Joint Beef Safety Committee
2010 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Joint Beef Safety Committee Presentation
2010 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Report:
July 31, 2010
Jeff Clausen, Chair
Todd Allen, Vice Chair
Chairman Jeff Clausen and Vice Chair Todd Allen led the Joint Industry Beef Safety Committee through an agenda providing program updates, guest speakers, and the FY 2011 Authorization Request discussion. Keith Belk, PhD, Colorado State University updated the committee on validating safety systems, and Kristina Butts provided a policy update. Brooke Davis of Lopez Foods and a member of BIFSCo shared a member’s perspective of the benefits of BIFSCo. Dr. Mandy Carr, staff liaison to the committee, and Michelle Rossman, member of the food safety staff, provided an update on the FY 2010 program and an overview of recently completed projects.
Chairman Clausen and Dr. Carr led the committee through a discussion of the draft FY 2011 Authorization Request. The committee recommended an AR for submission to the Operating Committee.
2010 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Research Program Update, July 2010
2010 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Joint Beef Safety Committee Agenda
2010 Cattle Industry Convention – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Minutes
2010 Cattle Industry Convention – Joint Beef Safety Committee Update Presentation
2010 Cattle Industry Convention – Joint Beef Safety Committee meeting report
2010 Cattle Industry Convention – Joint Beef Safety Committee Agenda
2009 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Joint Beef Safety Committee Minutes
2009 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Minutes
2009 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Beef Safety Update Presentation (ppt) (pdf)
2009 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Report:
July 17, 2009
Duane Theuninck, PhD, Chair
Mark Riechers, Vice Chair
Chairman Duane Theuninck and Vice Chair Mark Riechers led the Joint Industry Beef Safety Committee through an agenda providing program updates, guest speakers, and the FY 2010 Authorization Request (AR) discussion. Dr. Mandy Carr, staff liaison to the committee, and Michelle Rossman, member of the food safety staff, presented an overview of recently completed checkoff beef safety projects and an update on the status of the FY 2009 research program. Kristina Butts provided a policy update for the committee and Wendy Jenkins shared recent consumer survey results involving safety behaviors in the home.
Committee members heard from Dr. Guy Loneragan, West Texas A&M University who reviewed the progress of pre-harvest safety research and discussed future potential for this research area. Dr. Theuninck and Dr. Carr led the committee through a review of the industry planning factors, committee priorities, and the draft FY 2010 Authorization Request. The committee recommended the NCBA AR for submission to the Operating Committee.
2009 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Agenda
2009 Cattle Industry Convention – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Minutes
2009 Cattle Industry Convention – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Presentations:
2009 Cattle Industry Convention – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Report:
Jan. 30, 2009
Duane Theuninck, Ph.D., Chair
Mark Riechers, Vice Chair
Chairman Duane Theuninck and Vice Chair Mark Riechers led the Joint Industry Beef Safety Committee through an agenda providing an overview and opportunity for discussion of the FY 2008 and 2009 Beef Safety Research Program. In addition, committee members heard from Dr. Dave Theno, retired industry leader from Jack-in-the-Box, about the utilization of research in the industry, the importance of BIFSCo’s efforts, and future safety challenges.Following a policy update and the Beef Safety Research Advisory Panel report, the committee discussed plans for the FY 2010 program. The members agreed the following priorities were relevant to the work of the committee:
· Take proactive steps to protect public health from emerging threats.
· Protect consumers from E. coli and Salmonella.
· Provide thought leaders with science-based industry information.
· Responsibly employ economically viable practices without negatively impacting beef quality or safety.
2008 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Report:
July 18, 2008
Duane Theuninck, PhD, Chair
Mark Riechers, Vice Chair
Chairman Duane Theuninck and Vice Chair Mark Riechers led the Joint Industry Beef Safety Committee through an agenda providing a FY 2007 and 2008 Beef Safety Program update and discussion. In addition, committee members heard a presentation from Dr. Todd Bacon, Director Quality Systems, US Supply Chain Management, McDonald’s Corporation on McDonald’s perspectives on food safety. Tom Edrington, USDA, Ag Research Services, presented research opportunities within the industry.
Dr. Mandy Carr, staff liaison to the committee, and Michelle Rossman, member of the food safety staff, presented an update on the status of the FY2008 research program. Dr. Theuninck and Dr. Carr led the committee through a review and discussion of the industry planning factors, committee priorities, and plans for FY2009. Following this discussion, Dr. Theuninck and Dr. Carr presented the draft FY2009 Authorization Request. The committee recommended an AR for submission to the Operating Committee.
Following a policy update and the Beef Safety Research Advisory Panel report, the committee discussed plans for the FY2009 program.
2008 Cattle Industry Summer Conference, July 2008 – Committee Agenda
2008 Cattle Industry Convention – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Report:
Feb. 8, 2008
Duane Theuninck, Ph.D., Chair
Mark Riechers, Vice Chair
Chairman Duane Theuninck and Vice Chair Mark Riechers led the Joint Industry Beef Safety Committee through an agenda providing an overview and discussion of the FY 2008 Beef Safety Program. In addition, committee members received updates on the current beef safety environment from two guests: Dr. Dan Engeljohn, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy, Program, and Employee Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service and Dr. Mohammed Koohmaraie, Director, USDA-ARS Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center NE, who updated the committee on emerging beef safety threats.
Following a policy update and the Beef Safety Research Advisory Panel report, the committee discussed plans for the FY2009 program.
2008 Cattle Industry Convention – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Agenda
2007 Cattle Industry Summer Conference – Joint Beef Safety Committee Meeting Report:
Chairman Mike Engler and Vice Chairman Duane Theuninck led the Joint Industry Beef Safety Committee through a program that included an update of the FY 2007 Beef Safety Program and discussions of how beef safety research ties to the long range plan, the safety environment, and industry strategies. An Authorization Request for FY 2008 was presented, discussed and approved. An Attachment A addressing safety research needs related to international markets was also discussed and approved. The meeting concluded after a safety policy update and a research review from Tom Edrington, Ph.D. of the USDA-ARS laboratory in College Station, TX.
2007 Cattle Industry Summer Conference, July 2007 – Committee Agenda
2007 Cattle Industry Annual Convention, Feb 2007 – Committee Minutes
2007 Cattle Industry Annual Convention, Feb 2007 – Committee Agenda
2006 Cattle Industry Summer Conference, July 2006 — Committee Minutes
2006 Cattle Industry Summer Conference - Joint Beef Safety Committee – Powerpoint Presentation
2006 Cattle Industry Summer Conference, July 2006 — Committee Meeting Agenda
2006 Cattle Industry Convention – Joint Beef Safety Committee Report:
Mike Engler, Chairman
Duane Theuninck, Vice Chairman
Strategies Addressed:
• Beef Safety – Maintain and increase consumer confidence in beef safety.
• Industry Resource – Establish the checkoff and NCBA as resources for all industry segments to catalyze growth opportunities, create positive change, and protect the business climate for beef.
Research Tactics
• Pathogens – High
• TSE Science – High
• Beef Industry Food Safety Council – High
• Dissemination – High
2005 Cattle Industry Summer Conference - Committee Meeting Minutes
