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2004 Annual Meeting


IAFP 2004 Program


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Sunday, August 8, 2004

7:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.

Opening Session — Grand Sonoran EFG

Ivan Parkin LectureAdvanced Food Protection Technology, Dr. Martin B. Cole, Chief Research Scientist, Food Science Australia, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

8:00 p.m. — 10:00 p.m.

Cheese and Wine Reception

Monday, August 9, 2004

Morning  - 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Symposium Topics
Late Breaking Session - Mycobacterium paratuberculosis – The Latest on a Potential Foodborne Pathogen 
S01   Molecular Subtyping of Foodborne Pathogens: Tying It All Together
S02   Retail Food Safety Risks: Protecting Public Health and Changing Behavior
S03   Validation and Verification of Pathogen Interventions in Meat and Poultry Processing
S04   Extending the Shelf-life of Fluid Dairy Products

Technical Session 
T01   Don’t Be Sonoran — Antimicrobials and Produce

Poster Session (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
P01   Antimicrobials and Foods of Animal Origin

Afternoon – 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Symposium Topics
S05   Postprocessing Intervention Technologies
S06   Water's Role in Food Contamination
S07   Recent Developments in Listeria monocytogenes Research
S08   Integrating Genomic Data into Quantitative Risk Assessments
S09   Sanitary and Hygienic Design, Construction, and Fabrication of Dairy and Food Equipment

Technical Session
T02   General Microbiology and Sanitation

Poster Session (2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.)
P02   Rattlesnake Roundup — General Microbiology, Sanitation, Methods, and Toxicology

Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Morning  - 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  

Symposium Topics
Late Breaking Session:  BSE — The North American Experience 
S10   Food Safety for Immunocompromised Populations
S11   Chatterbugs: Quorum Sensing and Food Safety
S12   Transfer and Spread of Pathogens in Food Environments
S13   Indicator Organisms and Testing — Where's the Value?

Technical Session
T03    Foods of Animal Origin

Poster Session (9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)
P03   Saguaro Soireè — Risk Assessment, Education and Pathogens

Afternoon – 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Food Safety Policy at USDA: The Pathway from a Vision to Results
Dr. Merle Pierson, USDA, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety

Afternoon – 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Symposium Topics
S14   Update on Foodborne Disease Outbreaks
S15   Everything You Wanted to Know about Adopting New Methods . . .But Were Afraid to Ask!
S16   Food Toxicology 101: Basics for the Food Safety Professional
S17   Salmonella Control in Broiler Chickens: What Can We Learn from the Scandanavian Experience

Technical Session
T04   Education
T05   Risk Assessment

Plenary Session  – 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

John H. Silliker Lecture
Guess Who’s Come to Stay — The Resident Pathogen Issue
R. Bruce Tompkin, Retired Vice President of Product Safety, ConAgra Refrigerated Foods

Business Meeting – 4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.


Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Morning  - 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Symposium Topics
S18   Credibility in Science
S19   Risk and Control of Enterobacter sakazakii
S20   Impact of Environmental Viral and Parasitic Contamination on Food Safety
S21   Safety of Raw Milk Cheeses — The State of the Science
S22   Packaging Innovations, Safety Concerns and Seafood
S23   Heat-resistant Spoilage Microorganisms in the Juice and Beverage Industry

Poster Session (8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) 
P04   Pathogens

Afternoon – 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Symposium Topics
S24   Sanitation — Because You Have to Be Clean to Be Safe
S25   The Global Food Safety Initiative
S26   Optimizing Data and Minimizing Risk
S27   Biofilms and Their Impact on Food Safety

Technical Session
T06   Chips and Salsa — General Food Microbiology and Methods
T07   Pathogens

Poster Session (2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.) 
P05   Prickly Pear Potpourri — Dairy, Produce, and Other Commodities

IAFP 2004


Program
Program Addendum
Program Abstracts
Session Summaries
Ivan Parkin Lecture
John H. Silliker Lecture
Plenary Session
Snapshots
Exhibitors
Presenter List
Sponsors
Special Contributors
Black Pearl Award Winner
Award Winners