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Food Safety Education PDG
Attendees: Wenqing (Wennie) Xu (Chair), Shauna Henley (Vice Chair),
Adam Friedlande, Adeniyi Odugbemi, Adrienne Shearer, Akhila Vasan,
Alin Turila, Amanda Cross, Andrea Etter, Angela Ferelli, Angela Shaw,
Anirudh Naig, Annalisa Hultberg, Austin Welch, Baldus, Kara, Barbara
Chamberlin, Betty Feng, Bill Huntley, Brad Taylor, Brita Ball, Britanny
Saunier, Buffy Montgomery, Catherine Gensler, Christine Bruhn, Christine
McIntosh-Cole, Coleman, Shannon, Craig Reinhart, David Blomquist,
Don Stoeckel, Elizabeth Andress, Elizabeth Redmond, Ellen Shumaker,
Emma Samuel, Evelyn Watts, Félix Ramos, George Nychas, Ian Young,
Ilic, Sanja, James O'Donnell, Jensen, Sarah E., John C Bruhn, Joyce
Schlachter, Kevin Freeborn, Laura Strawn, Lisa Benjamin, Londa Nwadike,
Manpreet Singh, Mary Anne Amalaradjou, Megan Kenjora, Michael
Johnston, Michelle Payne, Minh Duong, Minji Hur, Morrine Omolo, Nicole
James, Olivia C. Haley, Patricia Homola, Rick Stokes, Robert Carey,
Robert Galbraith, Rose Omari, Rosetta Newsome, Shaohua Zhao,
Stephanie Brown, Tamla Blunt, Tatiana Lorca, Teressa Lopez, Trista
Danos, Vicki Scott, and Yvonne Masters.
Board/Staff Present: Emilio Esteban and Dina Siedenburg.
Number of Attendees: 70.
Meeting Called to Order: 1:02 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, June 24, 2021.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Minh Duong.
Old Business: Dave Bloomquist motioned to approve the 2020 PDG
meeting minutes. John Bruhn seconded the motion.
New Business: PDG Leadership, Wenqing (Wennie) Xu (Chair),
Shauna Henley (Vice Chair), and Minh Duong (Student Liaison) introduced
themselves to the PDG members.
Dr. Emilio Esteban, IAFP Board Secretary, provided Board announcements
on IAFP Connect and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
by the Association, and thanked PDG members for their involvement
over this past, " Zoom " heavy year.
Britanny Saunier from the Partnership for Food Safety Education
(PFSE) shared their organization's formative research plan working with
food delivery consumers. Saunier shared insights into the demographics
of these consumers, their perceptions and attitudes, and requested for
collaboration efforts to understand the resource types educators would like.
The PDG invited five speakers (Ellen Shumaker, RTI; Betty Feng,
Purdue University; Megan Kenjora, Hershey Company; Trista Danos,
Whole Foods; and Rosetta Newsome Food and Law PDG) to share their
thoughts on digital food safety education. Points of discussion included
AI technology, FDA's New Era of Smarter Food Safety, and digitizing food
safety messages. Icebreaker and engagement questions were used at
the start of the panel and throughout the business meeting to generate
discussion among PDG members. These discussions were facilitated by
PDG Chair and Vice Chair.
The PDG Chair highlighted the eight symposia or roundtables that
were primarily sponsored by the PDG for IAFP 2021. The topics and
times were announced for to encourage attendance. The ideation session
for IAFP 2022 occurred. Proposals that were not selected last year were
brought up and asked to be revamped. The PDG Chair announced that
there will be an in-person networking event for the PDG at IAFP 2021 on
July 18, 3:15-5:15 p.m. (conference time) in room 223.
Recommendations to the Executive Board:
1. Recommend Shauna Henley for Vice Chair of the Food Safety
Education PDG.
Next Meeting Date: July 31-August 3, 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Meeting Adjourned: 2:55 p.m. Eastern Time.
Chairperson: Wenqing (Wennie) Xu.
