NTF
Statement: Prospective Nomination of USDA
Under Secretary for Food Safety
Attribute
to NTF President Joel Brandenberger
The
National Turkey Federation and its members congratulate Dr.
Elizabeth Hagen on her prospective nomination to be USDA's next
under secretary for food safety. We recognize the administration
went through a long and careful process before making this nomination,
and we believe it signals a continuing commitment to a science-based,
risk-based inspection system.
Dr. Hagen's experience as a medical doctor, combined with her
years of service at USDA, give her the background and training
necessary to build on the agency's successes in enhancing the
safety of the food supply and make her well qualified to lead
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service and to further strengthen
its public health mission.
NTF looks forward to working with Dr. Hagen and to maintaining
consumer confidence in the food supply through the ongoing evolution
of the HACCP inspection system and the implementation of new
science-based food safety technologies.
For more information, contact Sherrie Rosenblatt, vice president
of marketing and communications: Phone: 202-898-0100, Ext. 7227;
E-mail: srosenblatt@turkeyfed.org.