WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has appointed Alfred Almanza as administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The FSIS is a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency that protects public health through inspection of domestically produced and imported meat, poultry and egg products.
Almanza served most recently as manager of the FSIS Dallas district, which includes more than 350 federally inspected establishments.
A Texas native, Almanza joined FSIS in 1978 and served in various positions, including slaughter inspector, labor relations specialist, and deputy district manager.
Johanns thanked Dr. David Goldman for serving as acting FSIS administrator since January. Goldman, a captain in the commissioned corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, will resume his duties as the head of the Office of Public Health Science.
