Food Protection Trends - November/December 2021 - 630

Food Packaging PDG
Attendees: Kimberly Yeager (Chair), Tony Jin (Vice Chair), Dan Erikson,
Gayle Prince, Stephanie Wilkins, Kay Cooksey, and Aquila Vasan.
Board/Staff Present: Emilio Esteban.
Number of Attendees: 8.
Meeting Called to Order: 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday,
June 30, 2021.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Tony Jin, Vice Chair.
Old Business: Antitrust Statements from the IAFP were read by current
Chair Kimberly Yeager. The Committee and PDG announcements from
the IAFP Board were also shared at the meeting by current Chair Kimberly
Yeager. Members had been emailed the minutes from the last meeting
held on July 21, 2020 and Kim asked if anyone had any comments or corrections
before the old minutes were accepted. No members objected to
the acceptance of the meeting minutes from the meeting of July 21, 2020.
IAFP Connect Food Packaging PDG Community was discussed
again-and that IAFP Connect is the preferred means of communication
among members of the PDG. The members were reminded that the
group was given information last year by Kim about IAFP Connect and
how to log in and access our community, and that this information would
be shared again in the meeting minutes. (Link: https://connect.foodprotection.org/home;
Food Packaging PDG Community: https://connect.
foodprotection.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer?communitykey=246716cf-70bf-459e-bd79-93aef8c33987&tab=digestviewer).
Kim
also reviewed how to opt in to receive email messages from the PDG
and how to change your options as well.
New Business: Kim indicated that there were no Packaging PDG Symposia/Roundtables
selected for 2021 IAFP Meeting that were sponsored
by this PDG alone. At the upcoming 2021 meeting, the IAFP is sponsoring
a Networking session for the PDG on July 18, 2021 1:00 p.m.-3:00
p.m. Mountain Time in Room 230. Kim and Tony are both attending the
meeting virtually this year and are unable to act as hosts during the
networking sessions and are asking for volunteers to act as host(s) of the
networking session. Dr. Kay Cooksey offered to do so. Information about
the types of topics and about each category are available on the IAFP
website at the following links: Call for Symposia and Roundtables (https://
iafp.confex.com/iafp/2022/cfp.cgi ); Call for Workshops (https://iafp.
confex.com/iafp/2022/work/cfp.cgi ); Call for Abstracts (https://iafp.confex.
com/iafp/2022/abstracts/cfp.cgi ) Kim indicated that there were no Packaging¡2
PDG Symposia/Roundtables selected for 2021 IAFP Meeting that
were sponsored by this PDG alone. In an effort to change that for 2022,
The group was encouraged to participate fully in the symposium planning
session. For 2022, all submissions are due by the deadline of October
5, 2021. No late proposals will be accepted. Ideas generated for the
2022 meeting are listed below: COVID Drivers of Food Package Safety
(symposia). Proposal lead: Kay Cooksey; Active Package/Antimicrobial
Packaging (roundtable). Proposal lead: Tony Jin and Kay Cooksey;
Strategies for Determining NIAS for Food Packaging. Proposal Lead:
TBD (Kay Cooksey is willing to help); Consumer Expectation, Safety, and
Perception of Packaging (symposia). Proposal lead: Kimberly Yeager;
Sustainability of Food Packaging (symposia). Proposal lead: Stephanie
Wilkins.
Recommendations to the Executive Board: None.
Next Meeting Date: July 31-August 3, 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Meeting Adjourned: 11:40 a.m. Eastern Time.
Chairperson: Kimberly Yeager, Ph.D.
Food Safety Assessment, Auditing and Inspection PDG
Attendees: Andrew Clarke (Chair), Tracie Sheehan (Vice Chair), Bill
Huntley, Christine Hilbert, Craig Reinhart, Gale Prince, Isabel Walls,
James Cook, Jaya Sundaram, Jennifer Lott, Kathy Knutson, Loralyn
Ledenbach, Sarah E. Jensen, Sharon Dobesh, and Tracey David.
Board/Staff Present: Dina Siedenburg.
Number of Attendees: 17.
Meeting Called to Order: 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Tracie Sheehan.
630 Food Protection Trends November/December
58
Old Business: No outstanding business from the previous meeting held
on September 14, 2020.
New Business: Reference provided to the Antitrust statement, attendees
reminded and encouraged to review the statement. Previous meeting
minutes approved by T. Sheehan and seconded by G. Prince.
Various submissions made by the PDG for the 2020 conference, the
PDG are a primary sponsor for one symposium: RT29 Can you trust third
party certification? July 21, 2021 10:45-12:15 p.m. And secondary sponsor
for the following sessions: S54 Defining Criteria for Assessment and
Execution of Gluten-Free and Allergen-Free Claims, Wednesday, July 21,
2021, 1:30-3:30 pm; RT16 Boo! Does That Delivery from a Ghost Kitchen
Scare You? Monday, July 19, 2021 3:45-5:15 pm; S23 Your Significant
Other: Using Statistics to Interpret Microbiological Data, Tuesday, July 20,
2021 8:30-10:00 am.
An overview was also provided to the members of the work which
has been completed on the GFSI Race to the Top Feature 1 associated
to GFSI Auditor Training and Professional Development and the link to a
webinar detailing the framework was to be provided to interested members:
https://mygfsi.com/news_updates/gfsi-hosts-webinar-on-securingthe-future-of-food-safety-auditors-a-review-of-race-to-the-top-feature-1/)
A
podcast by the GFSI Technical Manager, Marie-Claude Quentin was
also referenced for members interested in hearing more on the topic:
https://mygfsi.com/podcast/securing-the-future-of-food-safety-auditors/
The consultation work linked to the GFSI Race to the Top feature 1 was
discussed and members interested in the topic were encouraged to
participate in the open consultation: https://mygfsi.com/press_releases/
gfsi-opens-new-public-consultation-on-securing-the-future-of-food-safetyauditors/.
Andrew
shared information on the forthcoming webinars linked to
the PDG which are scheduled for July 7/8 2021 which he will be moderating
and will be available on the IAFP website.
Members were encouraged to register for the webinars and share
the information to support the work being completed. Andrew also
reminded the Members of the IAFP Mentor program and encouraged
those with interest to sign up for the program as the transfer of knowledge
and experience helps to support the development of future food safety
leaders.
IAFP are kindly making a room available for PDG members to meet
in person during the conference.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1. Recommend the Board approve Jennifer Lott as incoming Vice Chair
for the Food Safety Assessment, Auditing and Inspection PDG.
Next Meeting Date: July 31-August 3, 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Meeting Adjourned: 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Chairperson: Andrew Clarke.
Food Safety Culture PDG
Attendees: Laura Nelson (Chair), Melody Ge (Vice Chair), Alexis
Hamilton, Alison Cousins, Ana Lozano, Austin Welch, Bertrand Emond,
Britanny Saunier, Cameron Prince, Carmen Cano Roca, Chris Boyles,
Ellen Evans, Emma Samuel, Jeff Chilton, Laurie Post, Lone Jespersen,
Margaret Kirchner, Megan Jensen, Michael Johnston, Michael Roberson,
Molly Mills, Neil Coole, Rick Stokes, Ryan Maus, Sharon, Sophie Tongyu
Wu, Tatiana Lorca, Tom Ford, and Yvonne Masters.
Number of Attendees: 32.
Board/ Staff Present: Ruth Petran, Didi Loynachan, and Dina Siedenburg.
Meeting Called to Order: 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday,
June 16, 2021; 11:03 a.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Carmen Cano Roca.
Old Business: Lone Jespersen, outgoing PDG chair, welcomed all
members, and introduced Laura Nelson as the incoming chair for the
PDG. This was the virtual hand over of the gavel.
Laura Nelson welcomed all attendees, acknowledged the great work
from Lone Jespersen and Alexis Hamilton, and introduced the agenda.
Laura emphasized the purpose of the PDG, which is to provide a global
networking platform and resources to aid in PDG member professional

