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Proceedings and Presentations - Wednesday, September 18, 2002

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. Elsa A. Murano, Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA - Text of Remarks
Dr. Rodney J. Brown, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, USDA
Joseph A. Levitt, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA

General Sessions

Keynote - Educate Locally, Improve Food Safety Globally: The Global Nature of Our Food Supply - Professor Sir John Krebs, Chairman, Food Standards Agency, United Kingdom
The Current State of Foodborne Illness in the U.S. - Arthur P. Liang, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [PowerPoint] [PDF] [Text Only]

Luncheon

Luncheon: Get Down with Food Safety and Sing-a-long with Carl Winter, PhD, University of California, Davis

Panel Discussions

What They Say They Do…What They Actually Do: New Data About Consumer Behavior and Food Handling and What It Means for Educators

Moderator: Christine Bruhn, PhD, University of California, Davis
Cognitive Antecedents of "Good" Food Safety Practices - Alan S. Levy, PhD, FDA [PowerPoint] [PDF] [Text Only]
What consumers say they do…What they actually do: A comparison - Janet B. Anderson, RD, MS, Utah State University [PowerPoint] [PDF] [Text Only]
Food Safety Behavior of Nutrition Program Graduates: Do They Do… What They Say They Do? - Patricia Kendall, PhD, RD, Colorado State University, Lydia C. Medeiros, PhD, RD, The Ohio State University, and Virginia N. Hillers, PhD, RD, Washington State University
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Changes in Consumer Knowledge, Behavior, and Confidence Since the 1996 PR/HACCP Final Rule - Sheryl Cates, RTI International [PowerPoint - 1.2 MB] [PDF - 1.2 MB] [Text Only]
Christopher Griffith, PhD, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, United Kingdom
Press Release: Research Shows Improvements In Safe Food Handling By Consumers (FSIS & FDA, September 18, 2002)

Making it Real – Highlights from Successful Education Programs

The Victims' Perspective on Foodborne Illness - Nancy Donley, Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP)
Science and Our Food Supply: A Food Science Curriculum for Middle and High School Students - Laura Fox, FDA
Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for Physicians - Julia Smith, MPH, CDC [PDF] [Text Only]
Smart Kids Fight BAC!® A Program for Grades K-3 -
Judy Harrison, PhD, University of Georgia [PowerPoint - 28 MB] [PDF - 1.79 MB] [Text Only]
Food Safety Education Campaign in New Zealand - Sandra Daly, New Zealand Food Safety Authority [PowerPoint] [PDF] [Text Only]
Thermy™Campaign Success Stories - Holly McPeak, MS, FSIS [PowerPoint - 22 MB] [PDF] [Text Only]

For Further Information Contact:
E-mail: fsis.outreach@usda.gov

Updated February 09, 2005