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Old Business: Election of a vice chair was conducted. Peter Slade asked if anyone was interested in volunteering to have their name be place in nomination. It was identified that Linda Leake had volunteered during the conference call on June 17, 2008. No other members volunteered during the PDG meeting. Tom Schwarz nominated Linda Leake for vice chair, and T. J. Fu seconded the nomination. With no objections, Peter Slade appointed Linda Leake as vice chair and asked her to take minutes of the meeting. T. J. Fu briefly summarized the two symposia scheduled for this week that have been organized by our PDG. She noted that Peter Varelis would not be able to speak as scheduled during the symposium on Chemical Contaminants Testing in Foods due to the prohibitive cost of airfare from his home base in Australia. A lengthy discussion was conducted relative to the list of hot topics that had been formulated during this PDG’s conference call on June 17, 2008 and the suitability of and interest in these topics for possible symposia, roundtable discussions and/or workshops for the IAFP 2009 Annual Meeting. These topics include diacetyl in flavorings, trace metals in seafood, chemical toxicants in imports, seafood specification, wastes resulting from farming of seafood, colony colapse disorder in bees, migration of chemicals from packaging materials, protocols for threshold level setting for chemicals, allergens, pathogens and nutrients, and emerging organic pollutants. Additional topics discussed for possible symposia and workshops include forensic chemistry and methodology for food defense, acrylimide, trace metals specific to various parts of the country, chemical hazards relative to specific commodities including produce, dairy and seafood, and packaging issues including endocrine disruption. Brought to light was the possibility of collaborating with other PDGs on symposia covering topics of mutual interest. Following this discussion, Peter Slade summarized what he considered the key points and interests that were brought to light, namely emerging issues, a commodity based approach to developing symposia, adulteration and packaging. new Business: Members who had volunteered during the June 17 conference call to prepare symposia proposals presented their proposals for discussion. Linda Leake shared her proposal for a symposium on inhalant hazards associated with diacetyl and other flavorings. T.J. Fu presented several proposals prepared by her and others not in attendance today. These included Emerging Organic Pollutants organized by T. J. and Jo Marie Cook, Best Practices for Allergen Cleaning and Validation/Verification organized by Lauren Jackson and T. J., Looking for Thresholds: The Multi-disciplinary “Key Events” Approach organized by Mary Alice Smith, Beth Julien and T.J., and Pesticide Residues & International Pesticide Regulations organized by Jo Marie Cook and T. J. Following a discussion of each of these proposals, which included suggestions from all PDG members, Peter Slade summarized by saying he felt topics with the most merit currently are pesticides, allergens, global trade and packaging. He said diacetyl and others warranted further thought and discussion. He said he would review each proposal before presenting them to the program committee. Linda Leake mentioned, that in light of so many developments relative to packaging, especially possible food safety issues, it might be worthwhile to have a packaging PDG. Board Liaison Isabel Walls stated that she was welcome to propose formation of a new PDG to the Board at any time. recommendations to executive Board: 1. 2. Recommendation/Question – Would there be an interest in developing a PDG dedicated to packaging? Approve Linda Leake as Vice Chair from 2008 – 2010. next Meeting Date: Conference call to be scheduled. Meeting Adjourned: 11:10 a.m. Chairperson: Peter J. Slade. Food hygiene and Sanitation PDG Members Present: Dale Grinstead, Todd Rossow, Zeb Blanton, Dennis Bogart, Sid Camp, Rocelle Clavero, Ken Davenport, Charles Giambrone, David Herweyer, Kenneth Janes, Donald Lane, Jennifer Lee, Tom McCaskey, Fred Reimers, Allen Sayler, Thomas Schwarz, Peter Snyder, Kelly Stevens, Susanne Tortorelli, Sharon Wood and Craig Yoder. new Members Present: Mark Carlson, Joshua Gurtler, Jeff Kornacki, Bobby Krishna, Yale Lary and Dave McBeain. visitors Present: John Allan, Dan Belina, Eric Martin and Wendy Franco. Board liaison Present: Lee-Ann Jaykus. Meeting Called to Order: 1:00 p.m. recording Secretary of Minutes: Todd Rossow. Old Business: Introductions: The roster was passed around and introductions of attendees. After the meeting was started several joined the meeting however were not recorded on the Sign-in Sheet. Anti-Trust Statement: Dale read this prepared statement to the group. Minutes from last meeting were presented. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Sid and Rocelle provided a second. The motion passed. There was discussion on why none of last year’s submitted symposia were accepted. Dale stated that it was creating too much repetition from previous symposia. new Business: The Floor was open for symposia suggestions: 1. Growth Niches in Equipment – Possible use of sterilized gas. The presenter felt there is a need for a new approach. A draft of the proposal was provided to Dale and review to the group by the submitter (Jeff Kornacki). • Comment for inclusion of this approach to application in dry processing areas. Yale Lary provided this comment. Dale asked that Yale and the submitter (Jeff Kornacki) go to speaker room and complete the form. It is due by Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. • 2. Discussion on hygienic design: Allan Sayler shared that other PDGs including the 3-A group are working in this area. New equipment may have the certification of cleaning and sanitation, but not for existing equipment. How do you make sense out of NOVEMBER 2008 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS 847

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