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 Lecture — Advanced 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
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