Dr. Tom Wetzell is completing his second 3 year term as the AASV representative to AVMA’s Food Safety Advisory Committee and is ineligible to serve again. The AASV would like to thank Dr. Wetzell for his commitment to this committee and would like to find another member with an interest in serving in this capacity.
"The AVMA Food Safety Advisory Committee offers another avenue for the AASV to communicate through the AVMA with some of the key players in the food safety arena. This is an excellent opportunity for an AASV member to provide a leadership role within this committee and help form AVMA policy," says Dr. Wetzell. The committee meets twice annually for 2 days usually in March and October.
The objective of the committee is to advise the AVMA Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine (CPHRVM) on food safety and security issues.
- 1. To serve as the lead AVMA body on food safety issues, programs, and proposed priorities.
- 2. To assemble information, confer with experts and prepare policy recommendations for the Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine and the Executive Board on the subject of food safety.
- 3. Study management and practitioner measures to enhance food safety at production levels, including microbiological, chemical, and physical hazard reduction, for the purpose of:
- a. Advising on the role of food animal practitioners in quality assurance programs, in verifying compliance with quality assurance programs, and in certification of good production practices;
- b. Advising on approaches to continuing education and implementation of food safety measures in production environments;
- c. Advising on priorities of research needed to enhance food safety.
If you have an interest in serving on this committee, please contact the AASV staff.