Hearing to Review Current Food Safety Systems

1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
| Apr 2, 2009 11:00am

WASHINGTON - On April 2, 2009, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review Federal food safety systems. Food safety is a top priority in the Committee's oversight plan for the 111th Congress.

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Witnesses

Panel 1

Mr. Chandler Keys III, Head of Government and Industry Relations, JBS, LLC, Washington, D.C.

Mr. David D. Denver , CEO and President, Pandol Brothers Incorporated, Delano, California

Mr. Tony DiMare , Vice President, DiMare Homestead, Inc., and DiMare Ruskin, Inc., Ruskin, Florida

Panel 2

Dr. John Hanlin , Ph.D., Vice President Food Safety, SUPERVALU INC., Eden Prairie, Minnesota Accompanied by Mr. Mike Erlandson, Vice President Government Affairs, SUPERVALU INC., Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Dr. Elsa Murano , Ph.D., President, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Mr. Michael Taylor , J.D., Research Professor, Department of Health Policy, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, D.C.

Panel 3

Ms. Carol L. Tucker-Foreman , Distinguished Fellow, The Food Policy Institute, Consumer Federation of America, Chevy Chase, Maryland