IAFP 2001

SYMPOSIUM SESSIONS 

MONDAY MORNING — AUGUST 6, 2001
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

S01 Moving Beyond HACCP — Risk Management and Food Safety Objectives, Session I
(Sponsored by ILSI-N.A.)
Ballroom F-G
Organizer: Catherine Nnoka
Co-Convenors: Nick Nickelson and Isabel Walls

8:30 - Introduction: International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) Framework for Managing the Safety of Foods — TERRY A. ROBERTS, ICMSF, Reading, UK
8:50 - Assessing Risks and Establishing Food Safety Objectives — ROBERT L. BUCHANAN, FDA-CFSAN, Washington, D.C., USA
9:20 - On-the-line: Process and Performance Criteria — MARTIN COLE, Food Science Australia, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
9:50 - Break - Coffee, Pastries, and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by Deibel Laboratories, Inc.
10:20 - Use and Misuses of Microcriteria for Foods —MICHIEL VAN SCHOTHORST, Nestlé, S.A., Vevey, Switzerland
10:50 - Applying ICMSF Processes for Foods — R. BRUCE TOMPKIN, ConAgra Refrigerated Prepared Food, Downers Grove, IL, USA
11:20 - Panel Discussion

S02 Impact of Water Quality on Food Safety
(Sponsored by IAFP Foundation Fund)
Ballroom E
Organizers: Michael Brodsky, Dean Cliver, and Daniel Maxson
Co-Convenors: Michael Brodsky and Daniel Maxson

8:30 - Safety of Potable Water from Municipal Treatment Plants/Distribution Systems — MARK W. LECHEVALLIER, American Water Works Service Company, Inc., Voorhees, NJ, USA
9:00 - The Walkerton Water Disaster: Our Changing Environment: The Walkerton Experience — MURRAY S. MCQUIGGE, Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound Health Unit, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada9:30 - Food Production and Processing Risks Using Recycled Water — DEAN O. CLIVER, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
10:00 - Break - Coffee, Pastries, and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by Deibel Laboratories, Inc.
10:30 - Public Health Risks in the Food Industry Associated with Viral Contamination of Potable Water — LEE-ANN JAYKUS, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
11:00 - Public Health Risks in the Food Industry Associated with Parasitic Contamination of Potable Water: Outbreaks and Detection — HUW V. SMITH, Scottish Parasite Diagnostic Laboratory, Glasgow, UK
11:20 - Public Health Risks in the Food Industry Associated with Parasitic Contamination of Potable Water: Risk Assessent and Control Methods — NIGEL COOK, Central Science Laboratory, York, UK
11:45 - Panel Discussion

S03 Improving Laboratory Quality Assurance in the Real World
Marquette-LaSalle Room
Organizer: Mark Carter
Convenor: Mark Carter

8:30 - Laboratory QA: Basic Challenges and Issues — RUSSELL FLOWERS, Silliker Laboratories, Homewood, IL, USA
9:15 - Industry Perspectives on Lab Quality Assurance — LORALYN LEDENBACH, Kraft Foods Inc., Glenview, IL, USA
10:00 - Break - Coffee, Pastries, and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by Deibel Laboratories, Inc.
10:30 - The Role of Proficiency Testing in Laboratory Quality Assurance — ARLENE FOX, AOAC International, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
11:00 - Laboratory Quality Assurance - A Personal Perspective on an International Concern — MICHAEL BRODSKY, Brodsky Consultants, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
11:30 - Good Laboratory Practices: The Foundation of an Effective Quality Assurance Program — SUZANNE TORTORELLI, Campbell Soup Company, Camden, NJ, USA

S04 Food Allergens — Current Issues and Concerns
(Sponsored by IAFP Foundation Fund and Hershey Foods Corp.)
Duluth Room
Organizer: Ginny McArthur-Edleman
Convenor: Ginny McArthur-Edleman

