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FN93-11 FDA RETAIL SEAFOOD WORKSHOP 07/07/93
FDA RETAIL SEAFOOD WORKSHOP A SUCCESS
A full week of technical training for FDA Regional Food
Specialists and Headquarters personnel was provided by the
FDA Seattle District and Seafood Products Research Center
(SPRC) personnel during the week of June 7, 1993. A total
of 29 FDA, 1 State, and 2 Local regulatory agency personnel
attended the workshop conducted by experts.
The purpose of the workshop was two-fold:
1. To improve the awareness and understanding of the
FDA Regional Food Specialists and Headquarters
staff, of seafood and fish and fishery products.
2. To provide the Specialists with technical and
informational handouts which they can use to
train, inform, update, and use in working with
states and local regulatory agencies in the review
and improvement of those jurisdictional programs.
The majority of the technical presentations were conducted
by SPRC or Seattle District scientists or investigative
staff. Subject areas of presentations ranged from defining
the illnesses and hazards of products to microbiological,
chemical, and physical contaminants to updates regarding
viruses, toxins, parasites, DNA "fingerprinting", to
shellfish issues (see Workshop agenda that follows this
narrative). A comprehensive field visit to the world famous
Pike Street Market was also conducted.
The success of this workshop was due to the collective
effort of the organizers. Much of the workshop was
coordinated by the District Science Director John Wiskerchen
and Director Dr. Marleen Wekell, SPRC (Seattle), their staff
personnel, and the Pacific Region, FDA. Planning,
organization, and funding were coordinated by several office
components of the Office of Regulatory Affairs, and the
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA.
Evaluation forms from 24 of 32 participants determined the
workshop a true success. The majority of the persons
filling out the evaluation form stated that they wouldn't
have changed a thing on the agenda if they had done it
themselves.
The new perspectives and tools learned will be blended with
the evolving FDA HACCP program in order to construct the
most up-to-date program for delivery to states and locals at
a future date, most likely through similar type workshops.
Should you have any questions regarding the workshop,
contact Larry Edwards of FDA at (202) 205-8140.
RETAIL SEAFOOD WORKSHOP
RETAIL FOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM
SEATTLE DISTRICT LABORATORY
JUNE 7 - 11, 1993
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JUNE 7 (MONDAY) FACILITATOR: CAROLYN SWANSON
TIME SUBJECT PRESENTER
8:15 am REGISTRATION
9:00 am WELCOME Don Healton
Roger Lowell
9:15 am INTRODUCTION Bob Brands
Larry Edwards
9:30 am SEAFOOD OVERVIEW Mary Snyder
10:00 am BREAK
10:15 am LAB ORIENTATION John Wiskerchen
AND TOUR Marleen Wekell
12:00 pm LUNCH
"FISH HAZARDS INTRODUCTION"
1:00 pm EPIDEMIOLOGY SUMMARY Richard Rude
2:00 pm VIBRIOS Chuck Kaysner
2:45 pm BREAK
3:00 pm VIRUSES Ron Manger
4:00 pm "FINGER PRINTING" Walter Hill
5:00 pm ADJOURN
JUNE 8 (TUESDAY) FACILITATOR: CAROLYN SWANSON
TIME SUBJECT PRESENTER
8:00 am TOXINS Jim Hungerford
9:50 am BREAK
10:00 am FISHERIES RESOURCES Linda Chaves,
NMFS
11:00 am LOCATIONS/PRACTICES TBA
12:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 pm FISHING VESSEL Debby DeVlieger
PRACTICES/SANITATION
2:00 pm PARASITES IN FISH Ann Adams
(subtitle: Dances with Worms)
3:00 pm BREAK
3:15 pm PROCESSING PLANT Debby DeVlieger
PRACTICES/SANITATION
4:15 pm AQUACULTURE Steve Hadley
5:00 pm ADJOURN
JUNE 9 (WEDNESDAY) FACILITATOR: CAROLYN SWANSON
TIME SUBJECT PRESENTER
8:00 am SPECIES Brad Tenge
& SPECIES ID
(and lots of related issues)
10:00 am ORGANOLEPTIC INSPECTION Jim Barnett
12:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 pm CANDLING AND Ann Adams
OTHER TECHNIQUES
2:00 pm DECOMPOSITION Jim Barnett
/QUALITY
5:00 pm ADJOURN
JUNE 10 (THURSDAY) FACILITATOR: CAROLYN SWANSON
TIME SUBJECT PRESENTER
8:00 am SAMPLING OF PRODUCTS Steve Weagant
8:30 am LISTERIA Mel Eklund
9:30 am BREAK
9:45 am SEATTLE HACCP PROJECT Bob Stott
Carlos Abetya
Chuck Kaysner
10:30 am SHELLFISH ISSUES Bob Stott
11:15 am LABELING REQUIREMENTS Janet Walraven
(NLEA)
12:00 pm ADJOURN W/INSTRUCTIONS Bob Brands/
Carolyn Swanson
AT THIS TIME - GROUPS WILL TEAM UP AND HEAD TO SEATTLE
FIRST FOR LUNCH, THEN ON TO THE PIKE STREET MARKET FOR
TEAM COVERAGE AND OBSERVATION OF THE MARKET. TEAMS
WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBSERVING THE NUMEROUS SPECIES
OF FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS, THE PRACTICES TAKING
PLACE, AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF PRACTICES WHICH ALL
REGIONAL FOOD SPECIALISTS NEED TO BE AWARE OF AND
EMPHASIZED FOR CORRECTION.
JUNE 11 (FRIDAY) FACILITATOR: CAROLYN SWANSON
TIME SUBJECT PRESENTER
8:00 am PIKE STREET Bob Brands
OBSERVATIONS DISCUSSION
9:00 am THE FOOD CODE Art Banks
9:45 am SUMMARY AND WRAP-UP Bob Brands/
Larry Edwards
10:00 am ADJOURN
RETAIL SEAFOOD WORKSHOP
SEATTLE, WA
JUNE 7 - 11, 1993
ATTENDING PERSONNEL LIST
REGIONAL FOOD SPECIALISTS: (16)
Ray Duffill Carroll Sellers Dennis Eastin
John Schrade Chester Morris Kermit McKemie
Gordon Brown Charlie Phillips Fritz Fuchs
Nick Majerus Virginia Rowe Al Carreras
Lynn Hodges Denzil Inman Greg Abel
Carol Sellman
HEADQUARTERS PERSONNEL: (11)
Art Banks Bob Brands Steve James
Larry Edwards Betty Harden Charles Otto
Mary Snyder Ray Beaulieu Janet Walraven
Berry Williams Ed Steele
STATE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM MANAGERS: (2)
Andy Biananno Brenda Holman
REGIONAL SHELLFISH SPECIALIST: (2)
Linda Collins, Food/Shellfish Tim Sample
WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT: (3)
Ned Therien Dick Bernhardt
SEATTLE/KING COUNTY
Dennis Montoya Local Seattle/King County
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