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safety in their environment. How can they be supported by IAFP? World Bank and Codex links? An E-mail discussion (possibly in September) will be used to establish concrete ideas and progress proposals. Proposers are requested to keep Jeff and Leon up to date with submission and feedback from the Program Committee. 6. Election of a new Vice Chair for the PDG. Three nominations have been put forth: An e-mail ballot will be organized for PDG members to vote on the new Vice Chair. Any Other Business. Jeff inquired after satisfaction of members to have the PDG meeting on Saturday afternoon. Those present were not unhappy with it, disregarding the additional time/costs for attending. One argument was that there would be more overlap with other PDGs when it would be on Sunday. recommendations to Executive board: 1. Approve Deon Mahoney as Vice Chair.

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S17 – The Salmonella Smorgasbord: The Problem with Too Many Choices. S16 – Significance and Detection of STEC or Non-O157:H7 Escherichia coli. S23 – Way Before the Fork: Impact of Pre-harvest Management Programs and Supply Chain influences on the Control of Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli Contamination in Beef. S29 – Maintaining Consumer Market Continuity During Animal Disease Outbreaks. T5 – Meat and Poultry Technical Session.

Next Meeting Date: 30 July 2011, Milwaukee, WI. Meeting adjourned: 5:00 p.m. Chairperson: Jeffrey Farber.

Meat and Poultry safety and Quality PDG
Members Present: Timothy Freier (Chair), Craig Henry (Vice Chair), Katherine Swanson (Board Liaison), Gary Acuff, Mueen Aslam, Cynthia Austin, S. Balamurugan, Kristina Barlow, Dennis Burson, Jinru Chen, Roger Cook, Carl Custer, Maria Teresa Destro, Denise Eblen, Laura Fenton, Veneranda Gapud, Kathleen Glass, Kerri Harris, David Herweyer, Ian Jenson, Yale Lary, Jr., Lynn McMullen, Michael Michel, Michael Musgrove, Marin Pavlic, Justin Ransom, Jeff Savell, Joe Shebuski, Brian Sheldon, Manpreet Singh, Mike Sipp, John Wendell, Patricia Wester, Kurt Westmoreland and Wendy White. New Members: Agnes Tan, Marian Angela Reyes, Mary Pia Cuervo, Emilio Esteban, Patrice Arbault, Peter Slade, Betsy Booren, Christine Aleski, Brittany Laster, Ashley Haneklaus, Joe Harris, Jacob Lemmons, Moustapha Oke, Roxanne Von Tayson, Regina Whitemarsh, Masi Rajabi, Xin Li, Robert Tebbs, Carlos E. Ruiz, Morgan Wallace, Larry Kohl, Jerry Erdmann, Nurliza Buyong, Nate Bauer, Jeff Farber, Yemi Ogunrinola, Ali Al-Sakkaf, Mariza Landgraf, Alena Borowski and Alejandro Echeverry. Meeting Called to order: 10:05, Sunday, August 1, 2010. recording secretary of Minutes: Craig Henry and Patricia Wester. old business: • Thank you to Tim for his work as Chair. Chairperson for 2011 will be Craig Henry. • Review of antitrust guidelines and housekeeping items. • Announce Symposia of special interest to the Meat and Poultry Safety and Quality PDG • S7 – Government, Academic and Industry Collaborations to Advance the Development and Use of Microbiological Risk Assessments.

New business: • Katie Swanson provided a greeting from the Board and items to consider: • Webinars are welcomed for $25 to cover costs per line for educational subjects. Charge or not to charge? • M & P recommendations: • Member vs. non-member pricing an option. • Obtain multiple sponsors for a Webinar. • Must consider how long the Webinars will run which will impact the profit or loss position. • Ideas regarding benefits and drawbacks of current popular media and how IAFP can implement use of social media. • IAFP has a LinkedIn established and appears popular. • What is the intent for such media? • Educate public, if so, yes because it is needed. • Can be used to supplant dis-information. • Consider the new generation of the public and it is their method of communication. • Board must enumerate all of the reasons to use social media.. • Board must consider the cost factor. • How to increase visibility of the IAFP brand. • What can the PDG do to advance IAFP visibility? • Long range plan is to go global. • 21% of registrants are outside of North America. • Board should define what metrics are used and what is the goal of increased visibility? • Consistency of IAFP participating at IFT. Identify sources of info that you use within your field and identify gaps in your info needs. • What will attract more of the food supply chain to IAFP as a credible info source? • What info source is needed? • What type of portal is needed to access info? • ACTION ITEM: Obtain a list of credible sources used by M & P PDG by October 1. • How to obtain international news? • US Dept of Commerce is one. • Consider forum software, etc. • Journal of Food Protection and Food Protection Trends are not electronically available so consider this option. • Want to compile IAFP’s TOP 100 food safety tips for the 100 year anniversary. • ACTION ITEM: Obtain a brief list for the Board by October 1.

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