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Committee Minutes StAnDInG COMMItteeS Food Protection Trends Management Committee Members Present: Jinru Chen, George Baker, Mark Berrang, Richelle Beverly, Beth Ann Crozier-Dodson, Michelle Danyluk, Denise Eblen, Montserrat Iturriaga, LeeAnne Jackson, Maria Nazarowec-White, Kathleen Rajkowski, Patricia Rule and David Golden. visitors Present: Pete Cook and Susan McKnight. Board and Staff liaisons Present: Gary Acuff, Stan Bailey, Carl Custer, Donna Bahun, David Tharp and Lisa Hovey. Meeting Called to Order: 2:05 p.m. recording Secretary of Minutes: Michelle Danyluk. Old Business: Jinru Chen welcomed everyone, introduced the five new Committee Members, and acknowledged Production Editor Donna Bahun and the five departing Committee Members for their dedication to the journal. She also acknowledged the members of the Search Committee for FPT Technical Editor and of the subcommittee for revising FPT Instructions to Authors. Richelle Beverly reviewed the anti-trust guidelines. Discussion on FPT Science News section and Scientific News Editor was added to the agenda. The 2007 Committee Minutes was approved without modification. Gary Acuff reported that IAFP has focused its efforts on international activities in the past year. The European symposium was well attended. The first food safety symposium in Latin America has gone well and was well supported by suppliers and exhibitors. The next international food safety meeting will be in Korea in October 2009. IAFP will sponsor the food safety conferences in China and Dubai. IAFP has acquired additional affiliates from Turkey, Spain and United Arab Emirates. Additionally, the “timely topic” meeting in Washington DC was well attended and received positive reviews. The IAFP membership has gone up about 3%. David Tharp gave an update on the financial aspects of IAFP. The Foundation Fund has continued to grow. The association offered travel scholarships to 6 students including 3 international students. The general fund has also done well in the past year. David Golden reported that the FPT submissions this year have gone down from 24 to 14. However, the publications have gained recognition especially in the areas of consumer attitudes, consumer trends and retail. The review process is electronic and is much faster now than previously with hard copies. Mechanisms to improve the FPT submission rate were discussed. Increase of the visibility of FPT by advertising in affiliate newsletters was recommended. David Golden suggested publishing non peer reviewed undergraduate student research in FPT. Patricia Rule recommended having the student PDG submit school spotlights. PDG white papers could be submitted as general interest papers. Industry experts could be invited to write articles on specific topics for FPT. Donna Bahun reported that the IAFP office requires help from the Committee to recruit articles. The Committee recommended forming a subcommittee to address this issue. Jinru Chen appointed LeeAnne Jackson (Chairperson), George Baker and Patricia Rule as the subcommittee members, pending Board approval. Scanning old DFES articles was approved by the Board last year. Kathleen Rajkowski will donate her old DFES to IAFP. Gary Acuff will plan to scan them. new Business: LeeAnne Jackson gave an overview on the revisions made on the previous FPT Instructions to Authors. Minor editorial changes were suggested by the Committee Members and visitors. The Committee accepted the revisions. The revised Instruction to Authors will be submitted to the Board for approval. Jinru Chen indicated that she had received a letter from Ed Zottola, the former Scientific Editor of FPT. The letter has been forwarded to the Board. Doug Powell has previously been the Scientific News Editor, and due to other commitments, he no longer wishes to be involved. The Committee recommended eliminating the position of Scientific News Editor and removing the Science News section from FPT. The Committee fully supported a move towards an electronic version of FPT. recommendations to executive Board: 1. Advertise FTP in affiliate newsletters to increase submission of applied journal articles and affiliate involvement. 2. Appoint a subcommittee to develop a plan to continually recruit manuscripts; The subcommittee members will include LeeAnne Jackson (Chair), George Baker and Patricia Rule. 3. New instructions to authors have been reviewed and revised. Executive Board approval is needed to publish these instructions. 4. Eliminate the position of Scientific News Editor, and thus the Science News section of the journal. 5. Rapidly move towards an electronic version of FPT. next Meeting Date: July 12, 2009. Meeting Adjourned: 3:25 p.m. Chairperson: Jinru Chen. 836 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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