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Minutes Recording Secretary: Markanna Moore.
Old Business: Meeting minutes from the virtual
2022 meeting were adopted. PDG members were
reminded to utilize IAFP Connect to communicate with
the PDG, exchange ideas, and sign up for other PDG
participation. Welcomed new members and those that
had not yet participated in a PDG meeting. Reviewed
past committee meeting on September 21, 2022 and
April 21, 2023 as well as the March 21, 2023 webinar
featuring Daniel Karp and Teresa Bergholz.
New Business: Executive Board updates were
delivered by Manan Sharman and included reminders
to download meeting app and to get involved with the
DEI council. In addition, he mentioned that in support
of world food safety day all the IAFP webinars were
open for the month of June and received around
9,000 views. Manan also reviewed the mentor/mentee
program and encouraged PDG members to submit
topics for webinars in lieu of symposia or roundtables.
Reminders were provided about the use of IAFP
Connect for PDG communications and sharing of
professional opportunities. Symposia/workshop/
roundtable proposals are due to IAFP by Oct. 3,
2023. A review of the 10 FVSQ-sponsored sessions
for the 2023 meeting were shared. PDG members
are advised to send any suggestions for webinars for
2023/2024 to Enrique or Kristin.
A facilitated break-out session was conducted during
the PDG meeting. The topics were based on a poll that
was sent out to members prior to the PDG meeting.
The goal was to facilitate discussion between those
with like minded ideas for purposes of identifying
similar and trending areas of interest for symposia,
roundtable and webinar submissions.
A reminder that Vice-Chair elections will be coming
next year and that an email will be sent to solicit
nominations.
Presentations were provided by several colleagues
to cover updates on behalf of the following
organizations. The presentation slides will be shared
via IAFP Connect.
Markanna Moore - Student PDG.
Margaret Kirchner - FDA CORE - Produce-related
outbreaks. Samir Assar - FDA Division of Produce
Safety.
Trevor Suslow - UC Davis/CPS.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1. PDG Members support the continued
implementation of the breakout portion of the
meeting and therefore would like the Board to
consider the room configuration for the PDG.
Roundtables with areas to move around would
be beneficial.
2. Consider organizing a local tour (with
registration cap) to showcase a food facility,
farm, or business that provides food safety
services in each host city during the Annual
Meeting.
Next Meeting Date: July 14, 2024, Long Beach,
California.
Meeting Adjourned: 2:54 p.m. Eastern Time.
Chairperson: Kristin Esch.
HACCP Utilization and Food Safety Systems PDG
Members Present: Bala Kottapalli (Chair), Lone
Jespersen (Vice-Chair), Jorge Acosta, Rodger
Anthonijsz, Amira Ayad, Mark Beaumont, Neil Bogart,
Collins Bugingo, Hema Sai Samhitha Chalamalasetti,
Jeff Chilton, Catherine Chubb, Andrew Clarke, Paola
Corea, Polly Courtney, Tracey David, Katheryn
Parraga-Estrada, Daniel Fajardo, Makenzie Flach,
Mark Flanagan, Elise Forward, Amelia Forward, Laura
Garner, Kerri Gehring, Ellen Gravi, Luis Guzman,
Sam Hadden, Matthew Hahs, Gordon Hayburn, Connor
Horn, Brian Izdepski, Nicole Keresztes James,
Lone Jespersen, Rohail Khan, Kathy Knutson,
Bala Kottapalli, Kajam Kunarajasingam, William
Lachowsky, Sam Lacoche, Jason Lafontaine,
Cornelie Aalders-Lankhorst, Loralyn Ledenbach,
Lauren Lee, Yue-Jia Lee, Vickie Lewandowski, Tatiana
Lorca, Yuqian Lou, Mallika Mahida, Yvonne Masters,
Lisa Moody, Ashley Nelson, Himadri Pal, Cat Quick,
Sarah Sanderson, Donna Schaffner, Nic Sharman, Kris
De Smet, Dara Smith, Rico Suhalim, Mark Susanek,
Geraldine Tembo, Angela Valadez, Carol Wallace,
Benjamin Warren, Sarah Kozak-Weaver, Sophie
Tongyu Wu, Chee Zheng.
Board/Staff Present: Tim Jackson.
Number of Attendees: 64.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, 3:15 p.m.
Eastern Time, July 16, 2023.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Hema Sai Samhitha
Chalamalsetti.
Introductions and Welcome by Bala Kottapalli:
Participants introduced themselves. Dr. Lone
Jespersen was introduced as the new Vice-Chair.
Student Liaison, Hema Chalamalsetti provided an
update on the Student PDG 2023 updates.
Guest Speaker: Sara Mortimore (Topic: A " One
Team " approach to Food Safety) Presented an
introduction to Walmart and its HACCP framework.
Bala Kottapalli discussed three case studies related
to Rotisserie Cooking temperature checks, Deli Food
Hot Holding evaluation, and the efficacy of the cooling
process of Chilled Chicken. Audience questions were
addressed.
New Chair Speaker: Lone Jespersen.
Focused on Enabling Food Safety Culture through
Risk and HACCP. Discussed the impact of culture
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