Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
September 20, 2000

How Should Our Food Safety System Address Microbial Contamination?
 

Opening Statement of Chairman Richard G. Lugar
United States Senator for Indiana

Opening Statement of Ranking Democratic Member Tom Harkin
United States Senator for Iowa

The Honorable Dan Glickman
Secretary
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
 
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PANEL I

Mr. Joseph A. Levitt, Esq.
Director Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
Washington, DC

Dr. Stephen M. Ostroff
Associate Director for Epidemiologic Science
National Center for Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

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PANEL II

Mr. Lawrence Dyckman
Director
Food and Agriculture Issues
U.S. General Accounting Office
Washington, DC

PANEL III

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Dr. Michael Doyle
Director
Center for Food Safety and Quality Enhancement
University of Georgia
      On behalf of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology

Dr. Dane Bernard
Vice President, Food Safety Programs
National Food Processors Association
Washington, DC

Dr. Donna Garren
Vice President of Scientific and Technical Affairs
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Alexandria, Virginia

Dr. Gary Weber
Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Washington, DC

Dr. Ann Hollingsworth
President
American Meat Science Association
Carrollton, Georgia

Ms. Caroline Smith DeWaal
Director of Food Safety
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Washington, DC

Richard Levinson, M.D., D.P.A.
American Public Health Association
Washington, DC

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