FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 1996


INTERNATIONAL MEAT AND POULTRY HACCP ALLIANCE ELECTS OFFICERS AND SEATS BOARD OF DIRECTORS


COLLEGE STATION, Texas - During the International Meat and Poultry HACCP Alliance meeting on Feb. 14 in San Francisco, Calif., officers were elected and the 21-member board of directors was seated. Serving as International Meat and Poultry HACCP Alliance officers for 1996 are:
Chairman Stephen Krut, American Association of Meat Processors
Vice Chairman Deven Scott, National Association of Meat Purveyors
Secretary Jim Hodges, American Meat Institute Foundation
Treasurer Mark Thomas, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
At-Large Member Larry Hand, American Meat Science Association
At-Large Member Rosemary Mucklow, National Meat Association


The Alliance's 21-seat board structure consists of 15 seats for industry associations and educational foundations and six seats representing professional associations and third party/private companies.

To ensure board continuity from year to year, board seats have one, two and three-year terms. The following is the 1996 board of directors and their board terms:

Three-year term:
American Meat Institute Foundation, Jim Hodges
American Meat Science Association, Larry Hand
American Veterinary Medical Association, Leon Russell
Food Processors Institute, Rita Fullem
National Association of Meat Purveyors, Deven Scott
Southeastern Meat Association, Bill Brown
Southeastern Poultry and Egg Association, Don Dalton

Two-year term:
American Association of Meat Processors, Stephen Krut
Food Marketing Institute, Ata Baroudi
Institute of Food Technologists, Donald A. Corlett, Jr.
HACCP Consulting Group, Lou Gast
National Meat Association, Rosemary Mucklow
Southwest Meat Association, Marty Holmes
Texas Beef Council, Joe Harris

One-year term:
American Sheep Industry Association, John Cravens
Canadian Cattlemen's Association, Heidi Grogan
Industrial Laboratories, Loretta Zapp
National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Mark Thomas
National Pork Producers Council, Beth Lautner
Poultry Science Association, James Denton
The Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association, John Marcello

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