Please clink on this link: http://www.gov/2005/05/0182.xml Release No. 0182.05 USDA NAMES MEMBERS TO NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR FOODS WASHINGTON, May 26, 2005 - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today appointed new members to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. Thirty scientific experts representing disciplines related to health and food safety issues have been chosen to serve. This advisory committee, established in 1988, provides scientific advice on public health issues relative to the safety and wholesomeness of the U. S. food supply. The committee also assists in the development of microbiological criteria and reviews and evaluates epidemiological and risk assessment data as well as methodologies for assessing microbiological hazards. The committee serves the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (Food Safety and Inspection Service), Health and Human Services (Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Commerce (National Marine Fisheries Service) and Defense. The committee normally meets two to three times annually with subcommittees meeting more often as necessary. The secretary of agriculture appoints committee members following consultation with the secretary of health and human services. Appointees represent government, industry, academia and consumers. Committee members serve a two-year term. A complete list of appointees to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods is attached. Dr. David Acheson U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Food & Drug Administration/CFSAN College Park, Md. Dr. Gary Ades Wal-Mart, Inc. Bentonville, Ark. Dr. Larry Beuchat University of Georgia Center for Food Safety & Quality Enhancement Griffin, Ga. -more- Dr. Kathryn Boor Food Science Department Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. Dr. Scott Brooks E & J Gallo Modesto, Calif. Dr. Peggy Cook Safe Foods Corporation Rogers, Ark. Dr. Daniel Engeljohn U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety & Inspection Service Washington, D.C. Dr. Timothy Freier Cargill, Inc. Wayzata, Minn. Mr. Spencer Garrett U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service Pascagoula, Miss. Dr. Patricia Griffin U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Linda Harris Department of Food Science & Technology University of California Davis, Calif. Dr. Walt Hill U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety & Inspection Service Washington, D.C. Dr. Michael Jahncke Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University/VSAREC Hampton, Va. Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus Food Science Department North Carolina State University Raleigh, N.C. MAJ Robin King U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Northeast District Veterinary Command Ft. Monmouth, N.J. Ms. Barbara Kowalcyk Beta Biostatistics, Inc. Madison, Wisc. Dr. John Kvenberg U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Food & Drug Administration/CFSAN College Park, Md. Dr. Joseph Madden Neogen Corporation Lansing, Mich. Dr. Alejandro Mazzotta McDonald's Corporation Oak Brook, Ill. Dr. Ann Marie McNamara Silliker Inc. Homewood, Ill. Dr. Jianghong Meng Department of Nutrition & Food Science University of Maryland College Park, Md. Dr. Dale Morse New York State Department of Health Albany, N.Y. Dr. Eli Perencevich Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Md. Ms.. Angela Ruple U.S. Department of Commerce National Seafood Inspection Laboratory Pascagoula, Miss. Dr. Donald Schaffner Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, N.J. Ms. Virginia (Jenny) Scott Food Products Association Washington, D.C. Dr. John Sofos Department of Animal Science Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo. Dr. Sterling Thompson Hershey Foods Corporation Hershey, Pa. Dr. Irene Wesley U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service National Animal Disease Center Ames, Iowa Dr. Donald Zink U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Food & Drug Administration/CFSAN College Park, Md. USDA News oc.news@xxxxxxxx 202 720-4623 ---------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to oc.news@xxxxxxxx and reference your email address.