8:30 - Consumer Issues — ANN MUNOZ-FURLONG, Food Allergy Network, Fairfax, VA, USA
9:00 - Analytical Information — Methods and Findings — STEVE TAYLOR, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
9:30 - Supplier Issues — JOSEPH SCIMECA, The Pillsbury Co., Minneapolis, MN, USA
10:00 - Break - Coffee, Pastries, and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by Deibel Laboratories, Inc.
10:30 - In-plant Practices — KEVIN FARNUM, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
11:00 - Regulatory Perspective — KEN FALCI, FDA, Washington, D.C., USA
11:30 - Legal Issues and Perspective — MARTIN HAHN, Hozan and Hartson, Washington, D.C., USA

MONDAY AFTERNOON — AUGUST 6, 2001
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

S05 Moving Beyond HACCP — Risk Management and Food Safety Objectives, Session II
(Sponsored by ILSI-N.A.)
Ballroom F-G
Organizer: Catherine Nnoka
Co-Convenors: Nick Nickelson and Isabel Walls

1:30 - What are Food Safety Objectives and How do They Relate to Public Health Objectives? — R. BRUCE TOMPKIN, ConAgra Refrigerated Prepared Food, Downers Grove, IL, USA
2:00 - What Role Should Food Safety Objectives Play in the United States Food Industry and How Will They Affect the Way Industry Does HACCP? — DON L. ZINK, Future Beef Operations, LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
2:30 - What Role Should Food Safety Objectives Play in the Regulatory Process? — ROBERT L. BUCHANAN, FDA-CFSAN, Washington, D.C., USA
3:00 - Break - Coffee and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by NSF International
3:30 - An International Perspective on Food Safety Objectives — STEVE C. HATHAWAY, MAF Food Assurance Authority, Gisborne, New Zealand
4:00 - How Can We Educate the Public about Tolerable Level of Risk/Acceptable Level of Protection? – DOUG POWELL, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
4:30 - Panel Discussion

S06 USDA Competitive Grants in Food Safety and the Awards Process
Ballroom E
Organizer: Damanna Ramkishan Rao
Co-Convenors: Damanna Ramkishan Rao and Susan Sumner

1:30 - Enhancing Food Safety and Epidemiological Approaches to Food Safety (NRI) — ETTA SALTOS, USDA-CSREES, Washington, D.C., USA
2:00 - National Integrated Food Safety Initiative Grants (406) — JAN SINGLETON, USDA-CSREES, Washington, D.C., USA
2:30 - Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems (401), RFP Formulation and Stakeholder’s Input — DAMANNA RAMKISHAN RAO, USDA-CSREES, Washington, D.C., USA
3:00 - Break - Coffee and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by NSF International
3:30 - Awards Process: A Panel Manager’s Perspective — SUSAN S. SUMNER, Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, VA, USA
4:00 - Winning Integrated Proposals: A Winner’s Perspective — PATRICIA A. KENDALL, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
4:30 - Panel Discussion

S07 Food Safety in the Digital Age
Marquette-LaSalle Room
Organizer: Karen Mullery
Co-Convenors: Karen Mullery and Frank Yiannas

1:30 - From Data to Knowledge Management — KAREN MULLERY, 3M Microbiology, St. Paul, MN, USA
1:40 - New and Emerging Information Technologies — JOHN GRIGGS, GSC Mobile Solutions, East Lansing, MI, USA
2:00 - From EpiInfo to FoodNet: Improving Surveillance and Outbreak Response — ARTHUR P. LIANG, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
2:30 - Meeting Regulatory Requirements for Electronic Record Keeping and Electronic Signatures (21 CFR 11) — JOHN LARKIN, FDA, Summit-Argo, IL, USA
3:00 - Break - Coffee and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by NSF International
3:30 - Emerging Technologies to Map and Mitigate Biocontaminants — RICK BRENNER, USDA-ARS-CMAVE, Gainesville, FL, USA
4:00 - Using Information Technology to Make Better Business Decisions — MARK CARTER, McKee Foods, Collegedale, TN, USA
4:30 - Kraft Takes a Byte Out of Food Safety — LORI LEDENBACH, Kraft Foods, Glenview, IL, USA

