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SPECIAL INTEREST SERIES Newly Developed Workshop Series on “Molecular Methods in Food Microbiology” Prepared by KeNDRA NiGHTiNGALe,1* SARiTA RAeNGPRADUB,2 MARK CARTeR2 and MARTiN WieDMANN3 1 2 Dept. of Animal Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA; North America Food Science Center, Silliker inc., South Holland, iL 60473, USA; 3 Dept. of Food Science, Cornell University, ithaca, NY 14853, USA C olorado State University, Cornell University, and the Silliker Food Science Center have partnered to offer a new series of workshops on nucleic acid-based detection and molecular subtyping methods to characterize foodborne pathogens and spoilage organisms. Unlike many other food microbiology workshops, this new workshop series focuses exclusively on nucleic acid-based approaches to food microbiology and does not cover antibodybased and other rapid methods. To assure that this new workshop covers topics relevant to food industry and regulatory agencies, a workshop advisory committee has been assembled to provide guidance on workshop topics. Members of the advisory committee include Tim Freier (Director, Global Food Safety Technologies, Cargill); Paul Hall (Food Safety Consultant); Randy Huffman (Chief Food Safety Officer, Maple Leaf Foods), Keith Lampel (Microbiology Division, U.S. Food and Drug Administration); Jennifer Lee (Principle Scientist, PepsiCo); Mark Moorman (Senior Director, Food Safety and Chemistry, Kellogg Company); Theo Morille-Hinds (Associate Program Director of Global M & FS, Kraft Foods); Bob Reinhard (Director Food Safety, Sara Lee Food and Beverage); Jenny Scott (Vice President of Science Policy, Food Protection; Grocery Manufacturers Association); and Les Smoot (Director, Nestle Quality Assurance Center). The first workshop in this new series was held at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, June 23–27, 2008. This workshop was co-organized and coinstructed by Martin Wiedmann, Kendra Nightingale, Mark Carter and Sarita Raengpradub. Attendees included 16 food industry professionals, five individuals from academic institutions, five scientists from government or public health laboratories, and two representatives of industry trade organizations. The workshop provided in-depth training on nucleic acid-based methods to detect and identify foodborne pathogens and spoilage organisms and was structured to include a one-anda-half day symposium, which was followed by a threeday, hands-on laboratory session. Kendra Nightingale initiated the first day of the symposium by delivering a lecture on the fundamentals of molecular biology (i.e., nucleic acids, DNA replication, transcription, translation) and their application to molecular detection. Martin Wiedmann described concepts of microbial taxonomy and implications for molecular detection. Sarita Raengpradub lectured on the fundamentals of polymerase-chain reaction (PCR) and described variations of PCR (i.e., multiplex PCR, nested PCR, real-time PCR and reverse transcriptase PCR). The first day of the symposium concluded with an opening reception and banquet, sponsored by Applied Biosystems, with a keynote address delivered by Keith Lampel, who covered current issues and future challenges pertaining to the application of molecular approaches to track and control foodborne pathogens in the United States food supply. Mark Carter initiated the second day of the symposium leading a discussion on considerations regarding the steps before nucleic acid-based detection (e.g., sample processing and enrichment) and the assay validation process. Dr. Wiedmann then provided an overview on 80 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | FEBRUARY 2009

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Food Protection Trends - February 2009 Contents Sustaining Members Perspectives from Your President Commentary from the Executive Director Assuring the Safety of Not-Ready-to-Eat (NRTE) Products: Industry Guidelines for Validation of Consumer Cooking Instructions Cooking Food Safely with Microwave Ovens: Challenges for the Food Industry Special Interest Series: Newly Developed Workshop Series on “Molecular Methods in Food Microbiology” 2009–2010 Secretary Election Abstracts – IAFP’s Fourth European Symposium on Food Safety Audiovisual Library Audiovisual Library Order Form New Members What’s Happening in Food Safety Industry Products IAFP 2009: Networking Opportunities IAFP 2009: General Information IAFP 2009: Registration Form Coming Events Advertising Index Journal of Food Protection Table of Contents Booklet Order Form Membership Application

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