Food Safety Symposium

• Workshop Description
  Food safety is a major concern for producers and consumers alike. From initial production practices on the farm to the many multi-faceted processes food undergoes, the food industry continually searches to better food safety practices.
  
  This symposium is intended to provide a unique opportunity to interact with some of the nation’s leading scientists in the area of food safety. They will offer expert information and discussion concerning the need for food biosecurity from the farm to the table.
  
  
• Details:
  
  • May 20, 2004
    8 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
  • FAPC
  • Speakers
    See agenda below
    
    
• Agenda
  

  8:00 a.m.	Registration
  8:30 a.m.	Welcome
  	Dr. D.C. Coston, Associate Director of Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, OSU
  8:45 a.m.	Introductory Comments
  	Dr. Stanley E. Gilliland, FAPC, OSU
  9:00 a.m.	BSE: The Problem and Concerns for the Meat Industry
  	Dr. M. Susan Brewer, University of Illinois
  9:45 a.m.	BSE: Policy Implications at USDA-FSIS
  	Dr. Daniel Engeljohn, FSIS/USDA
  10:30 a.m.	Break
  11:00 a.m.	Staphylococcal Enterotoxin: The Toxin, Its Rapid Identification & Potential Risks
  	Dr. Reginald W. Bennett, FDA
  11:45 a.m.	Lunch
  1:15 p.m.	Functions of the FSIS-USDA Technical Services Center
  	Dr. Garry McKee, FSIS-USDA
  2:00 pm.m	Specific Risk Materials Management
  	Ms. Leigh Ann Barnes, FoodProtech
  2:45 p.m.	Break
  3:00 p.m.	Abnormal Prions: Research Plans to Eliminate Infectivity in Animal By-Products
  	Dr. Christina DeWitt, Animal Science, OSU
  3:45 p.m.	Adjourn

  
  
• Registration:
• Cost: $50 (non-refundable)
• Includes materials, lunch and refreshments.
• Call (405) 744-6071 to register or for more information.
  
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