S08 Dairy Plant HACCP — Where are We and Where are We Going?
(Sponsored by Foss North America)
Duluth Room
Organizer: Paul Dersam
Convenor: Paul Dersam

1:30 - Outline of HACCP Pilot Program — WILLIAM SVEUM, Kraft Foods, Madison, WI, USA
2:00 - Evaluation of Pilot at Present and Long-term Goals — SUSAN CRAWFORD, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, East Lansing, MI, USA
2:45 - Overview of HACCP Pilot Results — JOHN RUSHING, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
3:15 - Break - Coffee and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by NSF International
3:30 - First Hand HACCP Pilot Experience — REBECCA PISTON, Garelick Farms, Division of Suiza Foods, Bangor, ME, USA
4:00 - What Happens to PMO with HACCP (SSOP’s and HACCP Pilot) — STEVE SIMS, FDA, Milk Safety Branch, Washington, D.C., USA
4:30 - FDA Juice HACCP Regulations Versus NCIMS Dairy Pilot Program — KATHY GOMBAS, FDA, Division of HACCP, Washington, D.C., USA

TUESDAY MORNING — AUGUST 7, 2001
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

S09 Joint FAO/WHO Initiative on Microbial Risk Assessment
(Sponsored by IAFP Foundation Fund)
Ballroom F-G
Organizer: Ewen Todd
Convenor: Ewen Todd

8:30 - Introduction — EWEN TODD, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
8:35 - Overview of the FAO/WHO Initiative — JORGEN SCHLUNDT, WHO, Food Safety Program, Geneva, Switzerland
8:50 - Exposure Assessment of Salmonella spp. in Broilers — LOUISE KELLY, Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, Surry, UK
9:15 - Exposure Assessment of Salmonella Enteritidis in Eggs — FUMIKO KASUGA, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
9:40 - Hazard and Risk Characterization of Salmonella — AAMIR FAZIL, Health Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
10:05 - Break - Coffee, Pastries, and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by DQCI Services, Inc.
10:30 - Exposure Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-to-eat Meat and Fish — TOM ROSS, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
10:55 - Exposure Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in Dairy Products — EWEN TODD, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
11:20 - Hazard and Risk Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes — ROBERT L. BUCHANAN, FDA-CFSAN, Washington, D.C., USA
11:45 - Panel discussion

S10 Organic Foods: Unique Characteristics and Growth Potential
(Sponsored by IAFP Foundation Fund)
Ballroom E
Organizer: Christine M. Bruhn
Convenor: Christine M. Bruhn

8:30 - The Unique Characteristics of Organic Production — JIM RIDDLE, Organic Inspection Association, Winona, MN, USA
9:00 - What Organic Means in the Produce Industry — CRAIG WEAKLEY, Small Planet Foods, Sedro Woolley, WA, USA
9:30 - Organic Dairy Products, Production and Quality Characteristics — PAM RIESGRAF, Organic Valley, Jordan, MN, USA
10:00 - Break - Coffee, Pastries, and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by DQCI Services, Inc.
10:30 - Chemical Safety Issues in Organic Production — CARL WINTER, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
11:00 - Microbiological Safety Issues in Organic Production — MICHAEL P. DOYLE, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA
11:30 - International Organic Market: Standards and Potential — DIANE BOWEN, Crop Improvement Association, International, Milwaukee, WI, USA

S11 Indicator Microorganisms — What do They Indicate, and is It of Any Use?
Marquette-LaSalle Room
Organizer: Don Schaffner
Co-Convenors: Roger Cook and Gregory Siragusa

8:30 - Practical Applications of Indicator Organisms in Poultry Processing — MIKE ROBACH, Wayne Farms LLC, Gainesville, GA, USA
9:00 - Use of Indicator Organism Testing in the Food Industry: Rationale and Examples — ANN MARIE MCNAMARA, Sara Lee Foods, Cordova, TN, USA
9:30 - FDA and Indicator Organisms: Which, Where, and Why? — ROBERT E. BRACKETT, FDA-CFSAN, Washington, D.C., USA
10:00 - Break - Coffee, Pastries, and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by DQCI Services, Inc.
10:30 - The New Zealand National Microbiological Database HACCP Verification Program — ROGER COOK, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Wellington, New Zealand
11:00 - Is There a Relationship between Microbial and Non-microbial Indicators of Fecal Contamination and Fecal Bacteria — GREG SIRAGUSA, USDA-ARS-RRC, Athens, GA, USA
11:30 - How Much is That Sample in the Window? Application of Value-of-information Techniques to Evaluate and Compare Sampling Strategies — GREG PAOLI, Decisionalysis Risk Consultants, Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

