USDA Appoints New Members to Food Safety Advisory Committees

The Department of Agriculture appointed ten new members to the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection this week. USDA also announced an additional new member to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. Under Secretary for Food Safety Mindy Brashears says the committee members “play a key role in informing USDA’s food safety decisions.” The new members include university officials and industry experts on food safety. The National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection was established in 1971 by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. The group is an advisory committee that advises on food safety concerns and other matters affecting inspection program activities. The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods was established in 1988. The advisory committee provides impartial scientific advice and peer reviews to food safety agencies on public health issues. The list of committee members for both is available at fsis.usda.gov.