The newly appointed NACMPI members to serve a two-year term are:
Dr. Mary Anne Amalaradjou – University of Connecticut, Tolland, Conn.
Sharon Birkett – OSI Group, LLC, Bolingbrook, Ill.
Dr. Dianna Viola Bourassa – Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
Dr. Byron D. Chaves – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Neb.
Dr. Vanessa Coffman – Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness, Chicago, Ill.
Dr. James Richard Dillon – State of Texas, Austin, Texas
Scott Lee Filbrandt – Bob’s Processing Inc., South Haven, Mich.
Dr. James Harbey Hollis – South Carolina Meat-Poultry Inspection Department, Columbus, S.C.
James Kincheloe – Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Paul Steven Kuber – Washington State University, Spokane, Wash.
Anastacia Marie Larkin – Cougle Commission Company, Schererville, Ind.
Ali Mohseni-Motlagh – American Foods Group LLC, Newton Square, Pa.
Patrick Robinette – Micro Summit Processors, Pinetops, N.C.
Dr. James Rogers – Food Safety Research and Testing, Consumer Reports, Bowie, Md.
Desiree Claire Ann Wineland – American Butchers LLC / Beyond the Butchers, Cambridge, Neb.
The returning NACMPI members are:
William Battle – Magnolia Processing Inc. DBA Pride of The Pond, Tunica, Miss.
Casey Lynn Gallimore – North American Meat Institute, Shawnee, Kan.
Dr. Joseph Harris – Southwest Meat Association, Franklin, Texas
Teresa Schwartz – Retired Law Professor, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Byron Williams – Mississippi State University, Brandon, Miss.
FSIS will announce an upcoming committee meeting and topics when more information is available, which will be posted on the FSIS Events & Meetings page and published in a future Constituent Update.
Background
The NACMPI was established in 1971 to advise the Secretary of Agriculture concerning state and federal programs with respect to meat and poultry inspection, food safety, and other matters that fall within the scope of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. The committee is made up of state and local government officials and members from academia, public health organizations, and industry and consumer organizations.
USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy, and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America.
Source : usda.gov