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Fruit and Vegetable Safety and Quality Professional Development Group
Mission Statement
To provide a forum to discuss items of interest
to the safe production of fruit and vegetable products and to develop program
topics and symposia for presentation at the IAFP Annual Meetings
Committee Members
Suresh D. Pillai, Chairperson 2008
Texas A&M University
Phone: 979.845.2994
E-mail: s-pillai@tamu.edu
Alejandro Castillo, Vice Chairperson 2008
Texas A&M University
Phone: 979.845.3565
E-mail: a-castillo@tamu.edu
J. Stan Bailey, USDA-ARS, Board Liaison
Tamara Ford, Staff Liaison
Members:
Gary L. Ades, G & L Consulting Group, L.L.C.
Christine M. Andrews, National Restaurant Association
Bassam A. Annous, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-ARS-ERRC
Daniel Aruscavage
Susan J. Bach, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Gina R. Bellinger, Food Safety Net Services, Ltd.
Larry R. Beuchat, University of Georgia
Elizabeth A. Bihn, Cornell University
Philip Blagoyevich, The HACCP Institute
Shauna Boggs, Public Health Dayton & Montgomery County
Valerie M. Bohaychuk, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Dev.
Shirley B. Bohm, FDA/CFSAN
Renee R. Boyer, Virginia Tech
Robert E. Brackett, CFSAN/FDA
Bruce J. Bradley, Microbial-Vac Systems, Inc.
Maria Brandl, USDA/ARS/WRRC
Fred Breidt, USDA/ARS
Melissa L. Calicchia
Carmine Cappuccio, Bergen Co. Dept. of Health
Robert A. Carey, Publix Super Markets Inc.
Lorraine M. Carlson, Sun-Maid Growers
Yuhuan Chen, GMA/FPA
Donna M. Christensen, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
LeAnn Chuboff, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
Larry Cohen, Kraft Foods Inc.
Alex K. Coles, Freshway Foods
Nigel Cook, Central Science Laboratory
Michael B. Cooley, USDA/ARS
Bruce R. Cords, Ecolab Inc.
Willette M. Crawford, Growers Express/Express Food Safety
Carol B. D’Lima, North Carolina State University
Michelle D. Danyluk, UF/IFAS Citrus Research & Education Center
Francisco Diez, University of Minnesota
Laura Dunn Nelson, Silliker, Inc.
Ruth F. Eden, BioLumix, Inc.
Barry A. Eisenberg, River Ranch Fresh Foods
Philip H. Elliott, GMA/FPA
Robert S. Elliott, Sunkist Growers
Lihua Fan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Jeffrey M. Farber, Food Directorate, Health Canada
Peyman Fatemi, Unilever Foods NA
Sally C. Foong-Cunningham, Ecolab
Gillian A. Francis, University of Limerick
Tong-Jen Fu, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Daniel Y. C. Fung, Kansas State University
Veneranda Gapud, Popeyes Chicken
Brett A. Gardner, Raley’s
Donna M. Garren, National Restaurant Association
Eileen M. Garry, Advanced Instruments, Inc.
Paul N. Gerhardt, The National Food Laboratory, Inc.
Ed Giera, Guardian Food Group
Kaarin E. Goodburn
James R. Gorny, United Fresh Produce Association
Robert B. Gravani, Cornell University
Albert R. Green, Six L’s Packing Company, Inc.
Amy L. Green, FDA
Bill Green, Phillips Mushroom Farms
Randy L. Groff, Four Seasons Produce Inc.
Stephen F. Grove, National Center for Food Safety and Technology
Don Guthrie, Frozsun Foods, Inc.
Jack J. Guzewich, Food & Drug Administration
Brenda H. Halbrook, USDA, Food & Nutrition Service
Michael Hanschke, JohnsonDiversey
Linda J. Harris, University of California-Davis
Montserrat Hernandez Iturriaga, Universidad Autonoma De Queretaro
Toni L. Hofer, Raley’s
Sanja Ilic, Ippolito Fruit & Produce
Keith A. Ito
LeeAnne Jackson, FDA
Lee-Ann Jaykus, North Carolina State Univ.
