8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Environmental Sampling as a Tool for Solving Outbreaks at the Retail Food Level
Presenters
- Steven Mandernach, Bureau Chief for Food and Consumer Safety, Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals
- Vincent Radke, Sanitarian, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Douglas Irving, EHS-Net Food Coordinator, Tennessee Department of Health
- Danny Ripley, Environmental Health Specialist, Metro Nashville Public Health Department
- David Nicholas, MPH, Chief Epidemiologist, New York State Department of Health
- Yvonne Salfinger, Project Manager, Laboratory Accreditation, Association of Food and Drug Official
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Getting a Seat at the Table – The Effective Regulator: A Workshop on Improving Your Communication Skills
Presenters
- Daniela Drago, PhD, RAC, Assistant Professor, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
HACCP System Implementation, A Guide for Inspectors
Presenters
- Charlie Kalish, Managing Member, Food Safety Guides
- Michael Kalish, Managing Member, Food Safety Guides
Additional resources
- Guidelines for restaurant sous vide cooking safety in British Columbia. Not a replacement for FDA Food Code and FDA recommended policies, practices and procedures, but useful reference. See page 29 of the document for 48-hour rule for sous vide processing raw, vacuum packaged foods within 48 hours of vacuum packaging)
- Link to fermentation studies. USDA ARS fermentation expert: Fred Breidt: Fred.Breidt@ars.usda.gov.
- Charlie’s article in Food Safety Magazine on Google Search Operators
- www.Easybib.com. Online citation tool, automatically generates bibliographic citations.
- www.ludichart.com. Online diagramming tool. Integrates with Microsoft Word and Google Docs, used by Twitter, NASA, and Disney.
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Food Committee
Introduction
Update on Training from FDA
Presenters
- Patricia Alcock, Director, Division of Human Resource Development, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (via webinar)
Update of MFRPA Training Activities
Presenters
- Patrick Kennelly, Program Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials
The National Food Safety Data Exchange – Drew Polulak and Zhensen Huang (Download presentation)
Presenters
- Andrew Polulak, Business Development Director, Computer Aid, Inc.
- Zhensen Huang, CEO, Precise Software Solutions
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Retail Food Committee
USDA Update
Presenters
- Carl-Martin Ruiz, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit (OIEA), Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.SDepartment of Agriculture
- Elaine Hite, Program Specialist, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S Department of Agriculture
Grinding Recordkeeping Requirement: Policy & Observations from Enforcement (Download presentation)
Presenters
- William K. Shaw, Jr., PhD., Director, Risks, Innovations, and Management, Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S Department of Agriculture
Regulatory Update from FSIS – Update on FSIS’s policy developments related to retail–will include Siluriformes and Catfish related policy
Presenters
- Thomas Collaro, Senior Compliance Investigator, Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audits, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
CFP Update (Download presentation)
Presenters
- Patrick Guzzle, Food Protection Program Manager, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
FDA Food Code Update
Presenters
- Glenda Lewis, M.S.P.H., Director, Retail Food Protection Staff, CFSAN, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
An innovative hands-on approach to food safety training (Download presentation)
Presenters
- Robert Mancini, Environmental Health Officer, Health Canada
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Produce Committee
Intro of Co-Chairs and Request for Members
Vermont’s Funding Model for Farmers to meet the requirements of FSMA, specifically the Produce Safety Rule
Presenters
- Abbey Willard, Agricultural Development Division Director, Vermont Department of Agriculture, Food & Markets
Development of the Michigan Food Safety Working Group for Group GAP to Regional Food Hubs and Beyond
Presenters
- Jennifer Silveri, Director of Field Operations, Michigan Food & Farming Systems (MIFFS)
