Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety

The Under Secretary for Food Safety is a subcabinet position within the United States Department of Agriculture responsible for oversight of the policies and programs of the Food Safety and Inspection Service.^[1] The Under Secretary chairs the U.S. Codex Steering Committee, which provides guidance to U.S. delegations to the Codex Alimentarius Commission.^[2] The Food Safety and Inspection Service is responsible for ensuring that the nation's supply of meat, poultry, and processed egg products are safe and correctly labeled and packaged.^[3]

The Under Secretary of Food Safety is appointed by the President and confirmed by the

Categories

Agencies under the United States Department of Agriculture

Headquarters: Jamie L. Whitten Building Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services	Farm Service Agency Foreign Agricultural Service Risk Management Agency Commodity Credit Corporation Federal Crop Insurance Corporation

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment	Forest Service Natural Resources Conservation Service Office of Environmental Markets

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development	Rural Housing Service Rural Utilities Service Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services	Food and Nutrition Service Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety	Food Safety and Inspection Service

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics	Agricultural Research Service Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Economic Research Service National Agricultural Library National Agricultural Statistics Service

Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs	Agricultural Marketing Service Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

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References

Food Administration

The current Acting Under Secretary of Food Safety is Brian Ronholm.^[6]^[7] Previous Under Secretaries include Richard Allen Raymond (July 2005–January 2009), Elsa A. Murano (October 2001–December 2004) and Catherine Woteki (July 1997–January 2001).^[8] From December 1, 2004 until July 15, 2005, Merle D. Pierson was Acting Under Secretary. The then-incumbent Food Safety and In→spection Service Administrator, Mike Taylor, became the acting Under Secretary from October 1994 to November 1996.^[9]^[10]^[11]

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