S12 Ensuring the Quality and Safety of Extended Shelf-Life Milk Products
Duluth Room
Organizer: Steven C. Murphy
Convenor: John Bruhn

8:30 - The Essentials of Extended Shelf-Life (ESL) Processing — CHUCK SIZER, National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Summit-Argo, IL, USA
9:00 - Validation and Monitoring of ESL Packaging Systems — JEAN DELISI, Tetra Rex, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA
9:30 - Quality Assurance of ESL Products — From Plant to Consumer — ROGER HOOI, Dean Foods, Rockford, IL, USA
10:00 - Break - Coffee, Pastries, and Dairy Products in the Exhibit Hall, Sponsored by DQCI Services, Inc.
10:30 - Regulatory Perspective of ESL Processing and Products — STEVEN T. SIMS, FDA, Milk Safety Branch, Washington, D.C., USA
11:00 - Overview of NCFST’s ESL Dairy Products Task Force — KATHY KNUTSON, National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Summit-Argo, IL, USA
11:30 - International Perspective of ESL Processing and Products — CHUCK SIZER, National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Summit-Argo, IL, USA

TUESDAY AFTERNOON — AUGUST 7, 2001
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

General Session — (1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
S13 Irradiation Pasteurization: Realizing the Food Safety Potential
(Sponsored by IAFP Foundation Fund)
Ballroom E-F-G
Organizer: Christine M. Bruhn
Co-Convenors: Christine M. Bruhn and Jeff Farrar

1:30 - Potential Impact of Irradiation on Reducing Foodborne Illness in the United States — ROB TAUXE, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
1:50 - Safety, Nutritional Adequacy and the Status of Irradiated Foods: International Perspective — FRITZ KAFERSTEIN, FDA-USDA, Washington, D.C., USA
2:10 - Food Irradiation — The Clear and Simple Facts — PAT ADAMS, IBA Advanced Applications, Memphis, TN, USA
2:25 - Expanding Consumers Food Safety Choices — The Minnesota Experience — ROD CHURCH, Minnesota Dept. of Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2:40 - Putting Irradiated Food on Supermarket Shelves — Experiences of a Leader in the Retail Industry — MICHAEL WRIGHT, Supervalu and Cub Food Stores, Minneapolis, MN, USA
3:00 - Legal Issues with Foods in General and Irradiated Food Specifically — WILLIAM MARLER, Marler Clark Attorneys at Law, Seattle, WA, USA
3:30 - Break - Coffee and Dairy Products in the Ballroom Foyer, Sponsored by Zep Manufacturing Company

WEDNESDAY MORNING — AUGUST 8, 2001
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

S14 Mycobacterium paratuberculosis — Villain or Bystander?
(Sponsored by ILSI-N.A.)
Ballroom F-G
Organizer: Catherine Nnoka
Co-Convenors: Paul Hall and Marguerite A. Neill

8:30 - The Evidence for and against the Association of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis with Human Crohn’s Disease — R. BALFOUR SARTOR, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
9:00 - The Etiology of Bovine Paratuberculosis and On-farm Management Strategies — SCOTT J. WELLS, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA
9:30 - Ecological and Physical Characteristics of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis — MICHAEL COLLINS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
10:00 - Break - Refreshments in the Ballroom Foyer, Sponsored by BD Diagnostic Systems
10:30 - Methodology for Detecting Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Food Products — JUDITH R. STABEL, USDA-ARS, Ames,
IA, USA
11:00 - Detection of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Retail Milk in the United Kingdom: Analysis and Perspectives — NORMAN A. SIMMONS, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital Trust, London, UK
11:30 - Panel Discussion

