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SUNDAY EVENING — AUGUST 13
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Opening Session

Ivan Parkin Lecture — “A Progress Paradox: If We Have the Safest Food Supply, Why Am I Working So Hard? , Arthur Liang, Ph.D., CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA

Cheese and Wine Reception will follow in the Exhibit Hall

MONDAY MORNING — AUGUST 14
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

S01 - Making Foods Safer: How Outbreaks Can Influence Change

S02 - Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobials: Current Trends and Future Perspectives

S03 - The Canadian Approach to Food Safety

S04 - Verification of Sanitary Design of Food Equipment

S05 -Practical Risk Assessment in the Food Industry

T01 - Applied Laboratory Methods and Meat and Poultry

P01 - Food Toxicology, Education, and General Microbiology Poster Session

MONDAY AFTERNOON — AUGUST 14
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

S06 - Foodborne Viruses and Foodborne Viral Iinfections: Disease Burden, Epidemilogy, Detection, and Transmission

S07 - Surrogate Microorganisms: Selection, Use and Validation

S08 - Spores, Spores, and More Spores...What Is Spoiling My Ready-to-Drink Beverage? Is it Alicyclobacillus or Heat Resistant Mold?

RT1 - Issues Regarding Raw Milk Sales and Consumption

RT2 - Refrigerated Ready-to-Eat Foods: Microbiological Concerns and Control Measures

S09 - Biosecurity at Retail

T02 - Education and Dairy Technical Session

P02 - Dairy, Meat, and Poulty Poster Session

TUESDAY MORNING — AUGUST 15
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

S10 - Disaster Preparedness and Response

S11 - Symposium on Enterobacter sakazakii

S12 - Campylobacter-from Gate to Plate

S13 - Hygiene and Sanitation Solutions to Manage Evolving Risks

S14 - International Food Law-A Global Overview

T03 - Pathogens and Antimicrobials Technical Session

P03 - Seafood and Applied Laboratory Methods

TUESDAY AFTERNOON — AUGUST 15
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

IAFP Business Meeting

TUESDAY AFTERNOON — AUGUST 15
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

S15 - Foodborne Disease Update

S16 - Contamination of Ready-to-Eat (RTE) Foods: Transfer and Risk-Listeria monocytogenes and Other Microorganisms

S17 - Role and Application of International Standards in Supporting Food Safety Management and Testing

S18 - A New Crack at Egg Safety: From the Hen House to Your House

S19 - Cleaning and Sanitation for Retail Food Safety-Identifying the Issues

T04 - Risk Assessment and Epidemiology Technical Session

P04 - Pathogens and Produce Poster Session

WEDNESDAY MORNING — AUGUST 16
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

S20-Public Health and Environmental Impact Assessments in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

S21 - Assuring Microbiological Safety of Organic Products

S22 - Symposium on Salmonella: The Saga Continues

T05 - Education Technical Session

T06 - Pathogens and Antimicrobials Technical Session

P05 - Risk Assessment and Antimicrobials Poster Session

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON — AUGUST 16
1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

S23 - How Risk Managers Decide on Risk from Different National Perspectives

S24 - Symposium on Food Allergen Control at Retail and Food Service

S25 - Hot Topics in Food Safety

S26 - Quality Control in Research Labs

RT3 - Water Safety and Quality Roundtable: Global Water-HACCP Issues

T07 - Produce Technical Session

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON — AUGUST 16
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

John H. Silliker Lecture
“Rising From the Ocean Bottom – The Evolution of Microbiology in the Food Industry”, William Sperber, Ph. D, Cargill, Wayzata, MN, USA

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