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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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