| Wednesday,
April 9, 2008 |
| 8:00 a.m.
|
Registration |
Slides |
| 8:30
a.m. |
Welcome
Mr. Alfred V. Almanza, Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service
|
Opening
Remarks
Dr. Richard Raymond, Under Secretary for Food Safety
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
PDF | PPT |
| A
Broad Perspective on the Challenges of E. coli O157:H7 |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Illness Trends
Related to E. coli O157:H7
Dr. Robert Tauxe, Deputy Director
Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases
National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
PDF | PPT |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Summary of
E. coli O157:H7 Outbreaks from 2007
Dr. David Goldman, Assistant Administrator
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
PDF | PPT |
| 9:45
a.m. |
Progress on
non-O157:H7 Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli
Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, Executive Associate for Public Health
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service
|
PDF | PPT |
Dr. Daniel Engeljohn,
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Office of Policy and Program Development
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
PDF | PPT |
| 10:00 a.m. |
A Laboratory
Viewpoint
Dr. Mansour Samadpour, Microbiologist
Institute for Environmental Health |
PDF | PPT |
| 10:30 a.m. |
A Legal Perspective
Mr. William Marler, Managing Partner
Marler Clark L.L.P. |
PDF | PPT |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Questions
and Comments on the Issues and Topics Presented in this Segment |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Break |
| FSIS
Initiatives to Control E. coli O157:H7 |
| 11:45 a.m. |
E. coli
O157:H7 Checklist
Mr. Christopher Alvares, Data Analyst
Data Analysis and Integration Group
Office of Food Defense and Emergency Response
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
PDF | PPT |
| 12:15 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Current FSIS
Thinking on the Treatment of Primal Cuts
Dr. Daniel Engeljohn, Deputy Assistant Administrator
Office of Policy and Program Development
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
PDF | PPT |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Sampling and
Other Issues
Dr. Daniel Engeljohn, Deputy Assistant Administrator
Office of Policy and Program Development
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
PDF | PPT |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Questions
and Comments on the Issues and Topics Presented in this Segment |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:00 p.m. |
FSIS Risk Assessments
for E. coli O157:H7
Dr. Carl Schroeder, Deputy Director
Risk Assessment and Residue Division
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
PDF | PPT |
| 3:20 p.m. |
Trim Baseline
Results and How FSIS Will Use Them
Mr. Loren Lange, Deputy Assistant Administrator
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
PDF | PPT |
| 3:40 p.m. |
Food Safety
Assessments
Dr. Kenneth Petersen, Assistant Administrator
Office of Field Operations
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
PDF | PPT |
| 4:15 p.m. |
Import Safety
- What FSIS has Done With Trim
Ms. Sally White, Director
International Equivalency Staff
Office of International Affairs
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
PDF | PPT |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Questions
and Comments on the Issues and Topics Presented in this Segment |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
| Thursday,
April 10, 2008 |
| 8:00 a.m.
|
Registration |
| 8:30 a.m.
|
Recap
of Day One
Mr. Alfred V. Almanza, Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| Perspectives,
Research Progress and Moving Forward With Solutions |
| 9:00
a.m. |
Issues
and Hypotheses at the Pre-Harvest and Processing Stages
Moderator: Dr. David Goldman, Assistant Administrator
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
Dr. Guy Loneragan,
Associate Professor, Epidemiologist
Feedlot Research Group, West Texas A&M University |
PDF | PPT |
Dr. Mandy Carr, Executive
Director for Research
National Cattlemen's Beef Association |
PDF | PPT |
Dr. James
Reagan, Chairman
Beef Industry Food Safety Council |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Questions
and Comments on the Issues and Hypotheses at the Pre-Harvest
and Processing Stages |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45
a.m. |
Bringing
the Pieces Together - Panel Discussion
Moderator: Dr. David Goldman, Assistant Administrator
Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service |
Dr. Timothy
Jones, State Epidemiologist and Acting Chief Medical Officer
Tennessee Department of Health |
Mr. Hugh Tyler, The
Butcher Shop
Columbia, South Carolina |
PDF | PPT |
Dr. Randall
Huffman, Vice President of Scientific Affairs
American Meat Institute |
Ms. Donna
Rosenbaum, Executive Director
Safe Tables Our Priority |
Dr. Daniel
Engeljohn, Deputy Assistant Administrator
Office of Policy and Program Development
Food Safety and Inspection Service
|
Questions
for the Panelists' Consideration
- What are your thoughts about other panelists' statements?
Are there specific things you agree or disagree with? And
why?
- Based on what you have heard, what practical actions can
your stakeholder group take in
the next three to six months that would have a positive
impact in reducing E. coli O157:H7 or illnesses
associated with it?
- If you had one short-term, practical action you would
suggest for others to take, what would that be? And why
do you think that action will help? How can that solution
or action be implemented? What barriers need to be addressed
to accomplish that action?
- Please share any personal lessons learned from successes
or problems you have experienced in dealing with E.
coli O157:H7?
- Are there gaps in our knowledge or data that could be
filled by further investigation to help reduce E. coli
O157:H7? If so, what would those areas be and how would
that help?
- Are there areas where all stakeholders can improve their
collaboration or communications on this issue? If so, what
can be done to make that happen?
|
| 12:00 p.m. |
Public
Comment |
| 12:45 p.m. |
Closing
Remarks
Dr. H. Scott Hurd, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
