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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN FOOD SAFETY
Dr. James Dickson Named NAMP Top Educator
and government personnel. After retiring from the U.S. Army as food service R&D coordinator at the rank of lieutenant colonel, he began helping food companies implement HACCP-based Total Quality Management programs. Dr. Snyder is known by colleagues as a professional who persistently sticks to science with a depth of knowledge relating to his craft and HACCP with its prerequisites that is unmatched. food making its way to our kitchen tables… That is a hazard to public health. It is unacceptable.” President Obama charged Secretary Vilsack and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the co-chairs of the Food Safety Working Group, with working to upgrade our food safety laws for the 21st century; foster coordination throughout government; and ensure that we enforce these laws to keep the American people safe. As part of this effort, Secretary Vilsack has instituted a top-to-bottom review of USDA’s food safety regulations. Dr. Elisabeth Hagen is currently the USDA’s Chief Medical Officer, serving as an advisor to USDA mission areas on a wide range of human health issues. Prior to her current post, she was a senior executive at FSIS, where she played a key role in developing and executing the agency’s scientific and public health agendas. She has been instrumental in building relationships and fostering coordination with food safety and public health partners at the federal, state, and local level. Before joining the federal government in 2006, Hagen taught and practiced medicine in both the private and academic sectors, most recently in Washington, D.C. She holds an M.D. from Harvard Medical School, and a B.S. from Saint Joseph’s University. Dr. Hagen completed her specialty medical training at the University of Texas Southwestern and the University of Pennsylvania, and is board certified in infectious disease. She is married and lives with her husband and two young children in northern Virginia.

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he North American Meat Processors Association has honored Dr. James Dickson, a meat science professor at Iowa State University, with the Harry L. Rudnick Educator of the Year Award. NAMP bestows the award annually on an industry leader who demonstrates a commitment to the highest standards in meat and/or food science education. Dr. Dickson currently serves as a professor in ISU’s Department of Animal Science, is professor in charge of the ISU component of the Food Safety Consortium and holds a courtesy appointment the University’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. Dr. Dickson’s research focuses on controlling bacteria in foods of animal origin to protect public health. NAMP established the Rudnick award in 1969, named for the organization’s first executive vice president who served as its attorney and EVP for 20 years until his retirement.

President Obama, Secretary Vilsack Announce Intent to Nominate Dr. Elisabeth Hagen as USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety
resident Obama has announced his intent to nominate Dr. Elisabeth Hagen as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Food Safety. Hagen will serve with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “There is no more fundamental function of government than protecting consumers from harm, which is why food safety is one of USDA’s top priorities,” said Vilsack. “We can and must do a better job of ensuring the safety of meat and poultry products regulated by USDA, and Dr. Hagen brings the background, skills, and vision to lead USDA’s efforts to make sure that Americans have access to a safe and healthy food supply.” The Food Safety mission of USDA includes the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), which is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation’s commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. When the President announced the creation of the Food Safety Working Group last March, he said, “In recent years, we’ve seen a number of problems with the

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Dr. Peter Snyder Jr. Receives the 2010 Foodservice Consultants Society International Trendsetter Award
r. Peter Snyder was awarded the 2010 FCSI Americas Trendsetter Award. The award is presented to an individual who best exemplifies innovation, creativity and unique and lasting contributions to the foodservice industry and is presented biannually. Dr. Peter Snyder Jr., founder and president of Hospitality Institute of Technology & Management, was recognized for his lifetime commitment to food safety education. For over 50 years, Dr. Snyder has provided food technology and management education to the hospitality industry

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The Global Food Safety Initiative Announces New Board Chairman

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he Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), managed by The Consumer Goods Forum, announced during the closing session of the Global Food Safety 291

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