Pathogen Reduction: A Scientific Dialogue

8:00 AM	Coffee and registration
8:30 AM	Welcome and Administrative Matters Karen Hulebak, ScD, Conference Chair Senior Advisor for Scientific Affairs, Office of the Administrator Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA Introduction of the Secretary Elsa A. Murano, PhD Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA
9:00 AM	Opening Remarks and Presentation of 2002 Howard E. Bauman Award Ann M. Veneman Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Veneman will inaugurate the FSIS Bauman Award and present it to Victoria Zobel and Kay Rose, daughters of the late Dr. Bauman
9:20 AM	Panel 1: Introduction of Hazards, Farm to Table Chair: Michael Doyle, PhD Regents Professor of Food Microbiology Director, Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia Panelists: Introductions of Hazards on the Farm: Prevalence and Distribution of Potential Pathogens on Livestock Operations David Dargatz, DVM, PhD, Epidemiologist Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA Introductions of Hazards – Slaughter Gary Acuff, PhD Professor of Food Microbiology, Texas A & M University Processing & Post-Processing Hazards Larry M. Decker, AAS Chief Food Inspector New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Division of Food Safety and Inspection
10:40 AM	BREAK
	Introduction of Hazards – Preparation and Consumption, and the Chain of Transmission Robert Tauxe, MD, MPH Chief, Foodborne and Diarrheal Diseases Branch Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11:20 AM	Lunch on your own
12:30 PM	Panel 1 – Moderated discussion between panelists and audience
1:35 PM	Panel 2: Impacts of HACCP Systems and Approaches, Including Prerequisite and Good Manufacturing Programs Chair: Susan S. Sumner, PhD Professor and Department Head, Food Science and Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute Panelists: HACCP Impacts on Contamination Levels in Meat and Poultry Products: FSIS Perspective Delila R. Parham, DVM Chief, Zoonoses Branch, Office of Public Health and Science Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA Data Needed to Measure HACCP Impacts on Public Health John J. Guzewich, RS, MPH Director, Emergency Coordination and Response Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
2:35 PM	BREAK
	HACCP Experiences Worldwide Alejandro Castillo, PhD Associate Professor of Food Microbiology Texas A&M University (Formerly of Guadalajara University)
3:10 PM	Panel 2 – Moderated discussion between panelists and audience
4:10 PM	Recap of Day 1 Karen Hulebak, ScD, Conference Chair
5:00 PM	Recess

May 7

8:00 AM	Coffee
8:30 AM	Welcome and Introduction of the Under Secretary Karen Hulebak, ScD, Conference Chair Senior Advisor for Scientific Affairs, Office of the Administrator Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
8:40 AM	Opening Remarks Elsa A. Murano, PhD Under Secretary for Food Safety U.S. Department of Agriculture
8:55 AM	Panel 3: Performance Standards and Microbial Testing Chair: Gary R. Acuff, PhD Professor of Food Microbiology, Texas A & M University Panelists: Standards and the Economics of Compliance and Innovation Elise Golan, PhD Senior Economist Economic Research Service, USDA Microbial Testing for Control Verification Robert L. Buchanan, PhD Director, Office of Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Drug Administration Indicators and Surrogates vs. Pathogens Frank Busta, PhD University of Minnesota (Retired) Performance Standards and Statistical Sampling Loren Lange, PhD Assistant Deputy Administrator, Office of Public Health and Science Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
10:15 AM	BREAK
10:30 AM	Panel 3 – Moderated discussion between panelists and audience
11:30 PM	Lunch on your own
12:40 PM	Reconvene
12:50 PM	Panel 4: Intervention Strategies, Including Verification of Effectiveness Chair: James S. Dickson, PhD Associate Professor and Chair, Microbiology Iowa State University Panelists: Animal Production Intervention Strategies Martin J. Firth, BS Manager, Policy and Strategies Division Canadian Food Inspection Agency Reduction of Contamination at Slaughter John N. Sofos, PhD Professor, Department of Animal Science Colorado State University Characterization and Control of Foodborne Pathogens John B. Luchansky, PhD Agricultural Research Service, USDA Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Adoption of Food Safety Innovations Michael Ollinger, PhD Economist Economic Research Service, USDA
2:25 PM	BREAK
2:40 PM	Panel 4 – Moderated discussion between panelists and audience
3:40 PM	Closing remarks Merle Pierson, PhD Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety
4:30 PM	Adjourn

FSIS welcomes comments on the topics to be discussed at the symposium. Opportunities for public comment will be offered at the meeting. Commenters may also choose to send an original and two copies of comments to the FSIS Docket Clerk, Docket #02-006N, 102 Cotton Annex, 300 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20250-3700. All comments and the official transcript, when it is published, will be available in the FSIS Docket Room at the above address. For further information on the conference, contact Dr. Karen Hulebak, Senior Advisor for Scientific Affairs, FSIS, at (202) 720-8609.

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