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Burnett, Jeff Mitchell, Jill Hollingsworth, Joe LeGrand, Joemel Quicho,
John David, John Koehl, John Merenick, Joseph Heinzelmann, Josie
Greve Peterson, Jovana Kovacevic, Kesha Booth, Nadia Narine, Neil
Bogart, Paula Herald, Robert Roe, Richard Brouillette, Rick Stokes,
Rocelle Grabarek, Ron Sarver, Shariat Lab, Sharon Dobesh, Stacy
Ostromecki, Stephanie Brown, Tom England, Tracey David, Vidya
Ananth, Yale Lary, Yvonne Masters, and Zhinong Yan.
Board/ Staff Present: Emilio Esteban and Dina Siedenburg.
Number of Attendees: 53.
Meeting Called to Order: 11:00 am Eastern Time, Thursday, June 10,
2021.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Nathan Mirdamadi.
Old Business: Welcome and introduction by Chairperson Nadia Narine
and greeting/comments from Emilio Esteban, IAFP Board Member. The
Antitrust Guidelines were reviewed.
Vote conducted for Evan Rosen as new Chair (Vidya Ananth,
seconded, by Jack Burnett) and Nathan as Vice Chair (Vidya Ananth,
seconded by Richard Brouillettte). The 2020 PDG Minutes were accepted
(Bill Huntley, seconded by Vidya Ananth).
New Business: Program topics developed by the PDG for IAFP 2021
are available on the registered meeting site and abstract book.
Speakers: 15 min presentations: Hygienic Design-Raising the
Bar-Deb Smith (Vikan), " The Use of Adenosine Tri-Phosphate (ATP)
and Protein Determination Methods for Sanitation Monitoring " Ron Sarver
(Neogen), Lessons Learned: The Biggest Surprises from Digitalizing
Food Safety Joe Heinzelmann (Neogen).
Topics were discussed and need possible modification and reconsideration
for IAFP 2022.
Additional Topics open discussion: Rocelle Grabarek-Updated workshop
on dry environmental/processes that we presented 3 years ago, to
improve on and Evan to speak on. Rocelle is willing to be main contact
but needs ideas. Residual disinfectants. David Buckley is leading. Jill
Hollingsworth, Charles Garmboni, and Josie Greve-Peterson are interested.
This will likely get co-sponsorship from multiple PDGs.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1.
Recommend approval of Nathan Mirdamadi as Vice Chair of the
Food Hygiene and Sanitation PDG.
Next Meeting Date: July 31-August 3, 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Meeting Adjourned: 12:47 p.m. Eastern Time.
Chairperson: Evan Rosen.
Food Law PDG
Attendees: Rosetta Newsome (Chair), Eric Edmunds (Vice Chair-Elect),
Ashley Eisenbeiser, DeAnn Benesh, Emily Forauer, James Cook, Justyce
Jedlicka, Michelle Smith, Natalia Owens, Rachel Teoh, and Tatiana Lorca.
Board/Staff Present: Ruth Petran and Dina Siedenburg.
Number of Attendees: 13.
Meeting Called to Order: 11:02 a.m., Eastern Time, Monday, June 21,
2021.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Emily Forauer.
Old Business: Attendees were welcomed to the meeting, and then
introduced themselves.
The tentative agenda was reviewed and was approved with one
slight change (i.e., a decision item was changed to an informational item).
The Antitrust Guidelines were read.
Sept. 18, 2020 PDG Meeting Minutes: The minutes of this prior
Food Law (FL) PDG meeting were reviewed, and it was noted that the
minutes were posted in the PDG Community and published in the Jan./
Feb. 2021 issue of Food Protection Trends. A motion was made,
seconded, and passed to approve the minutes as shown with no
changes.
International Food Protection Issues PDG Collaboration
Opportunity: DeAnn Benesh, Chair of the International Food Protection
Issues (IFPI) PDG, updated attendees about the collaboration opportunity
to prepare short documents summarizing the regulatory systems of
individual coun-tries, an idea originating with the IFPI PDG a couple of
years ago.
