2014 Annual Meeting

Saturday, August 2, 2014

5:00 PM-6:30 PM

Welcome Reception

Sunday, August 3, 2014

7:00 AM-10:00 AM

Affiliate Council Meeting

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Committee on Control of Foodborne Illness Meeting

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

New Media Task Force Meeting

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Developing Food Safety Professionals PDG Meeting

Food Law PDG Meeting

Low Water Activity Foods PDG Meeting

Microbial Modelling and Risk Analysis PDG Meeting

Viral and Parasitic Foodborne Disease PDG Meeting

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Food Hygiene and Sanitation PDG Meeting

Meat and Poultry Safety and Quality PDG Meeting

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

3-A Committee on Sanitary Procedures Meeting

Food Defense PDG Meeting

JFP Management Committee Meeting

Water Safety and Quality PDG Meeting

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

Constitution and Bylaws Committee Meeting

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Student Luncheon

12:00 PM-5:00 PM

Committee on Control of Foodborne Illness Afternoon Meeting

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Advanced Molecular Detection Analytics - Organizational Meeting

Beverages and Acid/Acidified Foods PDG Meeting

Food Chemical Hazards and Food Allergy PDG Meeting

Fruit and Vegetable Safety and Quality PDG Meeting

HACCP Utilization and Food Safety Systems PDG Meeting

Retail and Food Service PDG Meeting

Sanitary Equipment and Facility Design PDG Meeting

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

FPT Management Committee Meeting

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Dairy Quality and Safety PDG Meeting

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Applied Laboratory Methods PDG Meeting

Food Packaging PDG Meeting

Food Safety Education PDG Meeting

Pre Harvest Food Safety PDG Meeting

Seafood Safety and Quality PDG Meeting

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Nominating Committee Meeting

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Editorial Board Reception (by invitation only)

6:00 PM-7:30 PM

Opening Session/Ivan Parkin Lecture

Bill Marler

7:30 PM-9:30 PM

Cheese and Wine Reception (all attendees invited)

Sunday Exhibit Hall Hours

Monday, August 4, 2014

7:00 AM-9:00 AM

Committee and PDG Chair Breakfast (by invitation only)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

RT1

Peer-reviewed Publishing in Food Safety: It Doesn’t Have to be That Painful

Lee-Ann Jaykus, Elliot Ryser, Laura Strawn and Jessie Vipham

RT3

Food Safety or Food Availability: Do We Have to Choose?

Mieke Uyttendaele, Robert Buchanan, Craig Hedberg, Shaun Kennedy, Michelle Smith and Atina Diffley

8:30 AM-12:00 PM

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

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

Quantitative Aspects of Detection Methods for Food Safety Sampling

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

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

Cyclospora: Recent Foodborne Outbreaks and Challenges

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

Technical Session - Novel Laboratory Methods

Technical Session - Pathogens

10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Monday Exhibit Hall Hours

Poster Session - Applied Laboratory Methods, Produce, Low-water Activity, Beverages and Water

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

RT2

Establishing Science-based Performance Standards: Are We There Yet?

Nathan Anderson, Nicholas Ashbolt, Robert Buchanan, Margarita Gomez, Mickey Parish and Wilfredo Ocasio

RT4

Food Dating Confusion – Solutions for Public Health and Social Responsibility

Kathleen Glass, Caroline Smith DeWaal, Frank Yiannas, Hilary Thesmar, Jenny Scott and Emily Broad Leib

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Monday Exhibit Hall Lunch

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

Foundation Committee Meeting

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

RT5

HACCP – Clear as Mud

David Acheson, Sara Mortimore, Robert Gaze and Gillian Kelleher

RT7

Food Safety Consulting: A Roundtable

Jeffrey Kornacki, Melissa Calicchia, Paula Piontek, Patrice Arbault and David Blomquist

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

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

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

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

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

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

Technical Session - Risk Assessment

Technical Session - Produce

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

RT6

Threats vs. Opportunities for Food Safety and Public Health Surveillance through Culture Independent Methods

