Nominations Sought For Membership on the National
Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
Roger Sockman (202) 720-9113
Correction: August 19, 2008 - This news release is being
reissued to correct the due date for nominations and submissions to Sept. 17, 2008.
WASHINGTON, August 8, 2008 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that nominations are being sought for membership on the
National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF).
Nominations are being sought for individuals with scientific expertise in the fields of epidemiology,
food technology, microbiology, risk assessment, infectious disease, biostatistics and other related sciences.
Individuals who may be currently employed by state and federal governments, industry, academia or consumer
groups are also invited to submit nominations. Members who are not federal government employees will be
appointed to serve as non-compensated special government employees (SGEs). SGEs will be subject to
appropriate conflict of interest statutes and standards of ethical conduct.
The nominee's typed resume or curriculum vitae must be limited to five one-sided pages and should include
educational background, expertise and a select list of publications authored. The current charter for the
NACMCF and other information about the committee are available for viewing at:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/About_FSIS/NACMCF/index.asp.
Nominations and submissions must be received by Sept. 17, 2008, and should be sent to Ms. Karen Thomas-Sharp,
advisory committee specialist, Room 333, Aerospace Center, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, D.C. 20250.
Ms. Thomas-Sharp can be reached at (202) 690-6620, by fax at (202) 690-6634, or at
Karen.Thomas-Sharp@fsis.usda.gov.
The NACMCF was established in 1988 to provide scientific advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on public health issues relative to the safety and wholesomeness of
the U.S. food supply. The Committee formulates positions on the development of microbiological criteria, the
review and evaluation of epidemiological and risk assessment data and methodologies for assessing microbiological
hazards in foods. The Committee also provides advice to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the
Departments of Commerce and Defense.
