USDA appointed 15 new members and five returning members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, Monday.
Committee members are chosen based on their expertise in meat and poultry safety, public health, and other Food Safety and Inspection Service policies.
“We are proud to announce the new committee members to NACMPI and grateful for their commitment to support food safety and public health,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in a statement. “These members’ diverse expertise and advice will help USDA as we advance our important food safety mission.”
NACMPI provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture on food safety concerns and matters affecting inspection program activities, including food safety policies that will contribute to USDA’s regulatory policy development. The committee provide information and advice to FSIS and serves as a foundation for regulations and programs aimed at reducing foodborne disease and enhancing public health.
The newly appointed NACMPI members to serve a two-year term are:
• Dr. Mary Anne Amalaradjou–University of Connecticut, Tolland, Connecticut
• Sharon Birkett–OSI Group, LLC, Bolingbrook, Illinois
• Dr. Dianna Viola Bourassa–Auburn University, Auburn, Alaska
• Dr. Byron D. Chaves–University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
• Dr. Vanessa Coffman–Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, Chicago, Illinois
• Dr. James Richard Dillon–State of Texas, Austin, Texas
• Scott Lee Filbrandt–Bob’s Processing Inc., South Haven, Michigan
• Dr. James Harbey Hollis–South Carolina Meat-Poultry Inspection Department, Columbus, South Carolina
• James Kincheloe–Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C.
• Dr. Paul Steven Kuber–Washington State University, Spokane, Washington
• Anastacia Marie Larkin–Cougle Commission Company, Schererville, Indiana
• Ali Mohseni-Motlagh–American Foods Group LLC, Newton Square, Pennsylvania
• Patrick Robinette–Micro Summit Processors, Pinetops, North Carolina
• Dr. James Rogers–Food Safety Research and Testing, Consumer Reports, Bowie, Maryland
• Desiree Claire Ann Wineland–American Butchers LLC/Beyond the Butchers, Cambridge, Nebraska
The returning NACMPI members are:
• William Battle–Magnolia Processing Inc. DBA Pride of The Pond, Tunica, Mississippi
• Casey Lynn Gallimore–North American Meat Institute, Shawnee, Kansas
• Dr. Joseph Harris–Southwest Meat Association, Franklin, Texas
• Teresa Schwartz–Retired Law Professor, Washington, D.C.
• Dr. Byron Williams–Mississippi State University, Brandon, Mississippi
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