Food Protection Trends - November 2008 - (Page 776)

IAFP 2008 Award Winners E ach year, the International Association for Food Protection honors a single company with its most prestigious award, the Black Pearl, in recognition of that company’s efforts in advancing food safety and quality through consumer programs, employee relations, educational activities, adherence to standards, and support of the goals and objectives of IAFP. The recipient of the 2008 IAFP Black Pearl Award is 3M Microbiology. 3M Microbiology receives the IAFP 2008 Black Pearl Award. Pictured back row (left to right) Kevin Habas, Alessandra Chiareli, Jim Rieth, DeAnn Benesh, David Velasquez, Rusty Gildner, Bob Koeritzer, Jim Farr, Jim Ingebrand and Ken Davenport; middle row (left to right) Akio Kitahara, Fred Palensky, Kevin McGoldrick, Karen Mullery, Wilbur Feagan and Frank Yiannas; Front, Nancy Eggink and Mike Yeager. Black Pearl Award 3M Microbiology St. Paul, Minnesota M Microbiology is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of solutions that help food processors maximize the quality and safety of their products. We began over 24 years ago with our 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates. Since that time, 3M Petrifilm Plates and the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Reader have changed the way food quality testing is done around the world. More than 200 evaluations have been completed from validating agencies and peer-review publications worldwide and they are recognized as AOAC® International Official Methods of Analysis. Their proven reliability, time and labor savings, and wide range of applications have made them the choice of 86 of the top 100 food companies worldwide. 3 Today, 3M Microbiology designs, manufactures and markets product lines that cover the spectrum of quality, pathogen and toxin testing and monitoring needs. Our acquisition of Biotrace International in late 2006 expanded our product line to include 3M™ Clean-Trace™ ATP Hygiene Monitoring Systems, 3M™ Tecra™ Pathogen Assays, and a wide range of sample handling products and specialty media including 3M™ Electronic Pipettors and 3M™ Flip Top Dilution Bottles. In addition, the company is known for its welltrained and informed sales consultants that reach into more than 100 countries, as well as over 40 expert technical service representatives in key locations around the world. We consider this deep and wide-reaching support vital to our customers’ success and an essential component of our business. Sponsored by Wilbur Feagan and 776 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | NOVEMBER 2008

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Food Protection Trends - November 2008 Contents Sustaining Members Perspectives from Your President Commentary from the Executive Director Biofilm Formation of Listeria monocytogenes on Various Conveyor Belt Surfaces Third-Party Certification of Agro-Products in China:�A Study of Agro-Product Producers in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Qingdao IAFP 2008 in Review Award Winners 3M Microbiology - Black Pearl Award Winner Ivan Parkin Lecture - Russell S. Flowers John H. Silliker Lecture - Michael P. Doyle Student Travel Scholarships Session Summaries Highlights of the Executive Board Meeting Minutes of the 95th Annual Business Meeting Committee Minutes Executive Board Response to Committee Recommendations Exhibitors of IAFP 2008 Special Contributors and Sponsors Call for Awards - IAFP 2009 New Members What's Happening in Food Safety Industry Products Coming Events Advertising Index Journal of Food Protection Table of Contents Audiovisual Library Order Form Booklet Order Form Membership Application

Food Protection Trends - November 2008

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