Vijay K. Juneja, USDA-ARS-ERRC
Stephen J. Kenney, RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
Kalmia E. Kniel, University of Delaware
James L. Knighton, AvidBiotics Corp.
Carl J. Knueven, Jones-Hamilton Co.
Larry Kohl, Walt Disney World Company
Melvin N. Kramer, EHA Consulting Group, Inc.
Mark Kreul, In-N-Out Burger
Mahipal R. Kunduru, Safeway Inc.
Monique Lacroix, INRS
Keith A. Lampel, Food & Drug Administration
Alison Larsson, MarketFresh Food Testing Laboratory
Sun-Young Lee, Chung-Ang University
Aliza Levy, Strauss Fresh Food Group
Yanbin Li, University of Arkansas
Les Lipschutz, Food Safety, Inc.
John B. Luchansky, USDA/ARS/ERRC
Barbara M. Lund, Institute of Food Research
Wendy Maduff, Food Safety Net Services, Ltd.
Howard Malberg, Amtrak
Humberto Maldonado-Garcia, Driscoll’s
Afreen Malik, Ocean Mist Farms
Bashir Manji, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Kristen E. Matak, Davis College of Ag, Forestry & Consumer Sciences
Karl Matthews, Rutgers University
Alejandro S. Mazzotta, McDonald’s Corporation
William E. McCullough, ASI Food Safety Consultants, Inc.
Shelagh McDonagh, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Sherri A. McGarry, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Lynn McIntyre, ESR Ltd.
Susan K. McKnight, Quality Flow, Inc.
Solange K. Mikanagu, 3M Canada Company
Gordon C. Mowat, Nova Scotia Dept. of Health Promotion & Protection
Avik Mukherjee , Colorado State University
Melissa A. Mundo, A. Duda & Sons
Debby L. Newslow, DL Newslow & Associates, Inc.
Brendan A. Niemira, USDA-ARS
Xiangwu Nou, Food Technology and Safety Laboratory
Deog-Hwan Oh, Kangwon National University
Leopoldo Orozco Ramirez, Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro
Ynes R. Ortega, University of Georgia, CFSQE
Franco J. Pagotto, Health Canada
Mangesh P. Palekar, Kraft Foods
Enrique Palou, Universidad De Las Americas, Puebla
Mickey E. Parish, University of Maryland
W. A. Parsons, University Research
Terry Peters, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Monica A. Ponder, Virginia Tech
Keith Refsnider, Driscoll Strawberry Associates, Inc.
Glenner M. Richards, Evangel University
Ritchie Ridall, Four Seasons Produce, Inc.
Michael J. Roberson, Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Jena Roberts, The National Food Laboratory
David Rodriguez-Lazaro, Instituto Technologico Agrario de Castilla y Leon
Karin A-K Rosberg, Cornell University
Joan C. Rosen, Fresh Express
Donna E. Rosenbaum, Food Safety Partners, Ltd.
Michael S. Ryan, ELISA SYSTEMS Pty. Ltd.
Elliot T. Ryser, Michigan State University
Mark N. Sampson, PuriCore, Inc.
Michael Sanna, Brady Enterprises Inc.
William C. Schwartz, Orval Kent Foods
Thomas L. Schwarz, International Flight Services Assn.
