AFDO 112th Annual Educational Conference, Anaheim/Garden Grove, CA 

PRESENTATIONS

Note:  Only those presentations where permission to publish was grated are listed below.

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Saturday, June 7, 2008 - Pre-Conference Workshop
"Food Pathogens and Recalls - Challenges Old and New"

8:30 AM - Pathogens - Challenges Old and New - Industry Case Studies

• Scott Hood, Senior Manager, Microbiology, General Mills, Inc. [View Presentation]

10:00 AM - Prevention & Intervention Strategies

• Jenny Scott, Vice President, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) [View Presentation]
• William E. Pursley, Vice Presient, Food Safety Education, AIB International [View Presentation]

1:15 PM - FDA-Regulated Product Recalls

• Larry H. Howell, CDR, USPHS, Los Angeles District Recall Coordinator, US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) [View Presentation]

3:30 PM - Recalls: State Identified & Initiated: Workwith with and Convincing the Feds

• J. Joseph Corby, Director of Food Safety, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets [View Presentation]

Monday, June 9, 2008

Food Session:

11:00 AM - FDA's Food Protection Plan and Action Plan for Import Safety

• David W.K. Acheson, MD, Associate Commissioner for Food Protection, US Food & Drug Administration [View Presentation]

3:20 PM - Nanotechnoloies in Food and Agriculture: Potential Applications and Governance Implications

• John Vs. Stone, Ph.D., Applied Anthropologist, Institute for Food & Agricultural Standards, Michigan State University [View Presentation]

Drugs/Devices Session:

10:20 AM - Interagency Working Group on Import Safety – CDRH Perspective

• Casper Uldriks, Associate Director for Regulatory Guidance & Government Affairs, US Food & Drug Administration, Center for Devices & Radiological Health (CDRH) [View Presentation]

2:30 PM - Orange County Regulatory Affairs Discussion Group (OCRA) – Forum for Success

• Christine Posin, President, Orange County Regulatory Affairs (OCRA) [View Presentation]

3:20 PM - Home-Use Medical Devices & the Significance of Human Factors in Design & Development

• Casper Uldriks, Associate Director for Regulatory Guidance & Government Affairs, US Food & Drug Administration, Center for Devices & Radiological Health (CDRH) [View Presentation]

4:05 PM - FDA Regulation of Nano Materials & Regulatory Posture

• Lloyd L. Tran, Director, California Institute of Nanotechnology, President, International Association of Nanotechnology [View Presentation] (Printing not permitted)
• John Barlow Weiner, Esq., Associate Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, US Food & Drug Administration [View Presentation]

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Food Session:

10:00 AM - Should there be a Single Food Safety Agency?

• David W. Plunkett, J.D., J.M., CSPI [View Presentation]

11:15 AM - Deja vu, Bad Beef Back on the Table

• Denis Stearns, Principal, Marler & Clark [View Presentation]

2:15 PM - New Foodborne Outbreak Investigation Procedures Developed by the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR)

• Ernie Julian, Chief, Office of Food Protection, Rhode Island Department of Health [View Presentation]

3:20 PM - Food Safety Issues in Tribal Communities

• Captain Paul Young, Director, Environmental Health Services, California Area Indian Health Service [View Presentation]

Drugs/Devices Session:

4:10 PM - Medical Devices in Canada

• Alexis Grolla, Operational Centre Manager, Health Products and Food Program, Manitoba and Saskatchewan Region [View Presentation]

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

General Session:

9:00 AM - AFDO Produce Safety Initiative

• R. Douglas Saunders, Deputy Director, Division of Animal & Food Industry Services, Virginia Department of Agriculture [View Presentation]

9:40 AM - Leafy Green Safety

• Barbara Cassens, District Director, US Food & Drug Administration [View Presentation] (Printing not permitted)