Circulate sign in rosters
II. Review Antitrust Guidelines
III. Invited Presentations:
“ILSI North America Technical Committee on Food Microbiology: 2015 RFP on Pathogens in Low
“Role of culture independent testing for troubleshooting in low Aw food environments or foods”
IV. Review 2014 Board Response to Recommendations
Appoint Edith Wilkin to be Vice Chairperson
Appoint Ian Hildebrandt and Pardeepinder Brar as student liaisons.
Try not to schedule Low Water Activity Foods PDG at the same time as Food Hygiene and
Water Activity Foods” – Alison Kretser and Nancy Bontempo, ILSI
– Greg Siragusa, DuPont
o Board Response: Approved.
o PDGs may establish Student Liaisons for their PDG without Board action.
Sanitation PDG. Many members of these PDGs overlap, as well as themes of discussion and this
would allow more robust attendance at each PDG meeting
o Board Response: Efforts will be made to accommodate these requests.
V. Review 2014-2015 PDG activities
VI. 2015 Meeting Planning
Technical Sessions
Symposia
o T1 Technical Session 1 – Food Law and Regulation, Low Water Activity and Dairy and
Beverages , Sunday, July 26, 2015: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM, C124 (Oregon Convention Center)
o S13 Pathogen Control Processes for Pet Food Manufacturing, Sunday, July 26, 2015: 1:30
PM-3:00 PM, Oregon Ballroom 203 (Oregon Convention Center)
o S14 Safe Food for the Entire Family: The Global Pet Food Safety Frontier, Sunday, July 26,
2015: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM, Oregon Ballroom 203 (Oregon Convention Center)
o S29 Controlling Bacterial Pathogens in Low-water Activity Foods and Spices, Monday, July
27, 2015: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM, C120 - C122 (Oregon Convention Center)
o S42 Everything But Salmonella – Other Microbiological Hazards in Low-water Activity Foods,
LWA PDG Mission: To promote and disseminate practical and scientific knowledge on the production of
safe and wholesome low water activity products.
Monday, July 27, 2015: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM, C123 (Oregon Convention Center)
Posters: A cluster of posters P1-62 to 97.
Others?
VII. Discuss 2016 Activities - Annual Meeting proposals are due October 16, 2015.
Solicit topic ideas for 2016 webinars, symposia and workshop
VIII. New Business
IX. Form Breakout Working Group Sessions
Break into smaller working groups based on topics and/or programming as suggested earlier in
Discuss ideas and plan future meetings/calls as required to submit cohesive ideas for 2016
meeting.
activities
o Symposia
o Workshops
o Webinars
o Other
X. Adjourn