S15 Zero Tolerance: Boon or Bust?
Ballroom E
Organizers: Dane Bernard and Lynn McMullen
Co-Convenors: Dane Bernard and Lynn McMullen

8:30 - An Overview of Zero Tolerance as a Regulatory Policy — LYNN MCMULLEN, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
8:50 - An Industry View of Zero Tolerance — DANE BERNARD, Keystone Foods, Bala Cynwyd, PA, USA
9:10 - Applications and Problems Associated with Zero Tolerance for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Beef Products — DEAN DANIELSON, IBP World Headquarters, Dakota Dunes, SD, USA
9:35 - Public Health and Regulatory Perspectives on Zero Tolerance — I. KAYE WACHSMUTH, USDA-FSIS, Washington, D.C., USA
10:00 - Break - Refreshments in the Ballroom Foyer, Sponsored by BD Diagnostic Systems
10:30 - A Canadian Perspective on Zero Tolerance — JEFF FARBER, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
11:00 - An International Perspective on Zero Tolerance — PAUL TEUFEL, Institute for Hygiene and Food Safety, Kiel, Germany
11:30 - A Consumer Perspective on Benefits and Application — CAROLINE SMITH-DEWAAL, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C., USA

S16 Communicating Science Effectively
(Sponsored by IAFP Foundation Fund)
Ballroom C
Organizer: Kali Phelps
Co-Convenors: Scott Burnett and Kali Phelps

8:30 - Listening, the First Step in Effective Communication to the Public — CHRISTINE M. BRUHN, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA, USA
9:00 - How to Communicate Food Science to Produce Grant Dollars — SUSAN S. SUMNER, Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, VA, USA
9:30 - The Role of the Trade Association in Effectively Communicating "Understandable" Science to Consumers — RHONA S. APPLEBAUM, National Food Processors Association, Washington, D.C., USA
10:00 - Break - Refreshments in the Ballroom Foyer, Sponsored by BD Diagnostic Systems
10:30 - Communicating with the Public: Making a Hard Sell a Success — NANCY PETERSON, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
11:00 - Communicating Hot Topics: Consumer and Producer Response to Genetically Engineered and Conventional Sweetcorn and Potatoes — DOUG POWELL, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
11:30 - Panel Discussion

S17 Educating Food Service Workers
Marquette-LaSalle Room
Organizer: Susan Conley
Convenor: Susan Conley

8:30 - Social Marketing: A Strategy for Effective Food Service Education — CLARA LAWHEAD, Pasco Co. Health Dept., New Port Richey, FL, USA
9:00 - FDA Retail Food Program Database of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors (August 2000) — Suggested Interventions for Dealing with the Three Risk Factors in Need of Great Attention — RICHARD BARNES, FDA, Rockville, MD, USA
9:30 - The Power of Partnering — ANGELA FRASER, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
10:00 - Break - Refreshments in the Ballroom Foyer, Sponsored by BD Diagnostic Systems
10:30 - Training in the Quick Service Environment — LISA WRIGHT, Foodmaker, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
11:00 - Keeping It Upbeat! A University of South Florida Food Safety Workshop Based on Fight BAC™! — ROY COSTA, Sanitary Environmental Monitoring Labs, (Semco Labs) Deerfield Beach, FL, USA
11:30 - The Teachable Moment — Training Temporary Event Paid and Volunteer Foodservice Workers — MARTHA SMITH PATNOAD, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA

S18 Detection and Control of Human Pathogens in Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Organizer: Bassam A. Annous
Co-Convenors: Bassam A. Annous and Dike O. Ukuku

