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# Meat & Poultry Inspection Panel Members Named
- URL: https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/07/vilsack-name-meat-poultry-inspection-panel-membership/
- Published: 2010-07-16T01:59:08.000Z
- Updated: 2010-07-16T01:59:08.000Z
- Author: Dan Flynn
- Tags: food safety leaders, FSIS, Tom Vilsack, USDA, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-25 09:53

A reestablished charter and 2010-2012 membership for the National Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection was announced Thursday by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

The food safety advisory group is attached to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS).

“The diverse perspectives that \[National Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection\] members bring to FSIS is invaluable to our mission and success in ensuring the safety and wholesomeness of the foods we eat,” said Vilsack. “I am firmly committed to aggressively decreasing the incidence of foodborne illnesses and with the support of these individuals, I am confident that we will be able to protect the American people’s food supply.”

The committee was established in 1971\. It is charged with advising the Secretary of Agriculture though USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety.

The panel contributes to USDA regulatory policy development.

Like past panels, the 20-member group appointed by Vilsack includes a mix of interests from the regulatory, academic, industry, and consumer communities. Eight appointees (in bold) are re-appointments. The National Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection members are:

Patricia K. Buck  
Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention  
Grove City, PA

Dr. Fur-Chi Chen  
Tennessee State University  
Nashville, TN

**Brian R. Covington**  
Keystone Foods LLC  
West Conshohocken, PA

**Dr. Catherine N. Cutter**  
Pennsylvania State University  
University Park, PA

Nancy J. Donley  
Safe Tables Our Priority  
Chicago, IL

Veneranda Gapud  
Private individual  
Snellville, GA

**Dr. Craig Henry**  
Deloitte & Touche LLP  
Baltimore, MD

Dr. Cheryl D. Jones  
Morehouse School of Medicine  
Atlanta, GA

Dr. Heidi Kassenborg  
Minnesota Department of Agriculture  
St. Paul, MN

Sarah A. Klein  
Center for Science in the Public Interest  
Washington, DC

**Dr. Shelton E. Murinda**  
California State Polytechnic University  
Pomona, CA

**Dr. Edna Negrón**  
University of Puerto Rico  
Mayaguez, PR

Robert G. Reinhard  
Sara Lee Corporation  
Downers Grove, IL

Dr. Craig E. Shultz  
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture  
Harrisburg, PA

**Dr. Stanley A. Stromberg**  
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry  
Oklahoma City, OK

Dr. John D. Tilden  
Michigan Department of Agriculture  
Lansing, MI

**Carol L. Tucker-Foreman**  
Consumer Federation of America  
Chevy Chase, MD

Steve E. Warshawer  
Mesa Top Farm  
Sante Fe, NM

Dr. J. Byron Williams  
Mississippi State University  
Mississippi State, MS

Leonard W. Winchester  
Public Health – Seattle & King County  
Bellevue, WA