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WhAT’S hAPPENING IN FOOD SAFETY Ms. Bailey has served as president and CEO of PCPC since 2005, where she utilized strategic and organizational leadership to redefine the direction of the association, enacted the industry’s first-ever Consumer Commitment Code and enhanced the association’s advocacy and communications capabilities. PCPC is the leading trade association representing the $250 billion global cosmetic and personal care products industry. Its member companies manufacture a diverse range of products, including sunscreen, toothpaste, shampoo, moisturizer, lipstick and fragrances. Prior to joining PCPC, Ms. Bailey served as president and CEO of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), where she helped achieve significant FDA and Medicare payment reform. In 2002, Ms. Bailey and AdvaMed were named “A Lobby Leader of the Year” by Legal Times. In addition, she was the founding CEO and president of the Healthcare Leadership Council, a CEO-led organization tasked with reforming America’s health care policies. Ms. Bailey has extensive experience in the public sector, having served in the Reagan White House as head of the Office of Communications Planning and also as special assistant to the President and deputy director in the Office of Public Affairs. In addition, she has served as the assistant secretary of public affairs at the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and also served as an advisor to Presidents Ford and Nixon. Pam Bailey is a trustee of Franklin and Marshall College, and is a member of the board of directors of Greatbatch, Inc. and also of MedCath, Inc. She is also a former director of Albertson’s, Inc. In a joint statement, Rick Wolford of Del Monte and Billy Cyr of Sunny Delight, co-chairs of the GMA Executive Search Committee, said, “Given the legislative, regulatory and economic challenges facing our industry, GMA needs a leader like Pam Bailey to bring the industry together to advocate common sense public policy and regulatory solutions, as well as collaborate more closely with our retail trading partners. We welcome her and look forward to working with her to fulfill GMA’s mission on behalf of the consumer packaged goods industry.” Pam Bailey succeeds GMA Interim President and CEO C. Manly Molpus, and will assume her new duties in January. Rodale Institute’s Jeff Moyer Elected to Chair USDA National Organic Standards Board J 3-A SSI Announces 2009 Officers T he 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (3-A SSI) Board of Directors has named Dan Meyer (American Dairy Products Institute ) chair and elected other officers for 2009. Allen Sayler (International Dairy Foods Association) was elected vice chair; Lou Beaudette (Admix, Inc.) was elected treasurer, and Ronald Schmidt (Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Florida) was named secretary. Other members of the 3-A SSI Board of Directors include Kenneth Anderson (Harold Wainess & Associates), Lee Blakely (Saputo Cheese and Protein LLC), Warren S. Clark, Jr. (3-A Symbol Administrative Council, Inc.), Paul Gold (Pfizer Global Manufacturing Services), Larry Hanson, (Johnsonville Sausage, LLC), Robert F. Hennes (chief, FDA/CFSAN-Milk Safety Branch), David Jamison, (associate deputy administrator, Dairy Programs, USDA Agricultural Marketing), Greg Marconnet (Kraft Foods, Inc.), Stephen Schlegel (Food Processing Suppliers Association) and F. Tracy Schonrock (3-A Steering Committee). eff Moyer, farm director of the Rodale Institute, has been elected as the 2009 chair of US Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). The board elected Moyer at its meeting in Washington, D.C., elevating him from the 2008 vicechair role. His five-year board term began three years ago. “This is a critical time for the organic movement and industry as forces try to dilute its hard-fought integrity with marketing terms such as ‘sustainable’ and ‘natural,’” said Moyer, who has worked at Rodale Institute for more than 33 years. “It’s critical that we protect the standards and also continue to educate the public about the value of the ‘USDA Organic’ seal.” Tim LaSalle, CEO of the Rodale Institute, emphasized the importance of organic as a solution to many of the key issues of our time, including global warming, human health challenges and worldwide hunger. “Organic agriculture provides critical human and ecological health benefits, so any erosion in standards is to steal from not only our own health but that of our children. We are pleased to know Jeff Moyer will lead this important board in assuring that the standards are maintained.” The NOSB is the US organic community’s high-profile and allvolunteer advisory body to the National Organic Program (NOP), which sets USDA organic policy as part of the Agricultural Marketing Service. The board receives robust levels of comment from a broad range of constituent organic groups and individuals at and between its multi-day meetings held several times per year. 118 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | FEBRUARY 2009

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