Witness Testimonies

Panel 1

• Mr. Larry Wooten, President, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, on behalf of American Farm Bureau Federation, Raleigh, North Carolina
• Mr. J. Patrick Boyle, President, American Meat Institute, Washington, D.C.
• Ms. Carol Tucker-Foreman, Distinguished Fellow, The Food Policy Institute, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C.
• Mr. Sam Ives, DVM, Ph.D., Director of Veterinary Services and Associate Director of Research, Cactus Feeders, Ltd., on behalf of National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Amarillo, Texas
• Mr. Kent Peppler, President, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union on behalf of National Farmers Union, Mead, Colorado
• Mr. Bob Reinhard, Director of Food Safety for Sara Lee, and Chairman, Technical and Regulatory Committee, of the National Turkey Federation, Downers Grove, Illinois
• Mr. Nicholas Maravell, Owner and Operator, Nick’s Organic Farm, LLC, Potomac, Maryland
• Mr. Drew McDonald, Vice President National Quality Systems, Taylor Farms, Inc.



Panel 2

• Mr. Jerold Mande, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
• Ms. Cindy Smith, Acting Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
• Mr. Mike Taylor, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland