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10th FERA (CSL)/JIFSAN Joint Symposium

Methods and Systems for Tracking, Tracing and Verifying Foods

May 13-15, 2009

 

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Welcome address 1

Jianghong Meng, JIFSAN , USA

 

Welcome address 2

Pete Robertson, head of science strategy, research and Innovation - Fera , UK

 

SESSION ONE: The Global Food Supply

 

L1: New approaches for tracing the origin of food

Paul Brereton, Fera , UK

 

L2: Why do you need traceability systems?

Shaun Kennedy, University of Minnesota , USA

 

L3: Surveillance networks and the detection, and investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks: what you see is what you get

Robert V. Tauxe, University of Maryland , USA

 

L4: Source investigations: The follow-up to tracebacks from foodborne outbreaks

Norman Fogg, USA

 

SESSION TWO: Laboratory Tools

 

L5: Determining geographic origins of foods using stable isotope ratios

James Ehleringer and Lesley Chesson, University of Utah & IsoForensics Inc., Utah , USA

 

L6: The use of DART MS for characterizing food

Jana Hajslova, ICT Prague, Czech republic

 

L7: Spectroscopic fingerprinting techniques for verifying food

Gerard Downey, Teagasc , Ireland

 

L8: Overview of molecular sub-typing of methods for bacterial pathogens

Christine Keys, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, USA

 

L9: DNA Barcoding: regulatory Application at FDA

Haile Yancy, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, USA

 

L10: Application of proteomics to food authenticity

Paul Reece, Fera, UK

 

SESSION THREE: Other Traceability and Tracking Tools

 

L11: Tracking technologies for Agri-food

Marc Cohen, the Institute for Systems Research UMD , USA

 

L12: Food specification maps for European mineral water: an interactive demonstration of the TraceTool

Grishja van der Veer, Geochem Research, The Netherlands and Stefan T. Höskuldsson, Maritech , Iceland

 

L13: PulseNet USA : Overview of the molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance

Kelley b. Hise, Centers for Disease Control , USA

 

L14: Computer-based tracking protocols: improving communication between databases

Amol Deshpande, Database Group Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland , USA

 

SESSION FOUR: Issues and Future Needs

 

L15: Drivers for implementation of traceability in the food sector

Kathryn Anne-Marie Donnelly, Nofima, Norway

 

L16: Bulk Material Tracing Needs

Charles R. Hurburgh , Jr. , Iowa State University , USA

 

L17: Product tracking systems for fresh produce

Sherri A. McGarry, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, USA

 

L18: Traceability for foods: An industry perspective

Robert E. Brackett, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), USA

 

 

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