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Mission Statement Committee Members William E. Fredericks, Jr., Vice Chairperson 2009 Vickie Lewandowski, Kraft Foods, Board Liaison Members:
How to Join Special Committees provide support services to IAFP on a continuous basis. Individuals are recommended by the Chairperson, subject to the Executive Board's review. Membership appointments are for 2-year renewable terms. Requests for membership should be directed to the Chairperson. August 3, 2008 In conjunction with IAFP 2008 Committee Minutes Members Present: Ronald Schmidt, Philip S. Wolff and Stephen Sims (advisor). Members Absent: Don Wilding (Chair), Sherry Roberts, Randy Elsberry, Thomas L. Ford, William E. Fredericks, Jr., Glenn A. Goldschmidt, T. Gary Newton, John A. Partridge, Stephen E. Pierson, Charles Price, John E. Ringsrud, Joel Stangelund and Lynn A. Wilcott. Guests Present: Dan Erickson, Dennis Gaalswyk and Allen Sayler. Board Members/Staff Present: Vickie Lewandowski. Meeting Called to Order: 10:01 a.m. (by Ronald H. Schmidt, Acting Chair). Recording Secretary of Minutes: Ronald H. Schmidt, by default. Old Business: A report from 2007 3-A Meeting (Milwaukee, WI in May) was jointly presented by those who attended that meeting. A report on 2007 3-A standards activities submitted by Don Wilding, CSP chair, was presented. During the last year, eight documents have made it to publication stage but this total includes complete revisions as well as proposals which changed only a portion of the document. These include: 53-03 Compression Valves, 21-01 Centrifugal Separators, 23-05 Equipment for Packaging Viscous Product, 26-05 Dry Product Sifters, 88-00 Machine Leveling Feet, 11-09 Plate Heat Exchangers, 20-28 Plastics, 84-02 and 84-03 Personnel Access Ports. Three documents were withdrawn including: 43-Wet collectors for dry product, 55–Boot Seal Valves, 66-Caged Ball Valves. Two additional documents are awaiting consensus body ballot including: 610- Crossflow Membranes, 29-03 Air Eliminators. It was noted that the number of standards approved in 2007 is actually lower than what was reported under the old approval system in years past. Possible reasons for this were discussed. This led to a general discussion regarding the consensus approval system and the role of CSP in 3-A and in IAFP (see below). 2007 Symposium Proposal: Schmidt reported that the 2007 Symposium proposal on sanitary design and sanitation of tankers (developed by Schmidt and DeLisi) had been rejected by the program committee (PC). He noted that PC had made strong suggestions that it should be broadened to include other commodities (such as fresh produce), and noted that he had considerable problems identifying speakers in these areas. Perhaps, the reason for the rejection was that it was viewed as incomplete. New Business: 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (3-A SSI): Schmidt reported on the user group survey that has been conducted on behalf of 3-A SSI. The intent of the survey was to determine the perceived value of 3-A standards by the dairy and food processing industry. Data from this survey are currently under evaluation and will be used to develop a marketing plan for 3-A SSI. It was further reported that a survey of the regulatory community is being contemplated. Sims agreed to bring this up for input on the next CSP conference call to provide information of important issues and topics for such a survey. CSP Membership Issues: The declining membership by state regulatory personnel in CSP and the standards writing process was discussed. Regulatory sanitarians have expressed concerns of being spread too thin in working groups. It was suggested that possible reasons for declining participation are complexly related to budgetary constraints and lack of support by state regulatory administrators. The importance of buy-in by these state regulatory administrators was discussed. It was suggested that a 3-A survey, if done, should target this stakeholder group. As a solution to the low participation by CSP in standards writing, the 3-A Steering Committee Chairperson has suggested that, perhaps, CSP could be broadened in membership to include industry quality control personnel. This concept was discussed at great length, and there was a strong indication that the sanitarians active in the 3-A standards writing process should be regulatory sanitarians. Role of CSP: Finally, the role of CSP in IAFP and how it can be enhanced was further discussed. An important role of CSP is their involvement in the 3-A standards and practices writing process. However, there may be additional projects that the committee can undertake of more general interest to the IAFP membership. Board member Lewandowski suggested that, perhaps, this group should develop Webinars and other projects. Sayler suggested that a power point packet could be developed on 3-A and sanitary design to be used by IAFP affiliates at their meetings. Schmidt appointed a committee to look into this. Symposium for the 2008 IAFP Meeting: It was decided that CSP would re-think and re-submit a symposium on Tanker Sanitation for the 2008 meeting and to seek collaboration with the Dairy Quality and Safety PDG. IAFP White Paper and/or Position Statement on the Risks of Raw Milk Consumption: Schmidt reported that the Dairy Quality and Safety PDG had decided at the 2006 meeting to develop a position statement on Milk Pasteurization and the Risks of Raw Milk Consumption. Schmidt and P. Michael Davidson, UT, have finished a draft of this paper. Schmidt reported that he would be presenting it to Dairy Quality and Safety PDG at their meeting. Recommendations to Executive Board:
Next Meeting Dates: The CSP will meet via monthly conference calls, at the 2008 3-A Sanitary Standards meeting, Milwaukee, WI, and at the IAFP 2008, Columbus, OH. Meeting Adjourned: 11:52 a.m. Acting Chairperson: Ronald Schmidt.
Board Response to Recommendations 1. 3-A CSP supports and endorses the white paper on raw milk written by Dairy Quality and Safety PDG and, further to request that the IAFP Board accept it as an IAFP Position on the topic.
2. The committee further asks for continued Board support in all things great and small.
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