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FSIS Announces 2006 Food Safety Education Conference
Reaching At-Risk Audiences and Today's Other Food Safety Challenges
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Susan Conley (301) 504-9605
Matt Baun (301) 504-0235
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2005 - USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the
non-profit public health organization, NSF International, today announced their joint sponsorship of a
conference titled, "Reaching At-Risk Audiences and Today's Other Food Safety Challenges."
The conference will be held Sept. 27-29, 2006, at the Adam's Mark Hotel, in Denver, Colo.
"The goal of the conference is to share the latest science-based food safety findings, principles,
practices and communication strategies with public health officials and others in the food community,"
said USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety Dr. Richard Raymond. "I am confident that this conference
will create long-lasting partnerships and a strong, collaborative network among all parties who have an
interest in promoting public health through food safety."
"Reaching At-Risk Audiences" will provide educators, communicators, medical and public health
professionals and food industry representatives with information, research and insights on reducing
foodborne illness in the general and at-risk populations in particular. The conference is expected to
attract approximately 600 participants including media, trade, consumer and health associations as well
as food safety, public health, medical and cooperative extension professionals.
At-risk populations include older adults, young children, pregnant woman and their unborn children, organ
transplant recipients and others with immunocompromised conditions. In addition to addressing the specific
food safety needs of at-risk populations, the conference will also benefit those who work to educate other
groups such as healthy adults and young children.
Presentations will focus on surveillance and epidemiological insights about foodborne illness; food safety
behavioral and attitudinal research; social marketing, educational interventions, and program research; the
role of foodservice and food industries; and new technologies. Information will be provided in plenary
sessions, panel discussions, poster presentations and exhibits. To submit abstracts, or for more information,
visit www.fsis.usda.gov/Denver2006.
Foodborne illness, a preventable and underreported disease, continues to be a public health and economic
challenge in the United States affecting general and at-risk populations. On an annual basis, this disease
is estimated to cause 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths. Foodborne illness
has an annual estimated economic impact estimated as high as $83 billion in the United States.
Other sponsors of the 2006 Food Safety Education Conference are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Food and Drug Administration, NSF/WHO Collaborating Center for Food Safety and USDA's Cooperative State Research,
Education and Extension Service.
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