2014 Annual Meeting: Symposia

S1

The Rise of the Genomes – How Whole Genome Sequencing Will Transform Food Safety

Kendra Nightingale, Bruno Sobral, Jorgen Schlundt, , Peter Gerner-Smidt, Eric Brown, Kendra Nightingale

S3

Mechanically-tenderized Meats – Should We be Concerned? Current Status and Future Directions

Jeffrey Farber, Xianqin Yang, William Shaw, John Luchansky, , Mandy Carr, Betsy Booren, Christopher Waldrop

S4

Quantitative Aspects of Detection Methods for Food Safety Sampling

Heidy Den Besten, Rabeb Miled, Patrice Arbault, , Marcel Zwietering, J. Stan Bailey, Jeffrey Kornacki

S5

Ranking More Than Risk: Multicriteria Approaches to the Prioritization of Foodborne and Zoonotic Pathogens

Arie Havelaar, Yuhuan Chen, Michael Batz, , TBD TBD, Victoria Brookes, Victor Del Rio Vilas

S6

Cyclospora: Recent Foodborne Outbreaks and Challenges

Rebecca Hall, Julie Harris, Kari Irvin, , Socrates Trujillo, Palmer Orlandi, Christopher Polito

S10

Bacterial Sporeformers: A New Look at Some Old Foes and the Challenges They Pose to Today′s Foods and Beverages

Alexander Mathys, Sarah Markland, Eric Johnson

S13

Advancing Worldwide Laboratory Quality Culture and Food Safety through Effective Proficiency Testing and Data Analysis

Carl Sciacchitano, Manfred Stoyke, Maria Teresa Destro, Tan Ling, Steffen Uhlig

S7

Update on the Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli Coordinated Agricultural Project (STEC-CAP)

Rodney Moxley, David Renter, John Luchansky, , Benjamin Chapman, Daniel Gallagher, Michael Sanderson, Pius Ekong, Gary Acuff

S8

Big Data: Food Safety’s Holy Grail or Pandora’s Box?

Pajau Vangay, Frank Yiannas, Eric Brown, , Laura Strawn, Jairus David, Martin Wiedmann

S9

Global Consumer Food Safety Practices for Raw Poultry and Shell Eggs: Areas for Improvement

Sheryl Cates, Kadri Koppel, Edgar Chambers, , Christine Bruhn, Ellen Evans, Jennifer Quinlan, Sandria Godwin

S12

Integral Role of the Microbiome in Food Safety and Human Health

Patricia Hibberd, S. Steve Yan, Susan Kotarski, , Sangeeta Khare, Bruno Sobral, Jennifer Patro

S11

Parasites in the Food Supply Chain: Emergence or Re-emergence?

Ynes Ortega, Palmer Orlandi, Rebecca Hall

S17

Do You Know What You’re Getting?: Managing Chemical Hazards Associated with Imported Foods and Ingredients

Samuel Godefroy, Paul Hanlon, Joseph Scimeca

S19

Modernizing Government Food Control Systems: New Tools and Core Elements

Greg Read, Marisa Caipo, Ana Marisa Cordero

S21

Revisiting Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli and the stx2 Toxin

John Besser, Alison O'Brien, Alison Weiss

S14

Emerging, Re-emerging and Opportunistic Foodborne Pathogens: Bugs You Don’t Know May Bug You!

Marta Martins, Purnendu Vasavada, Ynes Ortega, , Damien Joly, Pina Fratamico, Keith Lampel

S15

Restaurant Food Safety Risks: Ill Workers, Leafy Greens Preparation Practices, Microwave Practices, Food Cooling Practices, and (Lack of) Kitchen Manager Certification

Kristin Delea, Dawn Norton, Kristin Delea, , Nicole Koktavy, Donald Schaffner, Laura Brown

S16

What is Slowing Down Rapid Methods? Sample Prep!

Lee-Ann Jaykus, Palmer Orlandi, Karen Jinneman, , Mieke Uyttendaele, Anja Bubeck-Barrett, Scott Hood

S18

The Problem of Mites in Foods

Barry O'Connor, Mario Sanchez-Borges, Rachel Pearson

S20

Collaboration on Solutions for Food Safety Advancement in China

Carl Sciacchitano, Xiumei Liu, Kenny Chuang, Julia Bradsher

S22

Impact of Produce Safety Rules for Sprout Growers

Michelle Smith, Robin Kalinowski, Kristin Colony, Jenny Yang

S24

Cleaning and Sanitation of Low-water Activity Processing Environments

Steve Blackowiak, Nicole Delaney, Kelly Stevens

S28

The Acid Test: Metabiotic Effects and the Safety of Acid and Acidified Foods

Fred Breidt, Daniel Geffin, Kathleen Lawlor

S30

Transitioning Research and Integrating Tools to Build a Comprehensive Food Protection System

Amy Kircher, Colin Barthel, Joseph Scimeca

S32

Microbiological Hazards in Veal Slaughter: Identification of Contributing Factors

