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Mission Statement Committee Members Dean C. Davidson, Vice Chairperson 2009 Vickie Lewandowski, Kraft Foods, Board Liaison
How to Join Membership on a PDG is voluntary (not by appointment) and may vary from year to year. Requests for membership on a PDG should be directed to the chairperson. August 3, 2008 In conjunction with IAFP 2008 Members Present: Peter Kennedy, Susan McKnight, Michael Brodsky, Kathleen Rajkowski, Larry Cohen, Louise Fielding and Wendy Maduff. New Members Present: Carol D’Lima, Ken Davenport , Barry Eisenberg and Sherri McGarry. Visitors Present: Rick Gelting, Dan Cohn and Jack McCarthy. Board Present: Vickie Lewandowski. Meeting Called to Order: 9:05 a.m. Recording Secretary of Minutes: Ken Davenport. Old Business: Larry Cohen introduced Pete Kennedy as the new Chair. Members reviewed the June 22 conference call minutes, discussed the 2007 roundtable on water and discussed creating a “white paper” from the roundtable. New Business: Vickie Lewandowski, Board Liaison, discussed the Board’s view of the PDG’s role, support and resources (Webinars and applied methods). She encouraged symposia, applied proposals preferred, with a variety of speakers and inclusion of international topics with broad appeal, representation from the Water PDG on the International board and discussed roundtable vs. lectures and short symposia format. Dean Davidson was voted in as the new Vice Chair without any objections. PDG members discussed the importance of “potable” as a definition. There was discussion of this topic as the theme for a 2008 Roundtable/Symposia. The group discussed mentoring students and using them as note takers for symposia and roundtables. Discussion on a 2008 Roundtable Topic: potablility vs. drinkability, legal vs. non-legal aspects; US vs. international potabilitiy issues; US vs. international drinkable definition); Certificate of Potability, no coliforms vs. other contaminants; frequency of water checks; types of checks, metals, volume, and chemicals. A white paper is to be developed from this topic. Pete Kennedy called for volunteers to develop the topic for the potability vs. drinkability roundtable. Kathleen Rajkowski volunteered with Susan McKnight as a drafter. A potential 2008 symposia topic was discussed on groundwater to ingredient water; transportation issues with water for aircraft, trains and buses (The final US EPA Regulations to be completed in 2007). Another idea for a 2008 symposia topic was suggested on water treatment technologies used for municipal, farms food processing, beverages or (point of use) and cooling towers or industrial applications. Filtration was also discussed using chemicals and without chemical treatment. Both ideas would need further development and or inclusion with another symposium topic. A joint roundtable/symposia with the Produce PDG was discussed on the need for harmonization of irrigation water practices; legislative review; review of recreational water standards US vs. individual states, and international standards. Ecological challenges relating to safety, interface of surface water and ground water, non-microbial threat analysis, international reviews, case studies, animal agricultural impact on water quality, environment, local climate and the water cycle. Dr. Janet Thurston, a former presenter and expert, was suggested as a speaker on this issue involving animal agriculture. The PDG discussed with Vickie how to get water topics from the PDG on the international symposia. Vickie told the PDG the international symposia are more independent and they chose their own topics. She directed us to talk to the international symposia organizing committee about participating on water topics for their events. Recommendations to Executive Board: 1. Approve the election of Dean Davidson as Vice Chairperson. Next Meeting Date: September 2007 Conference Call. Meeting Adjourned: 11:00 a.m. Chairperson: Peter Kennedy.
Board Response to Recommendations 1. Approve the election of Dean Davidson as Vice Chairperson.
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on Food Safety, DFES June 2002 IAFP
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