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An informational webinar to review the currently
available foodborne illness outbreak investigation
centric manuals was discussed as being helpful to
bring everyone up to speed. Once established,
potential outreach to other associations about
what gaps exist in the model is in order.
d. Once we get feedback from the Board, a subcommittee could be created in order to address how
to update, what should be updated, etc.
i. Early feedback from President Tim Jackson:
no purchase data of the foodborne and
waterborne manuals over the last 18 months
was available from publisher Springer despite
requests by David Tharp. Tim is supportive
of updating the manuals and sees these are
relevant resources for illness investigations. Tim
suggested that the IAFP Foundation or companies may have interest in sponsoring the
resource to all for free distribution. Tim will find
out what the existing contractual obligations
pertaining to the manuals are with Springer.
ii. A subcommittee was struck to review the
needs to revise the 6th edition of the Procedures to Investigate Foodborne Illness manual
(2011) and then proceed with those revisions:
Michael Roberson, Carl Custer, Sherri McGarry,
Michael Batz, Kari Irvin, Caroline Smith DeWaal,
Peter Ben Embarek, Laura Gieraltowski, and
Adam Kramer to work with Chair Ewen Todd.
Diseases Transmitted by Food manual, 3rd Edition.
This needs experts in plant toxins, chemicals, and
parasites for updates. IAFP has the draft and Committee members have filled in some of the bacterial
pathogens, but there are still data gaps for biological
toxins, parasites and chemicals. Adam Kramer agreed
to compile a list of known sources for foodborne
contaminate lists to see if this revision is necessary.
Vector-borne and Rodent-borne manual. Public
Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) scientists are willing
to take the lead but are looking for IAFP collaboration.
Vice Chair Judy Greig will dialogue with PHAC staff
as how to proceed with the collaboration to bring for
a proposal for Board approval.

The 100-year history of the Committee. Ewen Todd,
co-author, will re-engage Frank Bryan on the status of the
document, now several years in draft format, and propose
CCFI's idea to shorten for an article in Food Protection
Trends, or to split into two or more parts for separate publications (Ewen checked with Cathy Cutter, Editor, and that
was her suggestion). Ewen Todd will send the current draft
document to IAFP Board for information as it is 5 years
since it was written.
Survey of IAFP Members to determine their food
safety habits. Ewen Todd is meeting with Ben Chapman
and Ian Young later during the Annual Meeting to produce
a draft set of questions.

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New Business:
Succession Planning. Judy Grieg has retired from her
PHAC position and does plan to come to future IAFP
meetings but will continue to act as Vice Chair until a
replacement can be made in 2021. The Committee
congratulated Judy on her retirement and thanked her
for her long service as Vice Chair. Ewen Todd will solicit
the Committee for nominations to fill the role.
Specific recommendations were made to update the
Bylaws for CCFI:
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Addition of a mission statement to promote professional
development in foodborne illness outbreak detection,
response, and prevention.
Propose the establishment of a Secretary with a
2-year term to support both the Chair and the Vice
Chair.
Propose the establishment of progressive leadership
for the Committee, with 2-year terms for both the Chair
and Vice Chair. At completion of the 2-year term, the
Chair will serve in a Past Chair capacity and the Vice
Chair will become the new Chair. The Committee will
then need to appoint a new Vice Chair.
The Committee will select a new Vice Chair to initiate
this rotational process. Once that selection is made, a
recommendation will be made to the Board for official
appointment. In order for orderly transition, Ewen will
continue to serve as Chair until the newly appointed
Vice Chair completes the two-year rotation.

Changes to the format of the CCFI meeting time were
discussed. A 2- or 3-hour open session was suggested,
encouraging outside participation and symposium development. If additional time is needed for additional Committee
business, it is suggested that it occurs outside of the 2- or
3-hour open session. A block of time could also be set
aside for a presentation on epidemiology/disease investigation as a means to educate IAFP members and visitors.
Symposium Ideas:
The following members will explore the following topics
and frame proposals for consideration by the Program
Committee (PC). The first group is reactivation of previous
proposals not accepted by the PC.
1. CIDT - What Does It Mean for Public Health and
industry? Michael Roberson (lead) with Sherri McGarry.
2. International Approaches to the Safe Use of Irrigation
and Wash Water in the Face of Water Shortages:
Ewen Todd and Phyllis Posey.
3. How Do We Measure the Effectiveness of Regulatory
Food Safety Programs? Tanya Roberts and Caroline
Smith DeWaal.
4. Impact of Marine Biotoxins and Lessons from the
Past to Protect the Future: Ewen Todd; consider for a
potential webinar; partner with Chair of Seafood Safety
and Quality Group.

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