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the updates from the Executive Board including
that there is a new DEI video available for all IAFP
Members to view, Webinars during the month of
June were downloaded for 9,000 times, asked for a
call for IAFP volunteers and suggested becoming a
mentor/mentee program. The PDG Chair called for
nominations of a new VIce-Chair, but no nominations
were forthcoming. Abdullahi Idris Muhammad provided
the student PDG Update. Colin Barthel provided
an FDA update on the IA Rule and discussed the
facilities that are and are not exempt from the IA Rule,
the two-tiered inspection process which includes
a Food Defense Plan Quick Check and a more in
depth inspection that would include a team of FDA
ORA inspectors specially trained for Food Defense.
Next, Abdullahi Idris Muhammad presented on Food
Defense concerns and strategies in Nigeria. Kristin
Schill, the Vice-Chair then lead the brainstorming
discussion on symposium/roundtable/webinar ideas for
IAFP 2024 meeting.
Recommendations to the Executive Board: None.
Next Meeting Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024, Long
Beach, California.
Meeting Adjourned: 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Chairperson: Neal Fredrickson.
Food Fraud PDG
No Minutes Submitted
Food Hygiene and Sanitation PDG
Attendees: Jennifer Amon, Hany Anany, Arzu
Irem Aydogdu, Akbar Bahrami, Jakob Baker, Dory
Worcman Barninka, Al Baroudi, Adwy van den Berg,
Ledon Black, Sabrina Blandon, Zeb Blanton, Neil
Bogart, Meikel Brewster, David Buckley, Kari Bunting,
Jack Burnett, Simon Burns, Erdogan Ceylan, Neil
Checketts, Shihyu (Andrew) Chuang, Paola Corea,
Vanessa Cranford, Sebastian Cranford, Elizabeth
Demmings, Brenna DeRocili, Sharon Dobesh, Melanie
Downs, Minh Duong, Morgane Elisma, Daniel Fajardo,
Jack Garretty, Charles Giambrone, David Goldman, Juan
Goncalves, Ellen Gravi, Fabiana Guglielmone, Yuan
Guo, Matthew Hahs, Laurie Hale, Gregory Harter, Joe
Heinzelmann, Sanaz Hemati, Connor Horn, Timothy
Jackson, Sanghyup Jeong, Xiuping Jiang, Chris
Jordan, Ryan Karns, Rohail Khan, Amit Kheradia,
Scott King, Ian Klug, Lori Kora, Kavitha Koti, Elisabetta
Lambertini, Hoi Mei Lau, Wan Mei Leong, Vickie
Lewandowski, Joanne Lim, Moises Cardona Loera,
Pedro Arriaga Lorenzo, Chip Manuel, Ryan Maus,
Rachel McEgan, Lynne McLandsborough, Ann
Marie McNamara, Kara Mikkelson, Nathan Mirdamadi,
Eric Moorman, Matt Morrow, Nadia Narine, Claudia
Narvaez, Kasey Nelson, Rocio Nunez, Stacy
Ostromecki, Aaron Patch, Riddhi Patel, Daniela
Pereira, Eric Perez, Rajko Platisa, Mariana Correa
Pontes, Michael Randolph, Bill Remmers, Lisa
Robinson, Evan Rosen, Angelica Sanchez, Sarah
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Sanderson, Amaryllis Rivera-Santiago, Ron Sarver,
Katie Satterthwaite, Linda Saucier, Mari Schroeder,
Ofer Shoham, Rob Shumaker, Debra Smith, Ana
Souza, Shawn Stevens, Kelly Stevens, Steven Stiefel,
Rick Stokes, Leslie Thompson-Strehlow, Mark Susanek,
Dimitri Tavernarakis, Geraldine Tembo, LaTaunya
Tillman, Michelle Tran, Theresa Upshall, Jaime Vaca,
Claudia Pegueros Valencia, Amy Wise, Patrick Wouters,
Vahak Yeghoyan, Chee Zheng, Bin Zhong.
Number of Attendees: 113.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Time, July 16, 2023.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Eric Moorman.
Old Business: Acceptance of prior meeting
minutes.
New Business: Vote/Accept new leadership
positions (Al Baroudi,1st), (Chris Jordon 2nd),
discussed potential changes to monthly frequency of
meetings to align with PDG needs, the purpose, and
desired goals of involvement in PDG.
In addition, the following presentations of interest
were held, Amit Kherardia (Remco) - FDA Form
483s: What do they tell us about the state of food
hygiene and sanitation in food facilities?; Laurie Hale
(Diversey) - Why pesticide regulator registration
(e.g., US-EPA, Canadian, etc.) is important, what
goes into making a registration, different methods
used for efficacy challenges; Jakob Baker (Cornell) -
Characterization of the temperature gradient generated
during superheated steam treatment on stainless
steel surfaces and its effect on Enterococcus faecium
inactivation.
Also started idea generation to support next year's
Annual Meeting.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
None, Thanks for the change in time.
Next Meeting Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024, Long
Beach, California.
Meeting Adjourned: 1:45 p.m. Eastern Time.
Chairperson: Nathan Mirdamadi.
Food Law PDG
Attendees: NA.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, 3:16 p.m.
Eastern Time, July 16, 2023.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Jyoti Aryal.
Old Business: The meeting commenced with a
call to order, and a welcome was extended to all
attendees. Each participant introduced themselves,
sharing their areas of interest in relation to food. The
previous meeting's agenda from 2022 was presented,
and a formal motion was made to approve it. The
agenda was approved without any modifications. The
Antitrust Guidelines were read aloud and subsequently
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