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COMMITTEE AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT GROUP MINUTES
Food Law PDG
Attendees: Eric Edmunds (Chair), April Bishop (Vice Chair), Maryam Ajasa,
Kitty Appels, Jyoti Aryal, Janice Ball, Bruna Bertoldi, David Blomquist, Jared
Bock, Han Chen, Darlene Cowart, Betsy Craig, Gina Cullerton, Damarys Del
Castillo, Maria Diaz, Mary Donaldson, Elizabeth Duffy, Natoavina Faliarizao,
Elise Forward, Fanny Gozzi, Ben Graves, Sunee Himathongkham, Leslie
Hintz, Taryn Horr, Atef Idriss, Oluwatosin Ijabadeniyi, Pete Kennedy, Elma
Kontor-Manu, Vijay Krishna, Glenda Lewis, Briana Lorenzo, Mallika Mahida,
Aishwarya Nagesh Marathe, Rachel McEgan, Jennifer McEntire, Rodrigo
Mendoza, Shway Patel, Abbey Pollok, Jeffrey Read, Marco Reina Antillon,
Jamie Richards, Briseida Rios, Lisa Robinson, Karina Rodriguez, Lilian
Saad, Vicki-Lynne Scott, Girdhari Sharma, Deb Smith, Pauline Spagnoli,
Aparna Tatavarthy, Rachel Teoh, Rozita Vaskoska, Victoria Wagoner,
Shecoya White, Vanessa Whitmore, Amy Wise, Eiki Yamasaki, Lily Yang,
Yuzhen Zhang.
Number of Attendees: 56.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
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. A change in the chair
was noted, with Melaine stepping down as the outgoing chair. An election
was held for the vice chair position, and April Bishop was appointed.
Information on how to get involved with IAFP Connect was presented.
The Antitrust Guidelines were read aloud and subsequently discussed. An
update from the IAFP Board liaison was provided, including updates on
webinars, the IAFP App, and the exhibit floor. Acknowledgments were made
to the Cali affiliate. Updates on the Journal of Food Protection were given,
emphasizing the release of their special issue. Updates on the IAFP SPDG
included encouragement for attendees to join as invited scientists for the
" Meet Your Fave Scientist " program, an invitation to volunteer as judges
for the 3MT competition, and a request for attendees to submit proposals
and consider the Student PDG as a session co-sponsor. The minutes from
the previous meeting, held on July 16, 2023, were reviewed and a formal
motion was made to approve them. Last year's recommendation to the
Board to add the term " risk and " before " scientific issue " in the mission
statement was discussed. This was to clarify whether the PDG discusses
actual risks associated with laws or risks addressed by the laws. A motion
to include food security in times of war conflict in the mission statement
was made. The motion to make changes to the mission statement was
carried out, and the new statement will be sent to members via IAFP
Connect for a poll before being sent to the Board.
New Business: Food law PDG sessions at the Annual Meeting were
discussed, with 252 proposals submitted and 97 accepted (38% acceptance
rate). The proposal to hold more regular meetings and webinars apart
from the annual meeting was made, suggesting the use of polls to decide
whether meetings should be quarterly or more frequent. Ideas for the
2024 IAFP Annual Meeting symposia, roundtables, and workshops were
discussed. Some of the discussion topics included Chapter 11 Allergen
Draft Guidance considering sesame addition and warning letters (e.g.,
Bimbo Bakeries), novel/alternative proteins, GRAS, traceability, state
initiatives to ban food additives, cottage food laws, freedom food laws,
data sharing, comparing jurisdictions around the world (U.S. vs. global),
comparing the contrast among international regulations focusing on
pathogens of zero tolerance, and Chevron deference. Chevron deference
was proposed as a priority topic for a webinar followed by a roundtable
including professionals from government and industry.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1. The mission statement of the Food Laws PDG was discussed, and
a poll was decided to conduct final changes. The PDG is tabling
the recommendation to change the mission statement pending
discussions during the year, and will reconsider the recommendation
for 2025.
2. Recommendation to appoint April Bishop as Vice Chair.
Next Meeting Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025, Cleveland, Ohio.
Meeting Adjourned: 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
Chairperson: Eric Edmunds
Food Packaging PDG
Attendees: Tania Martinez (Chair), Adriana Alfaro, Rocio Barron, Gabriela
Betancourt Barszcz, Daniela Chavez-Velado, LeAnn Chuboff, Betsy Craig,
Matthew Curtis, Darrell Donahue, Mary Donaldson, Shiva Dubey, Natoavina
Faliarizao, Xuetong Fan, Joanna Griffiths, Jeffrey Hall, Cathleen Howick,
Patricia Jeanette Johnson, Nicholas Johnson, Karen Leacock, Raquel
Medeiros, Sudarsan Mukhopadhyay, Krystalyn Nation, Kenneth Nieves,
Katheryn Parraga, Karla Rodriguez Flores, Sarah Smith-Simpson, Jonathan
Stokes, Daiki Utsunomiya, David Vargas, Evelyn Watts, Zane Xu.
Number of Attendees: 29.
Meeting Called to Order: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
Recording Secretary: Shiva Dubey.
Old Business: Approved the previous year's meeting minutes.
New Business: The speaker invited, Dr. Elizabeth S. Furukawa from the
FDA spoke about FDA-regulated and different substance interactions with
food material. Provided an overview of section 402 on direct and indirect
food additives. An overview of food contact substance inventories also
explained different regulatory mechanisms for Food contact substances.
Explained about environmental, microbiology (antimicrobial agents).
Introduced an electronic filing submission for new manufacturers and
COSM submission compilation. Talked about the administrative process
and prenotification consultation. The session on food packaging was
explained, and attendees were thanked for signing up. Detailed reminders
regarding the process were provided, with any queries directed to the IAFP
staff. The possibility of organizing more webinars was discussed as an
alternative to those topics that may not have been accepted for symposia
or roundtables. Webinar planned for the year with Dr. Elizabeth. New
symposium ideas suggested by attendees are on the global overview of
packaging reduction or plant-based recycling material and the webinar on
natural polymers in association with the American Chemical Society. Other
potential subject matters were discussed and will be presented before
October 1, 2024.
Recommendations to the Executive Board: None.
Next Meeting Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025, Cleveland, Ohio.
Meeting Adjourned: 2:20 p.m. Pacific Time.
Chairperson Name: Dr. Tania Martinez
Food Safety Assessment, Audit, and Inspection PDG
Attendees: Betsy Craig (Chair), Shahram Ajamian, Alphajou Bah, III, Robert
Barlow, Laura Bautista, Richelle Beverly, Francie Buck, LeAnn Chuboff,
Samantha Cooper, Gina Cullerton, Toni de Senna, Maria Diaz, Jim Dickson,
Clare Edgar, Amanda Farrens, Mark Flanagan, Tamara Ford, Dayane
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