Oklahoma State University - Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center

FAPC Building

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