She briefly shared the outcome of the short questionnaire that
was sent to the IFPI and FL PDGs, which showed further interest in the
project and identified several countries on which to focus the regulatory
summaries. Moving forward this year, the IFPI and FL PDGs will team
up to begin producing summary documents focused on 10 countries.
Timing will be established for collaborators, and reviewers will be sought.
Final documents would be stored as a resource on the IAFP website, and
possibly submitted to Food Protection Trends.
Sessions at the IAFP 2021 Annual Meeting with Food Law PDG
Sponsorship: Sessions with the FL PDG as primary sponsor are: " FSMA
Turns 10! Achievements, Compliance, and the Future of Food Safety "
and " Cannabis and Your Supply Chain-How to Protect Yourself and
Your Customers. " Sessions with the PDG as secondary sponsor are:
" Strengthening Food Safety Risk Management on the African Continent
through International Collaboration, " " Latest Developments in Food Safety
Standards for Water Reuse in Food Production and Processing, " and
" Ever Thought of Being an Expert Witness? "
New Business: 2021/2022 PDG Leadership (Chair, Vice Chair, Vice
Chair-Elect): The terms of the three positions for which candidates were
identified were reviewed. A motion was made, seconded, and passed to
approve all three candidates for recommendation to the Executive Board
as follows: Rosetta Newsome, Chairperson for an additional year; Melanie
Neumann, Vice Chair; and Eric Edmunds, Vice Chair-Elect.
IAFP Update: Rosetta Newsome read Ruth Petran's IAFP Update
from the notes provided prior to her departure from the meeting. The
notes included encouragement to PDGs to continue to meet throughout
the year independent of the meetings held in conjunction with the IAFP
Annual Meeting, and for members to become involved in committees
as well as webinar and Annual Meeting session proposals. Additionally,
the notes mentioned that IAFP formed a Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Council which has a charter and includes a vision, mission, and purpose
within the organization.
IAFP Student PDG Informational Update: Emily Forauer updated
attendees on the Student PDG's activities, including the virtual 3-Minute
Thesis Competition and the merging of the Student PDG's mentor program
with the IAFP's program to expand mentor/mentee offerings to
a greater number of IAFP Members.
Ideas for 2022 IAFP Annual Meeting Symposia, Roundtables, Workshops:
Discussion of possible session topics for the 2022 Annual Meeting
included several ideas: Clarifying information on the legality around
cannabis and hemp derivatives, revisiting cottage foods, food traceability
and the traceability rule, as well as internationally focused topics such as
those relating to equivalency programs and produce importation (e.g.,
addressing partnerships promoting food safety, harmonization of good
agricultural practices, and systems recognition). These and other ideas
could be pursued through the IAFP Connect PDG Communities.
Ideas for 2021/2022 Webinars: No specific ideas for webinars were
mentioned. In considering possibilities in the future, subject matter could
include topics that are seasonal or time-sensitive, best suited for the
webinar format, or which may arise in conjunction with any developments
throughout the year. A template for webinar proposals for review by the
Webinar Committee is available on IAFP's website.
Opportunity to Gather in Phoenix: Space is reserved for Sun.,
July 18, in Phoenix to allow PDG members to network without a formal
meeting environment.
Next IAFP Meeting Date: July 31-August 3, 2022. The proposal
deadline is Oct. 5, 2021.
Legal Compliance Discussion: A few comments were shared and a
brief discussion ensued. Ideas for addressing the topic in the future were
mentioned: schedule a future PDG meeting focused solely on this topic,
(2) have a webinar on the topic with a couple of speakers, or (3) have a
series of webinars and address aspects particular to different regions.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1. The Food Law PDG recommends the Board approve Rosetta
Newsome as Chair for one additional year, Melanie Neumann
as Vice Chair, and Eric Edmunds as Vice Chair-Elect.
Next Meeting Date: July 31-August 3, 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Meeting Adjourned: 12:15 p.m. Eastern Time.
Chairperson: Rosetta Newsome.
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