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AGENDA, Improving Product Tracing of Foods: More Rapid Outbreak Response
December 9-10, 2009
Washington, DC

Day 1: Overview of Outbreak Response and Product Tracing in Both FDA- and FSIS-Regulated Products
Time Speaker(s) & Links to Presentations, if available
9:00–9:15 a.m. Introduction
Dr. David Goldman, Food Safety and Inspection Service
9:15–9:30 a.m. Welcome
Jerry Mande, Acting Under Secretary, USDA Office of Food Safety | Remarks

Mike Taylor, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
9:30–9:50 a.m. Framing the Issue
Sherri McGarry, Food and Drug Administration

Dr. David Goldman, Food Safety and Inspection Service
9:50–10:35 a.m. Stage 1: Epidemiology and Identify the Food
Dr. Tim Jones, Tennessee State Epidemiologist | PPT

Dr. Ian Williams, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | PPT

Dr. Robert Teclaw, Food Safety and Inspection Service | PPT

Katie Vierk, Food and Drug Administration | PPT
10:35–10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45–11:30 a.m. Stage 2: Identify the Product, Jurisdiction (Traceback)
Bill Smith, Food Safety and Inspection Service | PPT

Ellen Morrison, Food and Drug Administration | PPT

Ana Hooper, Darden Restaurants | PPT

Craig Wilson, Costco | PPT
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00–1:10 p.m. Morning Wrap-up and Afternoon Logistics
Dr. David Goldman, Food Safety and Inspection Service
1:10–2:00 p.m. Stage 3: Identify the Source and Distribution (Traceforward)
Dr. Kenneth Petersen, Food Safety and Inspection Service | PPT

Dave Elder, Food and Drug Administration | PPT

Sarah Geisert, General Mills

Mark Schad, Smart Food Safety, Inc. | PPT
2:00–2:10 p.m. BREAK
2:10–2:50 p.m. Consumer Perspectives
David Plunkett, Center for Science in the Public Interest | PPT

Jean Halloran, Consumers Union

Felicia Nestor, Food and Water Watch | PPT
2:50–4:40 p.m. Pre-registered Public Comment
Moderator: Dr. David Goldman, Food Safety and Inspection Service
4:40–4:45 p.m. Day 1 Wrap-Up
Dr. David Goldman, Food Safety and Inspection Service


Day 2: Specific Elements and Issues in Product Tracing and Outbreak
Response
Time Speaker(s) & Links to Presentations, if available
9:00–9:10 a.m. Welcome Back
Dr. Stephen Sundlof, Food and Drug Administration
9:10–9:40 a.m. Framing the Issue: FDA’s Perspective on Product Tracing and
Highlights of Federal Register Notice

Sherri McGarry, Food and Drug Administration | PPT
9:40–9:55 a.m. IFT Summary Report: Traceability in Food Systems
Jennifer McEntire, Institute of Food Technologists | PPT
9:55–10:35 a.m. Core Elements in Effective Tracing Systems (Which Data Pieces Can Be Used Globally)
Donna Garren, Global Food Safety Initiative | PDF

Steve Mavity, National Fisheries Institute

Benjamin Miller, Minnesota Department of Agriculture | PPT

Howard M. Magwire, United Egg Producers/United Egg Association
10:35–10:45 a.m. BREAK
10:45–11:25 a.m. Achieving Full Supply Chain Traceability (Emphasizing Linkages
Between Data Elements)

Richard Matoian, Western Pistachio Association | PPT

Kathy Means, Produce Marketing Association | PPT

Doug Bailey, Agricultural Marketing Service | PPT
11:25 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Leveraging and Harnessing Existing Systems and Enabling Technology
Deborah White, Food Marketing Institute | PPT

Reggie Brown, Florida Tomato Growers Exchange | PPT

Robert Brackett, Grocery Manufacturers Association
12:00–1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30–2:10 p.m. Challenges in Tracing Animal Feed
Dr. Chris Melluso, Food and Drug Administration

Randy Gordon, National Grain and Feed Association

Richard Sellers, American Feed Industry Association

Nancy Cook, Pet Food Institute

Kent Kitade, American Association of Feed Control Officials
2:10–2:30 p.m. Feasibility, Costs and Potential Benefits of Establishing a Tracing
System

Jennifer McEntire, Institute of Food Technologists | PPT

Brittini Brown, Food Safety and Inspection Service | PPT
2:35–2:50 p.m. FDA and FSIS Next Steps
Faye Feldstein, Food and Drug Administration

Phil Derfler, Food Safety and Inspection Service
2:50–4:30 p.m. Pre-registered Public Comment
Moderator: Dr. Stephen Sundlof, Food and Drug Administration
4:30–4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
Dr. Stephen Sundlof, Food and Drug Administration


Last Modified: December 10, 2009

 

 

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