S6 Control of Virus Contamination in Food Supply Chains

Monday, July 23, 2012: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Ballroom D (Rhode Island Convention Center)
Organizers: Nigel Cook and Gary Richards
Convenor: Gary Richards
The theme of this session is to describe methods for the control of virus contamination in the food chain. Topics will include the application of standardized methods for virus detection in food chain monitoring, advances in quantitative viral risk assessment, new paradigms in HACCP for foodborne viruses and the control of viruses in shellfish production.

Presentations

8:30 AM
New Paradigms in HACCP for Foodborne Viruses
Kris Willems, University Leuven
9:00 AM
Application of Standardized Methods for Virus Detection in Food Chain Monitoring
Nigel Cook, The Food and Environment Research Agency
9:30 AM
Control of Viruses in Shellfish Production
Gary Richards, U.S. Department of Agriculture-ARS
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