Shlomo Sela, Inst of Tech & Storage of Fresh Produce
Jeffrey Semanchek, Kraft Foods
Manan Sharma, USDA/ARS
Amarat H. Simonne, University of Florida
Jan C. Singleton, USDA/CSREES
Peter J. Slade, National Center for Food Safety & Technology
Huw Smith, Scottish Parasite Diagnostic Laboratory
Michelle A. Smith, US Food & Drug Administration
Caroline Smith DeWaal, Center for Science in the Public Interest
O. Peter Snyder, Hospitality Inst. of Tech. & Mgmt.
Ethan B. Solomon, DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise
Stacy K. Stoltenberg, PrimusLabs.Com
Robert F. Stovicek, PrimusLabs.Com
Suwimon Suktuayart, Charoen Pokphand Food PLC
Susan S. Sumner, Virginia Tech
Trevor V. Suslow, University of California
George Tice, DuPont Qualicon
Mary L. Tortorello, FDA
Sudsai Trevanich, Kasetsart University
Dike Ukuku, USDA-ARS-ERRC
Tony A. Valenzuela, Naturipe Berry Growers
Michael Villaneva, California Dept. of Food & Agriculture
Molly W. Warren, The Pictsweet Company
Keith Warriner, University of Guelph
Ron J. Wasik, RJW Consulting
Sheila R. Weiss, National Restaurant Association
Pamela A. Wilger, Cargill, Inc.
Leonard L. Williams, Alabama A&M University
Ryan E. Wist, Scenic Fruit Company
Randy W. Worobo, Cornell University
Vivian Chi-Hua Wu, University of Maine
Hyun-Gyun Yuk, USDA/ARS/ERRC
Guodong Zhang, University of Georgia
How to Join
Involvement in committees and professional development
groups (PDGs) offers Members the opportunity to share a wealth of knowledge and
expertise. Members of committees and PDGs are the architects of the Association
structure. They plan, develop and institute many of the Association's projects,
including workshops, publications and educational sessions. Technical challenges
facing the food safety industry are discussed, examined and debated. Members may
volunteer to serve on any number of committees or PDGs that plan and implement
activities to meet the Association's mission.
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.
Upcoming Meetings
August 3, 2008
Hyatt Regency Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
In conjunction with IAFP 2008
Minutes
Members Present: Suresh Pillai, Alejandro Castillo, Bassam Annous, Larry Beuchat, Shirley Bohm, Nigel Cook, Michelle Danyluk, Sally Foong-Cunningham, James Gorny, Jack Guzewich, Linda Harris, Montserrat Hernandez Iturriaga, Lee-Ann Jackson, Stephen Kenney, Kalmia Kniel, Keith Lampel, Wendy Maduff, William McCullough, Leopoldo Orozco Ramirez, Franco Pagotto, Jena Roberts, Manan Sharma, Amarat Simonne, Peter Slade and Pamela Wilger.
New Members Present: Francisco Diez, Ritchie Ridall, Karl Matthews, Elliot Ryser, Xiangwu Nou, Stephen Grove, Bill Schwartz, Elizabeth Bihn, Sherri McGarry, Caroline Smith DeWaal, Barry Eisenberg, Carol D’Lima, Jim Knighton, Jeff Semanchek, Mangesh Palekar, Valerie Bohaychuk, Yuhuan Chen and Kristen Matak.
Visitors Present: Marsha Robbins, Todd Bacon and Cesar Bin Kingombe.
Meeting Called to Order: 1:04 p.m.
Recording Secretary of Minutes: Alex Castillo.
Old Business: None.
New Business:
1. There was a brief introduction of the attendees who were present.
2. There was an update of the produce-related outbreaks from the FDA perspective by Jack Guzewich.
3. There was an update on the response taken by the produce industry in California in terms of the marketing agreement signed by multiple agencies and producer groups in California by Jim Gorny. Jim provided an overview of the microbial testing metrics. There was some discussion about the relevancy of the metrics and how they were formulated.
4. Linda Harris provided an overview of the Center focused on Fresh Produce Safety at UC Davis. She explained the goals of the Center and the on-going search for an Executive Director.
5. The attendees provided a brief overview of their respective outreach/research programs and industry functions. There was some follow-up discussion based on what was mentioned.
6. The Fruit and Vegetable PDG decided to partner with the Water Quality PDG and the Food Hygiene and Sanitation PDG for developing joint symposia. The Fruit and Vegetable PDG has also decided to submit a topic on the produce safety metrics for a roundtable discussion.
7. Alex Castillo mentioned that he was interested in developing a Latin American Produce Safety Workshop since the last such workshop was held almost 8 years ago.
Recommendations to Executive Board: None.
Next Meeting Date: August 3, 2008.
Meeting Adjourned: 3:04 p.m.
Chairperson: Suresh Pillai.
Board
Response to Recommendations
No recommendations were submitted.
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