan, National Cattlemens Beef Association; Dr. Mandy Carr, Research Group; Barry Carpenter, National Meat Association	Food Safety
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Oct 15, 2012 Washington, DC	A. Ramos, K. Naessens	National Pork Producers Council	Discuss some recent pork industry initiatives on the Market Hog Salmonella baseline/ performance standard, cull sow identification, a residue program update and the NARMS cecal sample pilot
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Al Almanza, Administrator	Oct 17, 2012 Washington, DC	A. Ramos, FSIS Management Council	Consumer Representatives	Monthly Consumer Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator	Oct 17, 2012 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Consumer Representatives	FSIS Monthly Consumer Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator	Oct 18, 2012 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Industry Representatives	FSIS Monthly Industry Meeting
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary	Oct 22, 2012 Washington, DC		George Atkinson, Institute on Science for Global Policy	Food Safety
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Al Almanza, Administrator	Nov 5, 2012 Washington, DC	K. Payne	Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO)	Remarks before the AFDO Board of Directors on Food Safety
Al Almanza, Administrator	Nov 7, 2012 Washington, DC		B. Jolly, New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries	Food Safety
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Nov 11-15, 2012 New Orleans, LA	K. Lowery, B. McNiff	44th Session, Codex Committee on Food Hygiene	Remarks before the 44th Session, Codex Committee on Food Hygiene
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Al Almanza, Administrator; Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Nov 14, 2012 Washington, DC		Mike Robach, Cargill	Food Safety Issues
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary	Nov 19, 2012 Washington, DC		Sarah Sullivan, Orr Associations, Inc.	Call requested by Dr. Leon Bruner, GMA: Conference Call to discuss optimal organizational structures/ governance models on the proposed establishment of a Center of Excellence in Ingredient Safety, Risk Assessment and Communication
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Nov 20, 2012 Washington, DC	A. Ramos	A. MacMillan, OSEC; J. DeJong, OC; R. Blue, MRP; D. Vetter, FFAS; Consumers Union Members	Conference Call on Consumer Reports Briefing on Pork Production/ Ractopamine Use
Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Nov 27, 2012 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Consumer Representatives	FSIS Monthly Consumer Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator	Nov 28, 2012 Washington, DC		B. Schwartz, Brooke Schwartz Consulting	Food Safety Technology
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary; Al Almanza, Administrator	Nov 29, 2012; Washington, DC	A. Ramos, K. Naessens, E. Dann, FSIS Management Council	Industry Representatives	Monthly Industry Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator; Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Nov 29, 2012 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Industry Representatives	FSIS Monthly Industry Meeting
Al Almanza, Administrator; Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Dec 4, 2012 Washington, DC	FSIS Management Council	Various Consumer and Industry Representatives	FSIS Monthly Consumer/Industry Meeting Combined
Al Almanza, Administrator	Dec 5, 2012 Washington, DC		J. Hodgen, Merck Animal Health	Animal Health/ Food Safety
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary	Dec 6-8, 2012 New York, NY	K. Naessens	Bloomberg Businessweek	Evening roundtable discussion about food safety and emerging technologies in the food supply chain
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Dec 6, 2012 Washington, DC	A. Ramos, K. Naessens, R. Edelstein	Tyson Foods Representatives	Enhanced Labeling
Al Almanza, Administrator	Dec 11, 2012 Washington, DC		N. Bouwer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Food Safety
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Dec 12, 2012 Washington, DC		Brian Foster, Insight Enterprise; Patt Lilly, Triumph Foods	Update on Triumph Foods with respect to meat inspection and the FSIS relationship
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Dec 14, 2012 Washington, DC	A. Ramos, K. Naessens, A. Lavallee	McClatchy Washington Bureau	Interview about the proposed poultry slaughter modernization rule
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary; Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Dec 19, 2012 Washington, DC	A. Ramos, K. Naessens	Bo Bryant, McDonald's Government Relations; Justin Ransom; John Bode	Food safety updates
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Dec 19, 2012 Washington, DC		Randy Russell, The Russell Group, Inc.; Hormel Foods Representatives	Conference Call
Al Almanza, Administrator; Philip Derfler, Deputy Administrator	Dec 19, 2012 Washington, DC	E. Dann, OA; Various FSIS Senior Staff	T. Letterman, HSUS; D. Press, HSUS; V. Pringle, HSUS; B. Wagman, HSUS	Food Safety/ Transparency; Downer Calves; Horse Slaughter
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary; Al Almanza, Administrator	Dec 21, 2012 Washington, DC		Michael Maenza, MMI Culinary Services; Tony D'Angelo; Jeanette Gregory	Meet and greet since the recent Codex meeting
Brian E. Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary	Dec 21, 2012 Washington, DC		Carolyn Brickey, PEW Trusts	Food Safety Meeting

Abbreviations:

OA—Office of the Administrator, FSIS
OC—Office of Communications, USDA
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
OSEC—Office of the Secretary, USDA
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 and Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA
FDA—U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FMI—Food Marketing Institute
GMA—Grocery Manufacturers Association
HHS—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HSUS—Humane Society of the United States
MRP—Marketing and Regulatory Programs, USDA
NAFV—National Association of Federal Veterinarians
NCBA—National Cattlemen's Beef Association
NMA—National Meat Association
NRCS—Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA

Last Modified: January 7, 2013