The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has updated its public calendar to provide information about its meetings in March and April. 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. This calendar does not include meetings announced to the public (e.
g., public meetings, webinars). Meetings with FSIS brass continue to be a mix of virtual and face-to-face at the Jamie L.
Whitten Building in Washington, DC. Dr. Emilio Esteban, USDA’s Undersecretary, is the country’s top food safety official.
On March 19, Esteban had a “Meet and Greet” with Syd Terry of BGR Group and Arjun Ganesan of Ancera. Sandra Eskin, Deputy Under Secretary of the Office of Food Safety (OFS), and Atiya Khan, Chief of Staff of OFS, attended the meeting. The next day, Esteban met with Ramin Khaksar of Clear Labs, Sasan Amini of Clear Labs, and Michael R.
Taylor of STOP Foodborne Illness. The meeting was because of the International Association for Food Protection Symposium Alignment. During March, Esteban also met with consumer and industry groups, which has been FSIS practice for some years.
On March 21, Esteban met with Peggy Cook and Luke Thevenet, both of the Neogen Corporation, to discuss “technology.” Esteban’s first meeting in April was with Jose F. Mendez, Syndia A.
Nazario, Dr. Shaiana Negron, and Ana G. Mendez with “Un.
