U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Ann M. Veneman has appointed Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Administrator Thomas J. Billy as special advisor for Codex and international food safety issues, and Margaret O'K. Glavin as acting administrator of FSIS.
Veneman lauded Billy for leading the implementation of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems in meat and poultry plants and vowed to build on his accomplishments. "We have a very strong food safety leadership team in place at USDA and will continue working to strengthen these very important programs," she said.