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Musa, Ashley Nelson, Kizito Nishimwe, Masaru OchiIai,
Rakhi Panda, Gregory Paoli, Dana Hoffman-Pennesi,
Daniela Pereira, Brian Perry, Rajko Platisa, Alyssa
Roberts, Brooke Roman, Neal Saab, Ron Sarver,
Girdhari Sharma, Nic Sharman, Lee-Yan Sheen, Julie
Simcox, Tamika Sims, Megan Smith, Dara Smith, Debra
Smith, Ana Souza, Jack Stevens, Rick Stokes, Steve
Taylor, Helen Taylor, Purnendu Vasavada, Amy Wise,
Beth Wittenauer, Felicia Wu, Li Xiao, Deng-Jye Yang,
Joe Zagorski, Chee Zheng, Kang Zhou.
Board/Staff Present: Timothy Jackson.
Number of Attendees: 82.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, 10:01 a.m.
Eastern Time, July 16, 2023.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Sally Klinect.
Old Business: Review of Meeting agenda.
Welcome from Sally Klinect followed by an introduction
by each PDG participant. Tim Jackson shared updates
from the IAFP Board including a reminder to download
the IAFP app, that IAFP Members have free access
to webinars, and to update your profile if you are
interested in volunteering on a committee. Tim also
shared that the Journal of Food Protection is available
through open access and to verify that emails from
IAFP are not going to a SPAM folder in your email.
Sally thanked all those who submitted proposals for
this year's IAFP Annual Meeting.
IAFP 2023 sessions sponsored/co-sponsored by the
FCHFA PDG: Tuesday, July 18, 3:45-5:15 pm Room
801B, From Farm to Food: A New Perspective on Heavy
Metals in Human Diets Tuesday, July 18, 1:30-3:00 pm
Room 701B, Food Allergens in Food Service-Detection,
Control, and Management Tuesday, July 18, 3:45-5:15
pm Hall G, Assessment of Potential Allergenicity of Foods
from Novel and Alternative Sources of Protein Tuesday,
July 18, 3:45- 5:15 pm Room 801A, To Eat or Not to
Eat: The Utility and Challenges of Using Risk-Benefit
Assessment for Decision Making in Food Safety and
Nutrition Wednesday, July 19, 1:30-3:30 Room 701B,
Beyond Aflatoxin: Mitigating Mycotoxin Risks in Animal
Food, Feed, and Pet Foods, Wednesday, July 19, 10:4512:15
Room 701B, Potentially Carcinogenic Compounds
in Food and Water (Ethyl Carbamate, Acrylamide, and
Chlorine Byproducts)
Lili He (not present due to a canceled flight) was
introduced as the incoming Chair and Sally asked for
nominations for the 2024 Vice-Chair position.
Presenters included: Joseph Zagorski (Michigan
State University) - PFAS and the Challenges of
Interpreting the Epidemiological Data and Anthony
Flood (International Food Information Council) - Public
Perceptions of Food Ingredients.
New Business: Ideas for symposia and roundtables
were discussed and the following potential topics to
be further developed into 2024 proposals include the
following:
Toxicology Hot Topics: Paul Hanlon, Kevin Boyd,
Heavy Metal: Paul Hanlon, Felicia Wu, and Neal,
Mycotoxins: Ron Sarvor, Kizito Nishimeve, Anthony
and Felicia Wu, Amino Acids: Steve Gendel and Julie
Simcox, Prop 65/PFAS: Tony Flood, Paul Hanlon,
Conrad Choinere, Quanhong Li, Manki, Sweeteners/
Hazard vs. Risk: Paul Hanlon, Manki Ho, Felicia Wu,
Aquaponics: Michael Ciaramella, FAO Regulations on
PAL: Joe Baumert, Amy Wise, Allergen Management:
Amy Wise, Rick Stokes, Veronica Garcia-Bayo, Joe
Baumert, Nic Sharman, Novel Allergens: Steve Taylor.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1. The FCHFA PDG had great participation
at the 10 AM session. All the chairs were filled
and we had another 20+ standing in the back of
the room. Next year, we are requesting a larger
room with more seating.
Next Meeting Date: July 14, 2024, Long Beach,
California.
Meeting Adjourned: 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Chairperson: Sally Klinect.
Food Defense PDG
Attendees: Shahram Ajamian, April Bishop, Bob
Brackett, Tracey David, Craig Edwards, Ellen Evans,
Emily Feldpausch, Liane Ford, Elise Forward, Megan
Francies, Tia Glave, Abdul Aziz Al Hajeri, Maria
Hansell, Sanaz Hemati, Nasrin Honardar, Basel Al
Jaberi, Richard Jacobs, Ahmed Al Kaabi, Fumiko
Kasuga, William Lachowsky, Karen Leacock, Loralyn
Ledenbach, Zhiwei Li, Taylor Maloney, Yvonne
Masters, Ryan Maus, Ann Marie McNamara, Mike
McQuarie, Abigail Aba Mensah, Nadia Narine,
Raghu Ramaswamy, Luz De-Regil, Amy Rhodes,
Donna Schaffner, Mandel Smith, Ana Souza, Pauline
Spagnoli, Jill Stuber, Tom Tansey, Lori Tansey, Susan
Teegardin, Sheetal Thomas, Theresa Upshall, Lauren
Waldman, Sharon White, Bridget Xie, Katie Zammit.
Board/Staff Present: Manpreet Singh.
Number of Attendees: 48.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, 10:00 a.m.
Eastern Time, July 16, 2023.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Kristin M. Schill.
Old Business: Lori Ledenbach initiated a motion
to approve the 2022 meeting minutes and Shahram
Ajamian seconded the motion and the minutes were
approved. Two sessions sponsored by the Food
Defense PDG were accepted: one symposium S62 -
U.S. Army Funded Research in Food Safety that will
be presented on Wednesday, July 19 at 10:45 am -
12:15 pm Room 801A and RT13: Practical Approaches
to Compliance with the Intentional Adulteration Rule,
Benchmarks and Challenges.
New Business: Agenda for the July 2023 Meeting
was approved (motion to approve by Lori Tansey and
seconded by Tom Tansey). Manpreet Singh provided
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