Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture
Hearing to Review Food Safety Standards for Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
Date and Time
May 14, 2009 |
10:00 AM
Location
1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Description
WASHINGTON - On May 14, 2009, Congressman Dennis Cardoza, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, held a hearing to review the current strategies and standards used by the horticulture and organic sectors to prevent, monitor and control potential food safety hazards.
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Witness Testimonies
Panel 1
Dr. David W.K. Acheson,
M.D., F.R.C.P., Associate Commissioner for Foods
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland
Mr. David Shipman,
Acting Adminsitrator, Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Panel 2
Mr. Joe Pezzini,
Chief Operating Officer Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, California
Mr. Ron Ratto,
President Ratto Bros., Inc., Modesto, California
Mr. Philip LoBue,
President LoBue Bros., Inc., Lindsay, California
Mr. Nicholas C. Maravell,
owner and operator Nick's Organic Farm, LLC, Potomac, Maryland
Mr. Steve Hirsch,
Partner, Hirsch Fruit Farm, Inc. on behalf of Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association and Ohio Farm Bureau, Chillicothe, Ohio
Mr. Charles A. Wingard,
Director of Field Operations Walter P. Rawl & Sons, Pelion, South Carolina
Dr. Robert F. Stovicek,
Ph.D., President and Chairman Primus Group, Inc., Santa Maria, California