Martin Wiedmann, Emilio Esteban, Wendy Warren, J. Stan Bailey, Thomas Hammack and Angie Siemens

RT8

As the World Turns: A 360 Point – Counterpoint of Global Issues Related to Food Animal Production and Antimicrobial Resistance

Caroline Smith DeWaal, Jeffrey LeJeune, Robert Tauxe and Jennifer Koeman

S11

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

Ynes Ortega, Palmer Orlandi, Rebecca Hall

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Monday Exhibit Hall Reception

5:15 PM-6:30 PM

Chinese Association for Food Protection in North America

5:15 PM-6:45 PM

African Association for Food Protection Meeting

Special Session: FSMA Update on the Produce Safety Alliance - Education and Extension for Fresh Produce Growers

Elizabeth Bihn, Gretchen Wall, Elizabeth Bihn, Samir Assar,

5:30 PM-6:45 PM

Korea Association for Food Protection

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

RT9

Debate - Current Perspectives in Food Safety

Robert Tauxe, Tim Freier, Tim Jackson, Robert Brackett, Barbara Kowalcyk and Michelle Smith

RT11

IFIC Communications Roundtable: Leveraging Your Networks to Enhance Food Risk Communications

Jane Andrews, Michael Roberson, Christine Bruhn, Benjamin Chapman, William Hallman, Matt Raymond and Matt Perkins

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

8:30 AM-12:00 PM

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

Technical Session - Epidemiology

Technical Session - Communication Outreach and Education

10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Tuesday Exhibit Hall Hours

Poster Session - Pathogens, Epidemiology, Novel Laboratory Methods, Food Defense, Communication Outreach and Education, General Microbiology, Dairy and Other Food Commodities, Food Toxicology

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

RT10

Managing Norovirus at Retail: What’s the Food Safety Manager to Do?

Michael Roberson, Anna Starobin, Kevin Smith, James Arbogast and John Tilden

RT12

Improving Public Understanding from Farm to Table: Let’s Talk about Food Safety and Food Biotechnology

Jane Andrews, John Vicini, Marianne Smith Edge, Steven Gendel, Rick Goodman and Robert Thompson

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

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Tuesday Exhibit Hall Lunch

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

IAFP Business Meeting

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

RT13

The Changing World of Scientific Publication

Marcel Zwietering, Donald Schaffner, Byron Chaves and P. Michael Davidson

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

1:30 PM-5:00 PM

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

Technical Session - Microbial Food Spoilage, Food Toxicology, Dairy and Other Food Commodities, Produce

Technical Session - Antimicrobials, Applied Laboratory Methods

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

RT14

Economic Impact and Corresponding Public Health Benefit of FSMA Proposed Regulations

Richard Williams, Steve Mavity and Tim Jackson

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

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

Latin America Advisory Group Meeting

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Tuesday Exhibit Hall Reception

5:15 PM-6:15 PM

Special Session - Operational Strategy for Implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

Joann Givens

5:15 PM-6:30 PM

Southeast Asia Association for Food Protection Meeting

5:30 PM-6:30 PM

Indian Association for Food Protection in North America

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

President's Reception (by invitation only)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

Student Mixer

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

8:30 AM-10:00 AM

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

8:30 AM-12:00 PM

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

Technical Session - Meat and Poultry

T10

Technical Session - Non-microbial Food Safety, General Microbiology

T11

Technical Session - Sanitation, Antimicrobials

9:00 AM-3:00 PM

Poster Session - Antimicrobials, Meat and Poultry, Microbial Food Spoilage, Seafood, Sanitation, Non-microbial Food Safety, Risk Assessment

10:30 AM-12:00 PM

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

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Wednesday Networking Luncheon

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

RT15

Public and Private Food Safety Research Funding: Where Should the Money Go?

David Acheson, Michael Doyle, Jeanette Thurston, Caroline Smith DeWaal and Joan Menke-Schaenzer

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

4:00 PM-4:45 PM

John H. Silliker Lecture

Leon Gorris

6:00 PM-9:30 PM

Awards Reception and Banquet