Sampling and Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Fresh Produce — PINA M. FRATAMICO, USDA-ARS-ERRC, Wyndmoor, PA, USA
Potential Sources of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Contamination of Apples during Growth, Harvesting, Distribution, and Processing — BASSAM A. ANNOUS, USDA-ARS-ERRC, Wyndmoor, PA, USA
Microbial Safety of Sprouts — WILLIAM F. FETT, USDA-ARS-ERRC, Wyndmoor, PA, USA
Surface Characteristics and Adhesion of Salmonella stanley, Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli on Cantaloupe Surfaces Treated with Chlorine or Hydrogen Peroxide — DIKE O. UKUKU, USDA-ARS-ERRC, Wyndmoor, PA, USA
Human Pathogens on Produce: Attachment, Biofilms and Ecology — ROBERT E. MANDRELL, USDA-ARS-WRRC, Albany, CA, USA
Methods in Decontaminating Fruits and Vegetables — LARRY R. BEUCHAT, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON — AUGUST 8, 2001
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

S19 HACCP: How to Evaluate Success
Ballroom F-G
Organizer: Caroline Smith DeWaal
Co-Convenors: Caroline Smith DeWaal and I. Kaye Wachsmuth

1:30 - USDA HACCP: How to Evaluate Success — THOMAS BILLY, USDA-FSIS, Washington, D.C., USA
2:15 - FDA Seafood and Juice HACCP: Microbial Testing and Other Tools to Measure Success — ROBERT L. BUCHANAN, FDA-CFSAN, Washington, D.C., USA
3:00 - Break - Refreshments in the Ballroom Foyer, Sponsored by BD Diagnostic Systems
3:30 - CDC: Using Epidemiology to Evaluate HACCP — ROBERT V. TAUXE, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA
4:00 - Industry Perspective: Is HACCP Working for the Food Industries? — R. BRUCE TOMPKIN, ConAgra Refrigerated Prepared Food, Downer’s Grove, IL, USA
4:30 - Consumer Perspective: Is HACCP Improving Food Safety? — CAROLINE SMITH-DEWAAL, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C., USA

S20 ILSI North America-sponsored Research Updates
(Sponsored by ILSI-N.A.)
Ballroom C
Organizer: Catherine Nnoka
Co-Convenors: Karen D. Huether and Les Smoot

1:30 - Engineering Vegetative Buffer Strips for Removal of Cryptosporidium parvum from Runoff from Dairies and Grazed Agricultural Land — EDWARD R. ATWILL, University of California-Davis, Tulare, CA, USA
2:00 - Optimization of Conditions to Kill Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Manure — MICHAEL P. DOYLE, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA, USA
2:30 - Effect of Organic Acid Content of Silages on the Growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 on Total Mixed Rations — DALE D. HANCOCK, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
3:00 - Break - Refreshments in the Ballroom Foyer, Sponsored by BD Diagnostic Systems
3:30 - Molecular Tools for Identification of Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b Strains — SOPHIA KATHARIOU, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
4:00 - Effects of Environment and Management on Persistence of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria from Swine — ALAN G. MATHEW, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
4:30 - Factors Affecting Transfer of Genes Encoding Multiple Antibiotic Resistance to Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 — CORNELIUS POPPE, Health Canada, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

S21 The Benefits of Better Government and Industry Relations in Assuring Food Safety
Hennepin-Carver Room
Organizers: Neal Apple, Dane Bernard, and Merle Pierson
Co-Convenors: Merle Pierson and Scott Stillwell

1:30 - Current State of Federal Government/Industry Food Safety Relations: FSIS Perspective — RON HICKS, USDA-FSIS, Washington, D.C., USA
2:00 - Current State of Federal Government/Industry Food Safety Relations: FDA/CFSAN Perspective — JOHN KVENBERG, FDA-CFSAN, Washington, D.C., USA
2:30 - Current State of Federal Government/Industry Food Safety Relations: Industry Perspective — MARK DOPP, American Meat Institute, Arlington, VA, USA
3:00 - Break - Refreshments in the Ballroom Foyer, Sponsored by BD Diagnostic Systems
3:30 - Current State of Federal Government/Industry Food Safety Relations: State Perspective — MARTHA ROBERTS, Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Tallahassee, FL, USA
4:00 - Current State of Federal Government/Industry Food Safety Relations: Food Service Perspective — STEVEN GROVER, National Restaurant Association, Washington, D.C., USA
4:30 - Panel Discussion