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View upcoming meetings and associated meeting materials listed by date. (Meetings that have concluded are listed on the Past Events page.) For meetings between Agency officials and outside groups, see the Officials' Calendar of Meetings.

UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS & EVENTS

Low Dose Irradiation in Beef (Sep 18, 2008; Washington, DC)

National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (Sep 22-26, 2008; Washington, DC)
Public Meeting to Address Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods For Special Dietary Uses (Sep 24, 2008; College Park, MD)
USDA to Host Public Meeting on Animal Raising Claims (Oct 14, 2008; Washington, DC)
  • FSIS and AMS (Agricultural Marketing Service will co-host. See information in the Constituent Update (Sep 5, 2008).

Public Meeting on Sampling Procedures (Oct 14-15, 2008; Location TBD)
  • FSIS will host a public meeting to review its policies on sampling procedures, as well as those used by the private sector. The emphasis will be sampling issues associated with raw beef, particularly for E. coli O157:H7, as a first step. FSIS will expand this meeting format to address other pathogens and products in the future.
  • For more information, see the Constituent Update (Sep 12, 2008).

Regulatory Education Sessions (Multiple dates)
FSIS provides regulatory (outreach) workshops and web seminars to bring industry and inspection personnel together to promote a uniform understanding of the regulations. Online registration forms are provided (valid email address required). To register by phone instead, call 1-800-336-3747.

2008 Meat and Poultry Inspection Seminars for International Officials (Multiple dates)
These seminars are designed to familiarize international government officials with U.S. inspection regulations and procedures used by USDA to assure that the nation's meat, poultry and egg products are safe, wholesome and properly labeled.
Officials' Calendar of Meetings (May 31, 2008)
This public calendar lists meetings recently 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.
Note: We have separate pages for U.S. Codex Office meeting information and the USDA Food Safety Mobile Event Calendar. Please visit and bookmark these pages.


Last Modified: September 15, 2008

 

 

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