Fruit and Vegetable Safety and Quality PDG
Attendees: Gretchen Wall (Chair), Kristin Esch (Vice Chair), Amarat
(Amy) Simonne, Annalisa Hultberg, Annemarie Buchholz, Ashley
Eisenbeiser, Betsy Bihn - PSA, Bob Ehart, Bob Salter, Bonnie FernandezFenaroli,
Brenda Morris, Brendan Niemira, Cameron Bardsley, Caroline
Zhang, Chuck Seaman, Claudia Narvaez, Connie Fisk, David Legan,
Davis Blasini, Don Stoeckel, Donna Clements, Doug Marshall, Elizabeth
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Demmings, Emily Griep, Erika Estrada, Garth Hoffmann, Ganyu Gu,
Jason Wan, Jeff Hall, Jeff Lucas, Jim Gorny, Joan Rosen, Joe Reardon,
Joe Witte, Joelle Mosso, Kaiping Deng, Kali Kniel, Karen Jarvis, Karen
Killinger, Kellie Burris, Kinsey Porter, Kory Anderson, Kurt, Les Bourquin,
Manan Sharma, Mariana Villarreal, Mary Anne Amalaradjou, Michael
Johnston, Michelle Smith, Miguel Gutierrez, Morgan Wallace, Olivia C.
Haley, Patricia Millner, Pushpinder Litt, Ricardo Orellana, Robert Brackett,
Robert Buchanan, Robert Salter, Ron Davis, Shauna Henley, Shirley
Micallef, Susanna Aiyedun, Vicki Scott, Xiangwu, Xuetong Fan, Ynes
Ortega, and Yuhuan Chen.
Board/Staff Present: Emilio Esteban and Dina Siedenburg.
Number of Attendees: 71.
Meeting Called to Order: 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, June 30,
2021.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Kristin Esch.
Old Business: 2020 meeting minutes were adopted. 2021 IAFP sessions
with a produce focus were organized and provided on page 2 of the
meeting agenda to help members prioritize their schedules for this year's
Annual Meeting. Emilio Esteban, IAFP Secretary, presented the IAFP
Executive Board Update and encouraged participation and organization
of PDG activities throughout the year.
New Business: This year's PDG meeting included a series of updates
from partners working in the field of produce safety. Michael Mahovic,
Chief, Fresh Produce Branch at FDA, Brenda Morris, Director of Produce
Safety at AFDO discussed AFDO's Produce Committee, Bob Ehart and
Joe Reardon provided the NASDA update. Bob Brackett and Jason Wan
provided an update for the Sprout Safety Alliance.
Betsy Bihn provided the update for the Produce Safety Alliance.
Al Haupt provided the update for FDA's Coordinated Outbreak
Response and Evaluation (CORE) team.
Erika Estrada provided the update for the Student PDG.
Fruit and Vegetable Safety and Quality PDG activities for 2021-
2022 are being planned. If you have suggestions for webinars or topics
for discussion, please send them to Gretchen or Kristin. The deadline for
session proposals for IAFP 2022 is October 5, 2021. We plan to host a
call to brainstorm priority areas and collaborate in developing symposia,
roundtables, and workshops for the 2022 program on September 15,
2021 from 2-3 p.m. ET.
Please share professional development opportunities (e.g., pertinent
webinars, trainings, and resources with produce focus) via IAFP Connect,
or e-mail Gretchen or Kristin to have them share with the group.
There will be a room available for our PDG to meet informally on
Sunday, July 18, 2021 in room 222 from 1-3 p.m. MST. There is no
agenda or programming; this is just a place for PDG members to meet up
during the meeting. Unfortunately, Kristin and I are not able to attend the
meeting in-person this year but hope that you will take this opportunity to
meet up with fellow FVSQ members.
Resources were discussed during Michael Mahovic's Presentation:
Biological Soil Amendments of Animal Origin (BSAAO) and will be posted
on the Fruit and Vegetable PDG Community Page.
Recommendations to the Executive Board: None.
Next Meeting Date: July 31-August 3, 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Meeting Adjourned: 4:00 pm Eastern Time.
Chairperson: Gretchen Wall.
HACCP Utilization and Food Safety Systems PDG
Attendees: Fatemeh Ataei (Chair), Bala Kottopalli (Vice Chair), Asia Xu,
Carol Wallace, Deann Akins Lewenthal, Jason Scheffler, Jean Anderson,
Joseph Meyer, Josie Greve Peterson, Karina Martino, Loralyn Ledenbach,
Oscar Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Rocelle Grabarek, Tatiana Lorca, and
Yvonne Masters.
Board/Staff Members Present: Dina Siedenburg and Michelle Danyluk.
Number of Attendees: 15.
Meeting Called to Order: 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday,
June 24, 2021.
Minutes Recording Secretary: Bala Kottapalli and Fatemeh Ataei.
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