AFDO Educational Conference presentations


Sunday, June 10, 2018

Burlington, Vermont

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Endowment Foundation 

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Food Protection & Defense Committee

Emergency Response Guide Reveal
Genomics as a Countermeasure to Food Defense

Presenters

  • Robert Hanner, PhD, Associate Professor, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph
FDA IA Rule Update (download not available)

Presenters

  • Colin Barthel, Office of Food Defense, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

9:00 am – 10:00 am –

Industry Associate Membership Committee 

9:00 am – 10:00 am

Administrative Committee

9:30 am – 11:00 am

Foodborne Outbreak & Emergency Response Committee 

Welcome & Committee Update

Presenters

  • Alida Sorenson, Response and Recall Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • Karen Blickenstaff, Team Lead, CORE, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
New CORE Director Introduction

Presenters

  • Dr. Stic Harris, CORE Director, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
CORE Updates

Presenters

  • Karen Blickenstaff, Team Lead, CORE, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • RRT Updates (Download presentation)

Presenters

  • Priscilla Neves, Consumer Safety Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Cottage Foods & Norovirus

Presenters

  • Alida Sorenson, Response and Recall Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
  • FoodSHIELD Update (Download presentation)

Presenters

  • Penny Norquist, Program Manager, Food Protection and Defense Institute

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Drugs, Devices, & Cosmetics Committee

Presenters

  • Ali K. Yetisen, PhD, Principal Investigator, The University of Birmingham

10:30 am – 11:30 am

Laboratory, Science and Technology Committee Meeting

Presenters

  • Maria Ishida, Director of Division, Food Laboratory, New York Department of Agriculture and Markets
  • Ron Pace, District Director, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

11:00 am – 12:00 pm –

Professional Development Committee 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Seafood Committee

Welcome and Updates

Presenters

  • Rita Johnson, Biological Scientist IV, Division of Food Safety, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Courtney Mickiewicz, Regional Manager, Food Safety & Security Program, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Control of Pathogens in Ready-to-Eat Seafood Products: Introduction to Industry Manual (Download presentation)

Presenters

Presenters

  • Steven Bloodgood, Chief, Seafood Processing & Technology Policy Branch, Division of Seafood Safety, CFSAN, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Cannabis Committee

Download presentation

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Laws & Regulations Committee

Regulating Alcoholic Beverages in Minnesota

Presenters

12:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Body Art Committee

Update on Body Art Committee Activities (Download presentation)

Presenters

  • Sarah Robbin, AFDO Body Art Committee Chair
  • Laurel Arrigona, Regulatory Affairs Associate, Ceutical Laboratories, Inc
  • Steve Joyner, Legislation and Regulatory Affairs, Association of Professional Piercers
  • Matt Bavougian, Legislation and Regulatory Affairs Committee Member, Association of Professional Piercers

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

International & Governmental Relations Committee 

An Overview of International Recognition Systems

Presenters

  • Mark Abdoo, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Global Regulatory Operations and Policy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

System’s Recognition Implementation Panel (Download presentation)

Presenters

  • Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) perspective – Bruce Ross, Supervisor, International and Federal Engagement Office of Partnerships, ORA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) perspective 

Presenters

  • Nicole Bouchard-Steeves, Executive Director, Operations Modernization Project Office, Canadian Food Inspection Agency 
Audit Program 

Presenters

  • Ellen Buchanan, Audit Director, Office of Human and Animal Food Operations, ORA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Mutual Recognition for Pharmaceuticals

Presenters

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Partners with a Common Purpose

Presenters

  • Joe Corby, Executive Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials
  • Mark Miklos, Program Director, Member Engagement, National Restaurant Association
  • Courtney Mickiewicz, Regional Manager, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Jessica Badour, Recall Outreach Specialist, Food Safety Division, Georgia Department of Agriculture
  • Dionne Crawford, Food Safety Manager, US Supply Chain Management, McDonald’s USA, LLC

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Alumni/Professional Development Committee 

  • Handouts 
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