AFDO Educational Conference presentations
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Atlanta, Georgia
Retail Sessions
8:00AM – 10:00AM
Prepare for the Wurst – Hazards and Controls for Charcuterie at Retail
Presenters:
- Brian Nummer, PhD, Utah State University – download presentation
- Chef Linton Hopkins, Chef/Owner of Restaurant Eugene, Holeman and Finch Public House, Holeman and Finch Bottle Shop, H&F Burger, Hop’s Chicken, and C. Ellet’s Steakhouse
- Chef Kevin Ouzts, The Spotted Trotter Charcuterie
10:30AM – 11:15AM
Food in a Tub – Managing the Hazards and Controls for Sous Vide
Presenters:
- Brian Nummer, PhD, Utah State University
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11:00AM – 12:00PM
What in the KIMCHEE is that ???
Presenters:
- Sharon Thompson, DVM, MPH, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness and Co-Director, TN Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence
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Cannabis Sessions
8:00AM – 8:30AM
What’s New with Cannabis from Laws to Inhalers
Presenters:
- Lezli Engelking, Founder & CEO, FOCUS: The Cannabis Health and Safety Organization – download presentation
- Thuy Vu, Thuy Vu Consulting
8:45PM – 9:30PM
Sensors, Safeguards, and Safety: Death by Chocolate
Presenters:
- Kyle R.L Baker, CEO, Ecobuds, Inc
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9:30PM – 10:00AM
Health Canada Update on Cannabis Legalization *PDF of presentation available upon request
Presenters:
- Andrea Budgell, Acting Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Controlled Substances and Cannabis Branch, Health Canada
10:30AM – 11:00AM
How do I Test those Brownies? Developing Laboratory Methods for Cannabis Edibles
Presenters:
- Scott Coates, Senior Director of the AOAC Research Institute, AOAC International
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11:00AM – 12:00PM
Hemp and the Farm Bill
Presenters:
- Jonathan Miller, Esquire, Frost, Brown and Todd, LLC
- Erin Williams, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning and Research Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Foodborne Illness Sessions
1:00PM – 1:45PM
CDC Update on Food Safety: Whole Genome Sequencing and Other Advances
Presenters:
- Dr. Robert Tauxe, Director, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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1:45PM – 2:30PM
FDA and USDA Outbreaks and Lessons Learned
FSIS OUTBREAK INVESTIGATIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED
Presenters:
- Bonnie Kissler, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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TOP TEN THINGS I’VE LEARNED IN MY FIRST TWO YEARS AT FDA CORE
Presenters:
- Stic Harris, Director, CORE, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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2:45PM – 3:00PM
New CIFOR (Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response) Guidelines
Presenters:
- Adam Kramer, Environmental Health Officer, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Lisa Hainstock, R.S., Food Safety Specialist, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
3:00PM – 4:15PM
How Do We Reduce Illness?
PREVENTION
Presenters:
- Dr. Laura Brown, Behavioral Scientist, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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OUTBREAKS
CYCLOSPORA OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION METHODS
Presenters:
- German Rios, Innovations & Technical Services Leader, Fresh Express Inc
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SALMONELLA OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION METHODS
Presenters:
- Lisa Hainstock, R.S., Food Safety Specialist, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development
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E-COLI OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION METHODS
Presenters:
- Douglas (DJ) Irving, EHS-Net Food Coordinator, Tennessee Department of Health
NOROVIRUS OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION METHODS
Presenters:
- Aron Hall, Epidemiologist, Division of Viral Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4:15PM
Closing Remarks
- Ernest Julian, AFDO President, Chief of Food Protection, Rhode Island Department of Health
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