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engineering of new plant strains that produce their own anti-pest toxins. (Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Inc.) (Reviewed 1999) E3150 Radon – (26 minutes). This videotape explains the danger associated with hazardous chemical handling and discusses the major hazardous waste handling requirements presented in the Resource Conservation and R ecovery Act. RCRA–Hazardous Waste – (19 minutes). This videotape explains the dangers associated with hazardous chemical handling and discusses the major hazardous waste handling requirements presented in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. (Industrial Training, Inc.) The Kitchen Uncovered: Orkin Sanitized EMP – (13 minutes).This video teaches restaurant workers what they can do to prevent pest infestation, and what health inspectors look for. An excellent training tool for food service workers that can be used in conjunction with HACCP instruction. (Orkin–1997) The New Superfund: What It Is and How It Works – A six-hour national video conference sponsored by the EPA. Target audiences include the general public, private industry, emergency responders and public interest groups. The series features six videotapes that review and highlight the following issues: E3170 Tape 1 – Changes in the Remedial Process: Clean–up Standards and State Involvement Requirements – (62 minutes). A general overview of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 and the challenge of its implementation. The remedy process – long-term and permanent clean-up – is illustrated step-by-step, with emphasis on the new mandatory clean-up schedules, preliminary site assessment petition procedures and the hazard ranking system/National Priority List revisions.The major role of state and local government involvement and responsibility is stressed. Tape 2 – Changes in the Removal Process: Removal and Additional Program Requirements – (48 minutes). The removal process is a short-term action and usually an immediate response to accidents,fires,and illegal dumped hazardous substances. This program explains the changes that expand removal authority and require procedures consistent with the goals of remedial action. Tape 3 – Enforcement & Federal Facilities – (52 minutes).Who is responsible for SARA clean-up costs? Principles of responsible party liability; the difference between strict, joint, and several liability; and the issue of the innocent land owner are discussed.Superfund enforcement toolsE3210 mixed funding, De Minimis settlements and the new nonbinding preliminary allocations of responsibility (NBARs) are explained. Tape 4 – Emergency Preparedness & Community Right–to–Know – (48 minutes). A major part of SARA is a freestanding act known asTitle III:the Emergency Planning and community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, requiring federal, state, and local governments and industry to work together in developing local emergency preparedness/ response plans. This program discusses local emergency planning committee requirements, emergency notification procedures,and specifications on community right-to-know reporting requirements such as using OSHA Material Safety Data Sheets, the emergency and hazardous chemical inventory and the toxic chemical release inventory. Tape 5 – Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund & Response Program – (48 minutes). Another additional to SARA is the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund. One half of the US population depends on ground water for drinking – and EPA estimates that as many as 200,000 underground storage tanks are corroding and leaking into our ground water. This program discusses how the LUST Trust Fund will be used by EPA and the states in responding quickly to contain and cleanup LUST releases. Also covered is state enforcement and action requirements, and owner/operator responsibility. Tape 6 – Research & Development/ Closing Remarks – (33 minutes). An important new mandate of the new Superfund are the technical provisions for research and development to create more permanent methods in the handling and disposing of hazardous wastes and managing hazardous substances. This segment discusses the SITE (Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation) program, the University Hazardous Substance Research Centers, hazardous substance health research and the DOD research, development and demonstration management of DOD wastes. E3160 E3161 E3220 E3230 E3180 E3235 E3190 Regulatory and Good Manufacturing Practices – (42 minutes). This video comes in two parts. Part one is a professional, 20-minute drama using real actors emphasizing the importance of food safety and GMPs. This dramatization will focus your emotions on the importance of cleanliness. Part two is a comprehensive 22-minute video introducing your employees to basic GMP elements.This training video uses numerous split screens of “good” and “bad” practices, and will help viewers understand GMPs and basic food safety. (CTI Publications–2004) 100 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

Food Protection Trends - February 2009

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