2024 International & Government Relations Committee
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Date
May 14, 2024
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Time
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join the International & Government Relations Committee for their annual committee meeting. This meeting usually takes place at the AFDO Annual Educational Conference, but we have moved all of the committee meetings to a virtual format. This event is FREE to attend.
2024 AFDO IGRC Annual Meeting
Virtual Agenda
May 14, 2024
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
Session 1
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance for Food Safety
Summary: The increased concern around antimicrobial resistance (AMR) globally has led to some interesting challenges for oversight both domestically and internationally. This series of speakers will introduce and discuss the National Antimicrobial Monitoring System (NARMS) and provide some examples of its application in monitoring and evaluating the risk of AMR while maintaining a safe human and animal food supply chain.
Speakers
- Dr. Heather Tate, NARMS Science Lead, Office of Applied Science, Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA
- Dr. Heather Harbottle, Microbiologist, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA
Session 2
Regulatory & Industry Challenges: PFAS in Food, Beverage, and Consumer Products
Summary: In this session, speakers will discuss some of the ongoing challenges with PFAS both from the regulatory and global industry perspectives. Speakers will discuss analysis and sampling challenges for regulatory applications as well as practical product development for consumer safety globally.
Speakers
- Dr. Susan Genualdi, Research Chemist, Office of Applied Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA
- Dr. Jared Rothstein, Senior Director Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Brands Association
- Taylor Reynolds, PFAS Working Group Lead, Senior Commercial Marketing, Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany/MilliporeSigma
Both sessions will be followed by a short panel-style Q&A. Questions for our speakers or committee may be requested by the audience in advance and submitted to sarah.powell-price@milliporesigma.com by May 5.
moderators
Dr. LaTonya M. Mitchell
Co-Chair AFDO IGRC – Program Division Director, Office of Human and Animal Food Operations, Division West II, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA
Sally Powell Price MSc
Co-Chair AFDO IGRC & AFDO LST- Regulatory Affairs, Food Safety – MilliporeSigma