Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) - Scientific Advisory Committee on Food Safety, Animal Drugs, and Animal Health

Committee Members

Dr. Gary L. Cromwell, Chair
Professor
University of Kentucky
609 WP Garrigus Bldg
Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Lexington, KY 40546-0215
Phone: (859) 257-7534
Fax: (859) 323-1027
Email: gcromwel@uky.edu

Dr. Kendra Nightingale
Assistant Professor
Colorado State University
108B Animal Science Bldg
Fort Collins, CO 80523-0001
Phone: (970) 491-1556
Fax: (970) 491-5326
Email: kendra.nightingale
@colostate.edu

Dr. Andrew L. Skidmore
9379 Alexander Road
Alexander, NY 14005
Phone: (716) 474-2715
Fax: (585) 813-0093
Email: andrew.skidmore
@sp.intervet.com

Dr. Mary Susan Brewer
Professor
University of Illinois
Dept. Food Science and Human Nutrition
1302 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, 202 ABL
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-2867
Fax: (217) 333-3585
Email: msbrewer@uiuc.edu

Dr. Robert A. Norton, Jr.
Auburn University
201 Poultry Science Bldg
Auburn University, AL 36849-0001
Phone: (334) 844-2604
Fax: (334) 844-2641
Email: nortora@auburn.edu

Dr. Rodney Preston
Professor Emeritus
1495 E Village Ln # B
Bellingham, WA 98226-8017
Phone: (360) 393-4727
Email: rodbarb@comcast.net

Dr. Brian W. Sheldon
Professor Emeritus
PO Box 313
Fleetwood, NC 28626-0313
Phone: (336) 877-1059
Fax: (919) 515-7070
Email: brian_sheldon@ncsu.edu

Dr. Kristi Smedley
Center for Regulatory Services
5200 Wolf Run Shoals Rd
Woodbridge, VA 22192-5755
Phone: (703) 590-7337
Fax: (703) 580-8637
Email: smedley@cfr-services.com

Documents prepared by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Food Safety, Animal Drugs, and Animal Health

06.06.2011
June 6, 2011 Spring Symposium Presentations

05.24.2010
Tentative Agenda for May 24, 2010 Spring Symposia

05.04.2009
Agenda for May 4, 2009 Spring Symposia

04.28.2008
FASS Food Safety, Animal Drugs, Animal Health holds Symposium

05.14.2007
FASS Food Safety, Animal Drugs, Animal Health holds Symposium

01.03.2007
Statement on FDA Draft Risk Assessment on Cloning

On December 28, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft risk assessment (RA), “A Risk-Based Approach to Evaluate Animal Clones and Their Progeny – DRAFT”. The draft RA presents the agency’s position on whether cloning affects food safety or animal health. The RA concludes that “....the available data have not identified any food consumption risks or subtle hazards in healthy clones of cattle, swine, or goats. Thus, edible products from healthy clones that meet existing requirements for meat and milk in commerce pose no increased food consumption risk(s) relative to comparable products from sexually-derived animals.” Read More