National Advisory Committee Membership Solicitation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting nominations for membership on the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). There are 15 upcoming vacancies on the Committee. The members serve a two-year term that will begin September 2023 through September 2025. Members may be reappointed for one additional consecutive term at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. The purpose of the Committee is to provide impartial scientific advice and/or peer reviews to the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services for use in the development of an integrated national food safety systems approach that assures the safety of domestic, imported, and exported foods.  

The Committee covers public health issues relative to the safety and wholesomeness of the U.S. food supply, including the development of microbiological criteria and review and evaluation of epidemiological and risk assessment data and methodologies for assessing microbiological hazards in foods. 

To obtain the scientific perspective, expertise, experience, and point-of-view of all stakeholders, USDA is seeking NACMCF nominations from persons in academia, industry, and state governments, as well as all other interested persons with scientific expertise in the fields of microbiology, risk assessment, epidemiology, public health, food science, and other relevant disciplines.  

Nominations for membership on the NACMCF subcommittee must be addressed to the Secretary of Agriculture and accompanied by a cover letter addressing the nomination. Additionally, a resume or curriculum vitae and a completed USDA Advisory Committee Membership Background Information form AD–755  must be included with the nomination. The resume or curriculum vitae must be limited to five one-sided pages and should include educational background, expertise, and a list of select publications, if available, that confirm the nominee’s expertise for the related work. Any submissions with more than the prescribed five one-sided pages in length will have only the first five pages reviewed. A person may self-nominate, or a nomination can be made on behalf of someone else. 

Please see the Federal Register Notice for additional details on this Committee and how to apply.

Please share this notice with others who may have an interest. If you have questions about nominations, please contact John Jarosh, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone at 510-671-4397 or by email at NACMCF@usda.gov.