Randall Phebus, Mohammad Koohmaraie, Bob Russell

S23

First-hand Accounts of Foodborne Illness: Physicians, Parents and Patients Speak Out

Benjamin Chapman, Nancy Donley, Dana Dziadul, , Christiane Hadi, Patricia Buck,

S26

Advances in Risk Assessment and Modeling Tools and Their Practical Application in Food Safety

Alejandro Amezquita, Panagiotis Skandamis, Yuhuan Chen, , Matthias Filter, Marisa Caipo, Maarten Nauta

S27

Stressed Out! A Microbial View of Life in the Food Production Environment

Byron Brehm-Stecher, Manan Sharma, Seamus Fanning, , Jessica Chen, Monica Ponder, Siddhartha Thakur

S25

Less Known or Under-utilized Approaches to Dry Cleaning and Sanitation

Jeffrey Kornacki, Joel Williams, Gary Goessel

S29

Buyer Beware: Intentional Adulteration Can be a Major Food Safety Concern

Colin Barthel, John Hoffman, Gale Prince

S31

Microgreens and Sprouts under Microscope: Similarities and Differences in Botanic Structure, Agricultural Practices, and Food Safety Risks

David Sasuga, Xiangwu Nou, Michelle Smith, Yaguang Luo

S33

Food Industry on the Media Hotspot: How Have They Recovered from Crisis Situation?

John Ruby, Roger Cook, Samuel Godefroy

MERS-CoV-An Emerging Pathogen Potentially Linked to Food Production

Aron Hall, Peter Ben Embarek,

S34

Developing a Protocol for Meeting FSMA Validation Requirements in Heat Processed Low-moisture Foods

Nathan Anderson, David Anderson, Carrie Ferstl, Bradley Marks

S37

21st Century Chemical Food Safety Assessment Challenges

Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Norbert Kaminski, Agnes Forgacs

S40

Striving for a True, Food Safety Culture: Going Past Training to Living

Michael Roberson, Ann Marie McNamara, Laura Nelson

S36

Molecular and Genomic Methods for the Rapid Identification of Microbes in Foods: Impact on Public Health and Food Safety

Karen Jinneman, Seamus Fanning, Scott Jackson, , Andrea Ottesen, Larry Gold, Nick Siciliano

S42

What in the World is Going on with My High-acid Aseptically Packed Product? An International Perspective of Challenges and Benefits

L. Jason Richardson, Wilfredo Ocasio, Sean Leighton, , Wilfredo Ocasio, Margo Pidgeon, TBD TBD

S43

Virus Detection in Foods: Advancements and Applications

Jennifer Cannon, Angus Knight, Mieke Uyttendaele, , Dallas Hoover, Tom Ross, Sophie Butot

S35

Understanding and Mitigating Salmonella Risk in Low Water Activity Foods Using Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment

Seamus Fanning, Elisabetta Lambertini, Michele Evans, Jean-Louis Cordier,

S38

Food Traceability: Important for Food Safety and Indispensable for Food Defense

Jason Bashura, Tejas Bhatt, Jennifer McEntire

S39

Confronting Food Allergen Trends

Steven Gendel, Scott Seys, Scott Hood, G. Craig Llewellyn

S41

A Physical Firewall: Packaging for Food Protection

Joseph Marcy, Jim Belcher, Alan Campbell

S44

Recent Developments in Norovirus Research

Jason Jiang, Abimbola Kolawole, Juan Leon, Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz

S45

Food Allergen Thresholds and Food Labeling: Challenges and Perspectives

Steve Taylor, Steven Gendel, Mark Moorman, Patrice Arbault

S46

Celebrating 100 Years of Food Safety

Frank Bryan, Ewen Todd, William Sperber, Robert Buchanan, Ernest Julian,

S47

Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) — A Pragmatic Approach to Determine the Risk of a Chemical Substance of Unknown Toxicity

Mitch Cheeseman, Sean Taylor, Richard Canady, Penelope Rice

S48

Food Safety Challenges and Implementation of Food Safety Regulations in Indian Subcontinent

Purnendu Vasavada, Don Zink, Deepa Bhajekar, Nilesh Amritkar,

S49

Equipment and Facility Contributions in Cases of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks and Recalls

Steven Sims, Kristin Delea, Don Zink, Ruth Petran

S50

Pathogenic Lethality Characteristics of Cheese Made from Unpasteurized Milk

Dennis D’Amico, Dean Sommer, Deon Mahoney, Tom Ross, Roger Cook, Obianuju Nsofor

S51

High Pressure Processing – State of the Science and the Art of Application

Kevin Myers, James Dickson, Lynn McMullen, David Kingsley, Cathy Moir

Symposia

Monday, August 4, 2014

8:30 AM-12:00 PM

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

8:30 AM-12:00 PM

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

8:30 AM-12:00 PM

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

1:30 PM-3:30 PM