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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN FOOD SAFETY equipment and systems used to produce and package active pharmaceutical ingredient (APIs). The new P3-A standards include: • General Glossary of Terminology Used in Pharmaceutical 3-A® Standards, P3-A 001 – This reference document is intended to support and facilitate the use of other P3-A Standards. Specifically, this standard provides users of P3-A standards and accepted practices with definitions of acronyms and terms widely used in these documents. • Pharmaceutical 3-A® Sanitary/Hygienic Standards for Materials for Use in Process Equipment and Systems, P3-A 002 – These standards provide minimum materials and surface property requirements, including minimum fabrication related materials and surface property requirements for equipment and components utilized in the pharmaceutical manufacturing environment whereby those material and surface properties may directly, indirectly, or incidentally impact the strength, identity, safety, purity or quality of the active pharmaceutical ingredient, excipient, or drug product. • P3-A® End Suction Centrifugal Pumps for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, P3-A 003 – This standard covers the sanitary design requirements of mechanically sealed end-suction centrifugal pumps, conforming to ANSI/ASME B73.1, whereby those design criteria may directly, indirectly, or incidentally impact to the strength, identity, safety, purity or quality of the active pharmaceutical ingredient, excipient, or drug product. Four other new standards for API equipment are currently under development, including Agitated Filter Dryers,Vessels and Agitators, Mills and Classification Equipment, and Process Heat Exchangers. The P3-A Council invites all interested stakeholders to participate in the new standards development. Copies of the new standards are now available for purchase in electronic format or printed version through the 3-A SSI Web site. Details on participating in the P3-A standards activities and the role of the new standards for API equipment/materials relative to other standards or industry guidelines are also available at the 3-A SSI Web site. president – Georgiapacific professional Food Services Solutions G Rod Nilsestuen Taps UWMadison Food Scientist Steven Ingham to Lead Food Safety Division A griculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary Rod Nilsestuen has appointed Steven C. Ingham administrator of the department’s division of food safety. Mr. Ingham comes to the department from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has been at the forefront of developing real-world systems to protect food safety at critical, hazardous points in processing. Mr. Ingham earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from Cornell University. He held faculty posts at Louisiana State University and the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, before joining the UW-Madison Department of Food Science in 1993, where he is a full professor. eorgia-Pacific LLC has announced that William Donahue, vice president and general manager – Georgia-Pacific Professional Food Services Solutions, has been promoted to president of that business. He will continue to report to Kathy Walters, executive vice president – global consumer products. “Bill has effectively led this business since it was formed during our Consumer Products reorganization in 2007,” said Walters. “I have tremendous confidence in Bill’s ability to lead the Food Services Solutions business through today’s tough economic climate and into a strong future of superior performance and growth for our customers and our company.” Prior to the Food Services Solutions business, Mr. Donahue led Georgia-Pacific’s bleached board business since joining the company in 2003. Previously, he spent 12 years in various domestic and international bleached board sales and marketing roles. Mr. Donahue received his bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University. 3-A SSI Announces Accreditation Exam for Expanded Inspection programs A pplications are now available from 3-A Sanitary Standards, Inc. (3-A SSI) for candidates interested in obtaining certification as a 3-A SSI Certified Conformance Evaluator (CCE). Individuals who meet application requirements will be eligible to sit for the accreditation exam on May 18, 2009 at The Wyndham Milwaukee Airport Hotel and Convention Center, Milwaukee, 229 APRIL 2009 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS

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