https://www.mygfsi.com/news_updates/gfsi-hosts-webinar-on-securing-the-future-of-food-safety-auditors-a-reviw-of-race-to-the-top-feature-1/ https://www.mygfsi.com/news_updates/gfsi-hosts-webinar-on-securing-the-future-of-food-safety-auditors-a-reviw-of-race-to-the-top-feature-1/ https://connect.foodprotection.org/home https://connect.foodprotection.org/home https://www.mygfsi.com/podcast/securing-the-future-of-food-safety-auditors/ https://connect.foodprotection.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer?commu-foodprotection.org/communities/communitty-home/digestviewer?commu-nitykey=246716cf-70bf-459e-bd79-93aef8c33987&tab=digestviewe https://connect.foodprotection.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer?commu-foodprotection.org/communities/communitty-home/digestviewer?commu-nitykey=246716cf-70bf-459e-bd79-93aef8c33987&tab=digestviewe https://connect.foodprotection.org/communities/community-home/digestviewer?commu-foodprotection.org/communities/communitty-home/digestviewer?commu-nitykey=246716cf-70bf-459e-bd79-93aef8c33987&tab=digestviewe https://www.mygfsi.com/press_releases/gfsi-opens-new-public-consultation-on-securing-the-future-of-food-safety-auditors/ https://www.mygfsi.com/press_releases/gfsi-opens-new-public-consultation-on-securing-the-future-of-food-safety-auditors/ https://www.mygfsi.com/press_releases/gfsi-opens-new-public-consultation-on-securing-the-future-of-food-safety-auditors/ http://https//iafp.confex.com/iafp/2022/cfp.cgi http://https//iafp.confex.com/iafp/2022/cfp.cgi https://iafp.confex.com/iafp/2022/work/cfp.cgi https://iafp.confex.com/iafp/2022/work/cfp.cgi https://iaf.confex.com/iafp/2022/abstracts/cfp.cgi https://iaf.confex.com/iafp/2022/abstracts/cfp.cgi

Food Protection Trends - November/December 2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food Protection Trends - November/December 2021